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Cheryl Buergler

Class: Senior Hometown: Hobart, Ind. High School: Hobart

Position: Utility Bats/Throws: R/R

2003: Joined the squad after fall tryouts ... saw action in center field and as a pinch runner in 31 contests ... took advantage of pinch hitting opportunities, recording a .750 batting average with three hits in four attempts ... posted an RBI single in Game 2 of the Eastern Illinois twin bill ... Went 2-for-2 in the night cap of the IPFW doubleheader, including a double ... picked up first career stolen base in Game 2 vs. Michigan State ... scored six runs, including the game winner in Game 2 vs. Louisville ... handled both of her putout chances while playing left field in Game 1 vs. Tennessee State and Game 2 vs. Eastern Illinois.

High School: Was named all-conference and all-area third baseman after sophomore, junior and senior years ... co-MVP of softball team as a senior ... team won state championship in 2000 and was runner-up in 1998 ... tallied team's highest batting average (.431) as a freshman ... earned academic all-state honors her senior year ... dubbed Rotary Club Student-Athlete her final season ... a two-sport athlete at Portage High School, lettering in basketball and softball all four years ... was captain for both sports as a senior ... a member of the Foreign Language Honor Society ... was on the Honor Roll all four years and graduated with honors diploma ... softball coach was Jeff Smith ... played summer ball for the Indiana Bulldogs under coach Gil Arzola, current head coach at Purdue North Central.

Personal: Given name is Cheryl Lynn Buergler ... born 2/17/82 ... parents are Joseph and Lynn Buergler ... brother, Carl, was a quarterback at Purdue from 1998 to 2001, and currently plays for the Lafayette Lions, Lafayette's hometown semi-pro football team ... has a sister, Jenny, and cousin, Staci Ketron, who are Purdue graduates ... is engaged to Purdue alumnus Justin Clark ... majoring in interior design ... nickname is Buerg.

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