CROSS COUNTRY
WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 8: NOVEMBER 1, 2016
MVC Cross Country Contact: Kristin Gregory, Assistant Commissioner for Sports Administration Office: 314.444.4315 • Cell: 314.435.4776 • Email:
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Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Teams Announced ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference has announced the 2016 Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Teams, following the completion of the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship last weekend in Cedar Falls, Iowa, at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course. Scholar-Athlete honors require athletes to meet performance standards, as they must finish among the first 20 runners at the conference championship and hold at least a cumulative 3.2 GPA and be a sophomore in athletic and academic standing to earn a spot on the MVC Scholar-Athlete team. Eleven men’s and women’s student-athletes met the criteria. Three studentathletes hold a perfect 4.00 GPA while both Cross Country Elite 18 Award winners are on the team. Bradley has the most honorees on the men’s side, with four. For the women, Bradley, UNI and Wichita State also have three student-athletes that have earned the honor.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM
Finish, Runner, Year, School Major, GPA
1 Rebekah Topham, Soph., Wichita State Women’s Studies, 3.35 2 Ariel Michalek, Sr., Illinois State Recreation & Park Administration, 3.38 4 Emilea Finley, Sr., Wichita State Chemistry-Biochemistry, 3.60 6 Ashley Norem, Jr., UNI Movement & Exercise Science, 3.90 7 Kelsey Kirchoff, Sr., UNI Movement & Exercise Science, 3.42 8 Sidney Hirsch, Sr., Wichita State Exercise Science, 3.64 10 Brette Correy, Sr., UNI Early & Elementary Education, 3.85 13 Emma Hatch, Jr., Loyola Economics & Mathematics, 3.60 14 Sara Piller, Soph., Bradley Nursing, 4.00 18 Elena Danielson, Jr., Bradley Biology, 4.00 19 Gabby Juarez, Soph., Bradley Academic Exploration Program, 3.56
Women’s Championship Results Team Score 1. UNI 52 2. Bradley 64 3. Wichita State 82 4. Indiana State 86 5. Illinois State 99 6. Loyola 167 7. Southern Illinois 198 8. Missouri State 223 9. Drake 238 10. Evansville 251
Men’s Championship Results Team Score 1. Bradley 24 2. Wichita State 82 3. Indiana State 84 4. Illinois State 108 5. Loyola 131 6. UNI 132 7. Drake 155 8. Southern Illinois 207 9. Evansville 280
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM
Specialty Awards
Finish, Runner, Year, School Major, GPA
1 Reed Fischer, Sr., Drake English & Public Relations, 3.81 2 Michael Ward, Jr., Bradley Biochemistry, 3.76 4 Kyle Mattes, Soph., Illinois State Mathematics, 3.26 5 Patrick Campbell, Sr., Bradley Political Science, 3.72 7 Akis Medrano, Soph., Indiana State Criminology, 3.27 8 Caleb Beck, Sr., Bradley Civil Engineering, 3.43 9 Alex Baker, Sr., Loyola Sociology & Anthropology, 3.30 10 Ugis Jocis, Sr., Wichita State Sport Management, 3.21 11 Jeff Bajema, Sr. Illinois State Environmental Health & Safety, 3.45 13 Josh Maier, Soph., Southern Illinois Mechanical Engineering, 4.00 16 Haran Dunderdale, Jr., Bradley Finance, 3.27
Men’s Athlete of the Year - Reed Fischer, DU Women’s Athlete of the Year - Rebekah Topham, WSU Men’s Coach of the Year - Darren Gauson, BU Women’s Coach of the Year - Dave Paulsen, UNI Men’s Elite 18 Award - Reed Fischer, DU Women’s Elite 18 Award - Ashley Norem, UNI Men’s Freshman of the Year - Jake Hoffert, BU Women’s Freshman of the Year - Hannah Truniger, UNI
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USTFCCCA Men’s Regional Polls
2016 USTFCCCA Polls USTFCCCA Women’s Regional Polls
Midwest Region - Week-by-Week Oct. 31 1. Oklahoma State 2. Iowa State 3. Tulsa 4. Bradley 5. Minnesota 6. South Dakota State 7. Illinois 8. Missouri 9. Kansas 10. Oklahoma 11. Wichita State 12. Saint Louis 13. Nebraska 14. Iowa 15. Eastern Illinois
Oct. 17 1. Oklahoma State 2. Iowa State 3. Tulsa 4. Bradley 5. Minnesota 6. South Dakota State 7. Illinois 8. Missouri 9. Oklahoma 10. Kansas 11. Wichita State 12. Saint Louis 13. Nebraska 14. Iowa 15. Eastern Illinois
Midwest Region - Week-by-Week Oct. 31 1. Iowa State 2. Oklahoma State 3. Minnesota 4. Missouri 5. Tulsa 6. Oklahoma 7. Kansas 8. Northern Illinois 9. Northern Iowa 10. Northwestern 11. Illinois 12. Iowa 13. South Dakota 14. Bradley 15. SEMO
Oct. 17 1. Iowa State 2. Oklahoma State 3. Minnesota 4. Missouri 5. Kansas 6. Tulsa 7. Oklahoma 8. Northern Illinois 9. Northern Iowa 10. Bradley 11. South Dakota 12. Iowa 13. SEMO 14. Illinois 15. Wichita State
Great Lakes Region - Week-by-Week Oct. 31 1. Wisconsin 2. Michigan State 3. Indiana 4. Eastern Michigan 5. Michigan 6. Purdue 7. Ohio State 8. Butler 9. IUPUI 10. Dayton 11. Miami (Ohio) 12. Ohio 13. Cincinnati 14. Youngstown State 15. Indiana State
Oct. 17 1. Wisconsin 2. Michigan 3. Eastern Michigan 4. Michigan State 5. Indiana 6. Ohio State 7. Purdue 8. Butler 9. IUPUI 10. Dayton 11. Ohio 12. Miami (Ohio) 13. Cincinnati 14. Indiana State 15. Notre Dame
Great Lakes Region - Week-by-Week Oct. 31 1. Michigan 2. Eastern Michigan 3. Notre Dame 4. Michigan State 5. Ohio State 6. Butler 7. Wisconsin 8. Purdue 9. Indiana 10. Bowling Green 11. Oakland 12. Marquette 13. Dayton 14. Xavier 15. Central Michigan
Oct. 17 1. Michigan 2. Eastern Michigan 3. Notre Dame 4. Michigan State 5. Indiana 6. Butler 7. Wisconsin 8. Purdue 9. Ohio State 10. Toledo 11. Oakland 12. Marquette 13. Dayton 14. Miami (Ohio) 15. Xavier
NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country Rankings November 1, 2016 Team (first place votes) Points 1. Northern Arizona (12) 360 2. Colorado 343 3. BYU 327 4. Stanford 326 5. Syracuse 314 6. Arkansas 303 7. Iona 276 8. UCLA 267 9. Oklahoma State 264 10. Oregon 261 11. Mississippi 246 12. Portland 226 13. Iowa State 214 14. Wisconsin 198 15. UTEP 179 16. Virginia 173 17. Washington State 164 18. Michigan State 159 19. Colorado State 129 20. Boise State 120 21. Indiana 107 22. Georgetown 101 23. Tulsa 98 24. Southern Utah 95 25. Eastern Michigan 59 26. Middle Tennessee 53 27. NC State 46 28. Penn 36 29. Michigan 29 30. Providence 28
NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country Rankings November 1, 2016 Team (first place votes) Points 1. Colorado (12) 360 2. NC State 337 3. Providence 334 4. Washington 333 5. Michigan 308 6. New Mexico 293 7. Arkansas 268 Stanford 268 9. Penn State 267 10. Portland 259 11. Oregon 231 12. Iowa State 225 13. Eastern Michigan 191 14. Mississippi 169 Notre Dame 169 16. San Francisco 159 17. Oklahoma State 156 18. Harvard 152 BYU 152 20. Utah 142 21. Villanova 138 22. Michigan State 131 23. Yale 81 24. Penn 77 25. Baylor 56 26. Minnesota 44 27. California 41 West Virginia 41 29. Air Force 38 SMU 38
Others receiving votes: Air Force (25), Virginia Tech (17), Washington (11), Minnesota (6), Texas (4), Butler (2), Kentucky (2), Florida State (1).
Others receiving votes: UCLA (26), Missouri (23), William and MAry (21), Mississippi State (17), Syracuse (13), Cal Poly (9), Tulsa (4), Georgetown (3), Ohio State (3), Oklahoma (2), Cornell (1).
BRADLEY • DRAKE • EVANSVILLE • ILLINOIS STATE • INDIANA STATE • LOYOLA • MISSOURI STATE • NORTHERN IOWA • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • WICHITA STATE
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2016 MVC Cross Country Schedules & Results Bradley Braves
Date Site Top Finisher Sept. 2 Hawkeye Early Bird Invitational Sept. 16 Bradley Intercollegiate Sept. 30 Notre Dame Invitational Oct. 7 Bradley Invitational Oct. 14 Bradley Classic Oct. 15 Pre-Nationals Oct. 21 Illini Open Oct. 29 MVC Championship Nov. 11 NCAA Midwest Regional Nov. 19 NCAA Championship
Site/Finish Iowa City, Iowa M-9th/9; W-6th/8 Peoria, Ill. M-1st/6; W-1st/7 South Bend, Ind. M-10th/25; W-1st/28 Peoria, Ill. M-NTS; W-NTS Peoria, Ill. M-14th/27; W-4th/31 Terre Haute, Ind. M-8th/40 Urbana-Champagin, Ill. M-3rd/4; W-1st/7 Cedar Falls, Iowa M-1st/9; W-2nd/10 Iowa City, Iowa Terre Haute, Ind.
Drake Bulldogs
Date Site Top Finisher Sept. 2 Hawkeye Invitational Sept. 9 Oz Memorial Sept. 16 Grand View Invitational Oct. 1 Chile Pepper Festival Oct. 15 Pre-Nationals Oct. 29 MVC Championship Nov. 11 NCAA Midwest Regional Nov. 19 NCAA Championship
Site/Finish Iowa City, Iowa M-8th/9; W-8th/8 Falcon Heights, Minn. M-4th/4; W-4th/4 Des Moines, Iowa M-1st/6; W-1st/7 Fayetteville, Ark. M-12th/18; W-13th/18 Terre Haute, Ind. M-18th/20; W-25th/25 Cedar Falls, Iowa M-7th/9; W-9th/10 Iowa City, Iowa Terre Haute, Ind.
Evansville Purple Aces
Illinois State Redbirds
Date Site Site/Finish Top Finisher Sept. 2 EIU Walt Crawford Open Charleston, Ill. M-4th/4; W-4th/4 Sept. 16 Indiana Collegiate Championship Bloomington, Ind. M-5th/5; W-6th/6 Sept. 24 Austin Peay Invitational Clarksville, Tenn. NTS Oct. 1 Greater Louisville Classic Louisville, Ky. M-34th/41; W-17th/48 Oct. 15 UE Invitational Evansville, Ind. M-2nd/2; W-2nd/2 Oct. 29 MVC Championship Cedar Falls, Iowa M-9th/9; W-10th/10 Nov. 11 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Madison, Wis. Nov. 19 NCAA Championship Terre Haute, Ind.
Date Site Site/Finish Top Finisher Sept. 2 Hawkeye Invitational Iowa City, Iowa M-4th/9; W-5th/8 Sept. 9 ISU Country Financial Invitational Normal, Ill. M-4th/9; W-5th/10 Sept. 23 Badger Season Opener Madison, Wis. M-4th/4; W-3rd/3 Sept. 30 Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, Ind. M-7th/24; W-11th/28 Oct. 14 Bradley Classic Peoria, Ill. M-10th/27; W-19th/31 Oct. 21 Illini Open Champaign, Ill. M-1st/4; W-2nd/7 Oct. 29 MVC Championship Cedar Falls, Iowa M-4th/9; W-5th/10 Nov. 11 NCAA Midwest Regional Iowa City, Iowa Nov. 19 NCAA Championship Terre Haute, Ind.
Indiana State Sycamores Date Site Site/Finish Top Finisher Sept. 10 Sycamore Invitational Terre Haute, Ind. M-4th/4; W-3rd/3 Sept. 16 Indiana Intercollegiate Championship Bloomington, Ind. M-4th/5; W-3rd/6 Sept. 30 Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, Ind. M-9th/24; W-7th/28 Oct. 15 Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Ind. M-37th/41; W-12th/25 Oct. 29 MVC Championship Cedar Falls, Iowa M-3rd/9; W-4th/10 Nov. 4 Hoosier Invite Bloomington, Ind. Nov. 11 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Madison, Wis. Nov. 19 NCAA Championship Terre Haute, Ind.
BRADLEY • DRAKE • EVANSVILLE • ILLINOIS STATE • INDIANA STATE • LOYOLA • MISSOURI STATE • NORTHERN IOWA • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • WICHITA STATE
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2016 MVC Cross Country Schedules & Results Missouri State Bears
Loyola Ramblers Date Site Site/Finish Top Finisher Sept. 3 Flames/Flyers Challenge Romeoville, Ill. M-2nd/7; W-1st/7 Sept. 9 Illinois State Invitational Normal, Ill. M-5th/9; W-6th/10 Sept. 16 National Catholic Championships South Bend, Ind. M-6th/11; W-5th/11 Sept. 30 Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, Ind. M-11th/24; W-14th/28 Oct. 14 Bradley Classic Peoria, Ill. M-13th/27; W-17th/31 Oct. 29 MVC Championship Cedar Falls, Iowa M-5th/9; W-6th/10 Nov. 11 NCAA Midwest Regional Iowa City, Iowa Nov. 19 NCAA Championship Terre Haute, Ind.
Date Site Top Finisher Sept. 2 Gabby Reuveni Early Bird Sept. 17 Missouri Southern Stampede Oct. 1 Chile Pepper Festival Oct. 14 Bradley Pink Classic Oct. 29 MVC Championship Nov. 11 NCAA Midwest Regional Nov. 19 NCAA Championship
Northern Iowa Panthers Date Site Top Finisher Sept. 2 Hawkeye Invitational Sept. 23 Badger Classic Sept. 30 Notre Dame Invitational Oct. 14 Bradley Classic Oct. 29 MVC Championship Nov. 11 NCAA Midwest Regional Nov. 19 NCAA Championship
Site/Finish St. Louis, Mo. 2nd/2 Joplin, Mo. 2nd/2 Fayetteville, Ark. 12th/18 Peoria, Ill. 25th/31 Cedar Falls, Iowa 8th/10 Iowa City, Iowa Terre Haute, Ind.
Southern Illinois Salukis Site/Finish
Iowa City, Iowa M-7th/9; W-3rd/8 Madison, Wis. M-3rd/4th; W-2nd/3rd South Bend, Ind. M-14th/24; W-5th/28 Peoria, Ill. M-11th/27; W-3rd/31 Cedar Falls, Iowa M-6th/9; W-1st/10 Iowa City, Iowa Terre Haute, Ind.
Date Site Top Finisher Sept. 2 EIU Walt Crawford Open Sept. 9 Forest Park XC Festival Sept. 30 Notre Dame Invitational Oct. 14 Bradley Classic Oct. 29 MVC Championship Nov. 11 NCAA Midwest Regional Nov. 19 NCAA Championship
Site/Finish Charleston, Ill. M-3rd/4; W-3rd/4 St. Louis, Mo. M-2nd/2; W-2nd/2 South Bend, Ind. M-21st/24; W-21st/28 Peoria, Ill. M-22nd/27; W-22nd/31 Cedar Falls, Iowa M-8th/9; W-7th/10 Iowa City, Iowa Terre Haute, Ind.
Wichita State Shockers Date Site Top Finisher Sept. 1 OSU Quad Sept. 3 JK Gold Invitational Sept. 17 Woody Greeno Invitational Oct. 1 Chile Pepper Invitational Oct. 15 Pre-Nationals Oct. 17 Ollie Isom Invitational Oct. 29 MVC Championship Nov. 11 NCAA Midwest Regional Nov. 19 NCAA Championship
Site/Finish Stillwater, Okla. M-NTS; W-NTS Augusta, Kan. M-1st/5; W-1st/5 Lincoln, Neb. M-4th/5; W-NTS Fayetteville, Ark. M-2nd/18; W-4th/18 Terre Haute, Ind. M-30th/41; W-7th/25 El Dorado, Kan. Cedar Falls, Iowa M-2nd/9; W-3rd/10 Iowa City, Iowa Terre Haute, Ind.
BRADLEY • DRAKE • EVANSVILLE • ILLINOIS STATE • INDIANA STATE • LOYOLA • MISSOURI STATE • NORTHERN IOWA • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • WICHITA STATE