missouri valley conference cross country

Sophomores Billy Hauenstein and Max Dieterich rounded out the team's top five in 32:35.00 and 32:54.37, respectively as the team placed 12th overall.Īt the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional Championships the Drake Bulldogs showed why the future is bright for head coach Jay Koloseus' cross country program. Junior George Watson and senior Matt Aho also placed in the top 60 of the 28-team meet as Watson finished 51st in 31:37.48 and Aho was 53rd in 31:39.50. Senior Alec Danner led the BU men's team on the day, running the 10K course in a time of 31:25.32 to place 39th overall. Sophomore Ashley Maguire placed second on the team and 35th overall in 21:28.43, while Sophia McDonnell (22:06.5), Tiana LoStracco (22:13.50) and Julia Nielsen (22:29.75) rounded out the team's top five.īradley's 10th-place team finish was also the highest in the Missouri Valley Conference, finishing one spot ahead of Loyola. Overall, Jansen helped lead the Braves to a 10th-place team finish in the nine-state regional. Her 16th-place finish is also the best by a BU rookie in school history – topping the previous record of 17th set by Angie Zimmerman in 1997. She was the top freshman at the NCAA Midwest Regional – 23 seconds ahead of the next fastest true freshman.

Jansen ran the 6K course in 21:10.5 to finish 16th overall in the women's race. The Bradley Braves women's team and Drake Bulldogs men's team pulled out the top team finishes, while Loyola's Anneka Murrin and Drake's Adam Fogg paced the MVC competition in their respective races.įreshman Nicola Jansen of the Bradley cross country team led the Braves at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday with a historic performance by a BU rookie. LOUIS - All 10 MVC teams took the course in either the Great Lakes or Midwest regional as they ran for a spot in the NCAA championship.

Missouri valley conference cross country