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Area college update (Mar. 8): Leverenz shines for Butler

u25a0 Junior Johnny Leverenz, from Danville, won the 800 meter run at the Big East Indoor Track Championships for Butler. After cruising to a win in the preliminary heats, Leverenz crossed the finish line in one minute, 48.81 seconds in the final. He earned All-Big East honors with the individual win and as a member of Butler’s third-place distance medley relay squad. The Bulldogs will open the outdoor season by hosting the Stan Lyons Invite on March 18.

u25a0 Freshman Dalton Parker, from St. Joseph-Ogden, and junior Ross Learnard, from Salt Fork, have both come out of the bullpen for Purdue.