#MVCXC OCTOBER 28, 2017 // SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI // HOSTED BY MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

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1 #MVCXC OCTOBER 28, 2017 // SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI // HOSTED BY MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

2 8K MEN 2 X MAROON (3K) 1 X GRAY (2K) M/W 3K W 5K M 6K/8K Finish Start 5K WOMEN 1 X MAROON (3K) 1 X GRAY (2K) M/W 2K W 4K M 5K/7K M/W 1K M 4K

3 Contents Women s Meet Preview...2 Men s Meet Preview...3 Bradley/Drake Profiles...4 Evansville/Illinois State Profiles...5 Indiana State/Loyola Profiles...6 Missouri State/UNI Profiles...7 Southern Illinois/Valparaiso Profiles Best Times...9 Women s Championship History...10 Men s Championship History...11 The Missouri Valley Conference...12 MVC Administration Commissioner...Doug Elgin Senior Assoc. Commissioner... Patty Viverito Assoc. Commissioner...Jack R. Watkins Assoc. Commissioner... Mike Kern Assoc. Commissioner... Greg Walter Assoc. Commissioner...Derrick Docket Asst. Commissioner...Bryan Belt Asst. Commissioner... Ryan Davis Asst. Commissioner...Mason Glick Asst. Commissioner...Kristin Swederska Missouri State Administration Director of Athletics...Kyle Moats Senior Associate A.D./SWA...Casey Hunt Senior Associate A.D./Facilities... Keith Boaz Asst. Director of Communications... Rick Kindhart Asst. Director of Compliance...Shamika Kentish Asst. Director of Business Admin...Melissa Goodman Missouri State Sports Properties...Mike Peddicord Senior Director of Development... Kerry Dickerson Director of Track & Field/Cross Country... Ron Boyce Head Cross Country Coach...Jordan Fife Assistant Track & Field Coach...Victor Houston 1 Springfield Underground Springfield, Mo.

4 Women s Race Preview Bradley was the coaches pick for first in the women s pre-championship poll with seven first-place votes and a total of 96 points. In the last three races, the Braves have three different runners cross first. McKenzie Altmayer finished first at the Bradley Pink Classic, Nicole Alfano at the Bradley Intercollegiate and Sara Piller at the Sam Bell Invitational. Natalie Burant claimed MVC Female Athlete of the Week honors this season after the Bradley Intercollegiate race. In the October 16 USTFCCCA Regional Polls, the Braves were ranked ninth, tying their highest ranking this season. UNI had 91 points and three first-place votes, claiming a close second spot in the poll. The Panthers have the most top-ten times on the MVC 5K Best List with four. Hannah Truniger has the fastest 5K time for Northern Iowa this season and the fourth-best time in the Missouri Valley Conference. Also in the top-ten are Brette Correy (fifth), Tiffany Christensen (sixth) and McKayla Cole (tenth). As a team, the Panthers won the Joe Piane Invitational, beating 24 other teams. Loyola checks in at the No. 3 position with with 78 points. Redshirt junior Lindsey Brewis has had a great redshirt junior campaign as she won the Bradley Pink Classic and posted a new personal-best. Brewis also holds the second-best 5K time in the Valley and earned Athlete of the Week honors twice. Teammate Emma Hatch s top-time came at the Greater Louisville Classic at the end of September and sits at the 11th-fastest time. Indiana State sits at the fourth position, getting 67 points. The trio of Alli Workman, Megan Doty and Taylor Austin will lead the Sycamores at this year s MVC Cross Country Championship. Austin s performance at the Joe Piane Invitational secured her with the third-fastest time in the Conference. Workman also holds a top-20 performance in the league. Picked by the coaches as fifth-place is Illinois State with 63 points. The Redbirds hold four times in the top-20 on the MVC 5K Best List in Dakota Roman (ninth), Grace Beattie (12th), Lindsey Lewis (15th-best) and Erica Brown (16th-fastest). At the Bradley Pink Classic, Beattie shaved 34 seconds off her previous personal-best 6K time. Missouri State notched the sixth spot with a total of 47 points. Jessica Allen, Grace Breiten, Jordyn Capra and Erica Wollmering have run the best 5K times for the Bears during the 2017 season. Allen holds the fastest 5K time in the Valley and Beiten ran the seventh-best. Southern Illinois earned seventh in the coaches poll with 42 points. Megan Krolak has paced the Saluki s this season and has the eighth-best time in the MVC. Claire Darnell and Kelly O Shea will be strong competitors during this year s Championship. Drake took eighth-place (36 points) while Evansville and Valparaiso finish out the final positions with 17 and 13 points, respectively MVC Women s Pre-Championship Poll Team (First-place votes) Points 1. Bradley (7) UNI (3) Loyola Indiana State Illinois State Missouri State Southern Illinois Drake Evansville Valparaiso...13 Poll based on a vote of league coaches 2017 MVC Women s Athletes of the Week Sept. 5 Jessica Allen, Sr., Missouri St. Sept. 12 Lindsey Brewis, Jr., Loyola Sept. 19 Natalie Burant, Sr., Bradley Sept. 26 Sienna Crews, Jr., Evansville Oct. 3 Jessica Allen, Sr., Missouri St. Oct. 17 Lindsey Brewis, Jr. Loyola 2017 MVC Women s Preseason Poll Team (First-place votes) Points 1. UNI (6)...94 Bradley (4) Indiana State Illinois State Loyola Southern Illinois Missouri State Drake Evansville Valparaiso...13 Poll based on a vote of league coaches Bailee Cofer and Morgan Garcia of Drake are finishing the season strong. Cofer knocked almost 20 seconds off her personal-best 6K time at the Bradley Pink Classic two weekends ago. Sienna Crews, Anna Lowry and Ashton Bosler have paced the Purple Aces during the 2017 season who all ran their best times at the Austin Peay Invite. In their first season in the Missouri Valley Conference, Valparaiso s Kim Heiny has been the team s first finisher for four races this season. The Crusaders will also look to freshman Sarah Caesar and sophomore Katherine Germann at the Championship. October 28, 2017 #MVCXC 2

5 2017 MVC Men s Pre-Championship Poll Team (First-place votes) Points 1. Bradley (7) Indiana State (2) Loyola Illinois State Drake UNI Southern Illinois Valparaiso Evansville Poll based on a vote of league coaches 2017 MVC Men s Athletes of the Week Sept. 5 Josh Yeager, Jr., Drake Sept. 12 Alex Baker, Sr., Loyola Sept. 19 Jake Hoffert, So., Bradley Sept. 26 Josh Yeager, Jr., Drake Oct. 3 Kyle Mattes, Jr., Illinois St. Oct. 17 Akis Medrano, Jr., Indiana St MVC Men s Preseason Poll Team (First-place votes) Points 1 Bradley (9) Illinois State Indiana State Loyola UNI Drake Southern Illinois Valparaiso Evansville...12 Poll based on a vote of league coaches Men s Race Preview After winning the last two Championships, the Bradley men s cross country team is picked to win the 2017 MVC Men s Cross Country Championship with seven first-place votes and 79 points. Taylor Floyd Mews has the third fastest 8K time in the Valley with Jake Hoffert having the fourth-best after their performances at the Bradley Pink Classic. Teammates Nikolas Hess and Alec Danner also hold top-15 times at the 8K distance. The Braves have been in the USTFCCCA s regional rankings every week of the season with their latest ranking being seventh in the Midwest Region. Picked by the coaches in second-place, Indiana State had two first-place votes and 65 points. The Sycamores have five of the topten times in the Missouri Valley Conference. Akis Medrano has the second-best Conference time and the fastest time for Indiana State. Quentin Pierce, Seth Cousins, Blake Kramer and Ryan Cash have the seventh thru tenth times on the MVC 8K Best List, respectively, with Corey Alfredson right behind with the 11th-best time. Loyola earned third-place with 60 points. As a team, the Ramblers finished third at the Illinois State Invitational and fifth at the Notre Dame Invitational. Loyola will be led by Alex Baker (sixth-fastest time in the MVC), Peter Schaible and Derek Rink. Baker was named MVC Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week once this season and was the first Rambler to cross the finish line three times during the 2017 season. Illinois State swiped the fourth spot in the pre-championship poll with 56 points. Junior Kyle Mattes looks to improve upon his fourth-place finish from a year ago as he holds the fastest-time in the Missouri Valley Conference after the Greater Louisville Classic race in September. Kevin Koski and Cody Baele hold the second and third-best times for the Redbirds, respectively. Drake came in fifth with 50 points. Josh Yeager, Maximilian Fridrich and Kyle Brandt have set the pace for the Bulldogs during the 2017 season. Yeager has earned MVC Cross Country Male Athlete of the Week twice this year. In Drake s last race of the season, the Bradley Pink Classic, Maximilian Fridrich was the first Bulldog to cross the finish line. Northern Iowa checks in at No. 6, having received 37 points. At the head of the group for the Panthers will be Wal Khat (junior), Luke Johnston (redshirt senior) and Mitch Pritts (senior). CJ May led the team in three of the four meets this season. Southern Illinois notched the seventh spot with a total of 31 points. Josh Maier will pace the Salukis at the Championship. His fastest 8k time this season currently sits at fifth on the MVC Best List. Valparaiso and Evansville round out the final positions with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Valparaiso s lead runners are Victor Fortin, Ben Zibricky and Sidney Noble. Fortin and Noble ran season-best times at the Bradley Pink Classic. Evansville will look to Dawson Hood and Ethan Price who have the the best times for the Purple Aces. 3 Springfield Underground Springfield, Mo.

6 BRADLEY BRAVES Nicole Alfano Sr. Roselle, Ill. 18:39.66 Jennifer Luksan Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa 18:58.50 Morgan Lain Jr. St. Charles, Ill. 19:08.60 Emma Makowski So. Willowbrook, Ill. 19:12.03 Arsinoe Del Real Fr. Aurora, Ill. 19:20.21 Rachel Iacofano So. Medina, Ohio 19:32.18 Ally Lampert Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 19:46.85 ABOUT BRADLEY Location...Peoria, Ill. Founded Enrollment...5,400 Nickname Braves Athletic Director...Chris Reynolds Head Coach Darren Gauson Taylor Floyd Mews Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. 24:34.0 Jake Hoffert So. Yorkville, Ill 24:34.1 Nikolas Hess Jr. Rantoul, Ill. 25:18.4 Alec Danner Fr. Woodridge, Ill. 25:29.8 Daniel Gagne Sr. Wauwatosa, Wis. 25:32.2 Nyle Clinton Sr. Swindon, England 25:32.6 Jon May R-Fr. Elmhurst, Ill. 25:46.3 DRAKE BULLDOGS Name Year Hometown 6K Best Bailee Cofer Sr. Overland Park, Kan. 22:48.1 Morgan Garcia So. Marion, Iowa 23:56.2 Olivia Rogers So. Boulder, Colo. 24:17.4 Mykaela Cole So. Urbandale, Iowa 24:19.3 Elizabeth Aho Fr. Grayslake, Ill. 24:27.8 Millie Bretl Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. 24:41.1 Kenzie Mente Fr. Tipton, Iowa 25:14.4 ABOUT DRAKE Location... Des Moines, Iowa Founded Enrollment... 3,267 Nickname Bulldogs Interim AD.... Megan Franklin Head Coach Mark Carroll Josh Yeager Jr. Center Point, Iowa 26:17.5 Maximilian Fridrich Fr. Salzburg, Austria 26:35.5 Kyle Brandt So. Maple Grove, Minn. 26:40.3 Kyle Cass So. Deforest, Wis. 27:26.8 Matt Cozine So. Mt. Prospect, Ill. 28:02.5 Xavier Lechleitner So. Edgar, Wis. 29:15.5 Joe Romain Fr. Woodbury, Minn. 29:17.5 October 28, 2017 #MVCXC 4

7 EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES Sienna Crews Jr. Lincoln City, Ind. 18:52.8 Anna Lowry Fr. Taylorville, Ill. 19:00.0 Ashton Bosler Jr. Depauw, Ind. 19:05.2 Izzy Dawson Fr. Trafalgar, Ind. 20:12.6 Lauren Meyer Fr. Huntingburg, Ind. 20:16.7 Alexis Sutherland Fr. Owensboro, Ky. 21:02.2 Hayley Elliott Jr. New Salisbury, Ind. 22:56.1 ABOUT EVANSVILLE Location...Evansville, Ind. Founded Enrollment...2,140 Nickname Purple Aces Athletic Director...Mark Spencer Head Coach Don Walters Dawson Hood Fr. Bloomington, Ind. 27:21.16 Ethan Price Fr. Mascoutah, Ill. 27:30.77 Stanley Chepchieng So. Kabarnet, Kenya 27:35.6 Ricky Hendrix So. North Vernon, Ind. 27:40.4 Tyler Frields-Reifsteck Fr. Evansville, Ind. 27:46.34 Kalen Ochs Fr. Cannelburg, Ind. 28:28.52 Tucker Dawson So. Trafalgar, Ind. 29:40.79 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS Dakota Roman So. Batavia, Ill. 17:48.06 Grace Beattie So. Woodstock, Ill. 17:58.93 Lindsey Lewis Sr. Lake Villa, Ill. 18:14.41 Erica Brown Sr. Katy, Texas 18:16.90 Kennidi Knoblock So. Wausau, Wis. 18:35.68 Ashley England Sr. St. Charles, Ill. 18:37.40 Audrey Janik Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. 18:42.44 ABOUT ILLINOIS STATE Location...Normal, Ill. Founded Enrollment...18,643 Nickname Redbirds Athletic Director...Larry Lyons Head Coach Jeff Boyee Kyle Mattes Jr. Elmhurst, Ill 24:29.58 Kevin Koski So. Park Falls, Wis. 25:30.70 Cody Baele Jr. Annawan, Ill. 25:30.73 Scott Anderson Fr. Naperville, Ill. 25:33.59 Jack Anstey Fr. Newtown Toowoomba, Australia 25:41.20 Skyler Arthur Jr. Eau Claire, Mich. 25:42.60 Thomas Thornton So. Mapleton, Ill. 25: Springfield Underground Springfield, Mo.

8 INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES Taylor Austin Sr. Griffith, Ind. 17:25.80 Alli Workman So. Bloomfield, Ind. 18:17.90 Megan Doty Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 18:26.10 Michaela Ward So. Evansville, Ind. 18:41.30 Colleen Madden So. Carlinville, Ill. 18:42.20 Jessi Conley R-Jr. Terre Haute, Ind. 18:46.50 Brittany Neeley R-Sr. Greentown, Ind. 18:47.10 ABOUT INDIANA STATE Location...Terre Haute, Ind. Founded Enrollment...13,565 Nickname Sycamores Athletic Director...Sherard Clinkscales Head Coach Kyle Walsh Akis Medrano Jr. Boswell, Ind. 24:29.80 Quentin Pierce Jr. Newburgh, Ind. 24:52.80 Seth Cousins So. Logansport, Ind. 24:55.60 Blake Kramer Jr. Elkhart, Ind. 25:08.10 Ryan Cash So. Zionsville, Ind. 25:10.80 Corey Alfredson Jr. Valparaiso, Ind. 25:14.70 Isaac Bentz Fr. Bloomington, Ind. 26:13.40 LOYOLA RAMBLERS Lindsey Brewis Jr. Dearborn, Mich. 17:17.10 Emma Hatch Sr. Cleves, Ohio 17:55.56 Cassie Bloch Sr. St. Clair Shores, Mich. 18:17.99 Rita Maurais So. Hopedale, Mass. 18:21.10 Mimi Reimers Fr. Shaker Heights, Ohio 18:31.45 Julia Demko Jr. Birmingham, Mich. 18:38.26 Laura Bestul So. Apple Valley, Minn. 18:53.80 ABOUT LOYOLA Location...Chicago, Ill. Founded Enrollment...16,673 Nickname Ramblers Athletic Director...Steve Watson Head Coach Kyle Walsh Alex Baker Sr. Crystal Lake, Ill. 24:44.40 Peter Schaible Sr. Chicago, Ill. 25:19.20 Derek Rink So. Appleton, Wis. 25:30.70 Kevin White Jr. Wooster, Ohio 25:50.50 Riley DeMeulenaere So. Brooksfield, Wis Kenny Wallace Fr. Vienna, Ohio 26:14.00 Max O Meara So. Downers Grove, Ill. 26:16.60 October 28, 2017 #MVCXC 6

9 MISSOURI STATE BEARS Jessica Allen Sr. Liberty, Mo. 17:06.7 Grace Breiten Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. 17:41.0 Jordyn Capra So. Carl Junction, Mo. 18:07.2 Erica Wollmering So. Kirksville, Mo. 18:22.2 Paityn Howat So. St. Joseph, Mo. 18:27.9 Madeline Saville Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 18:57.4 Danielle Bohannon So. Edwardsville, Ill. 19:02.5 ABOUT MISSOURI STATE Location...Springfield, Mo. Founded Enrollment...26,216 Nickname Bears Athletic Director...Kyle Moats Head Coach Jordan Fife NORTHERN IOWA PANTHERS Hannah Truniger So. Watertown, Minn. 17:32.8 Brette Correy Sr. Epworth, Iowa 17:39.8 Tiffany Christensen Jr. Eagle Grove, Iowa 17:39.9 McKayla Cole Fr. Charles City, Iowa 17:49.1 Ashley Norem Sr. Urbandale, Iowa 18:03.1 Gabby Skopec Fr. Coralville, Iowa 18:28.6 Lyndsie Schinkel So. Ankeny, Iowa 18:47.0 ABOUT NORTHERN IOWA Location...Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded Enrollment...12,043 Nickname Panthers Athletic Director...David Harris Head Coach Dave Paulsen Wal Khat Jr. Mooseheart, Ill. 25:47.0 Luke Johnston Sr. Warrington, England 25:53.3 Mitch Pritts Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 25:58.0 Ben Ahlrichs Jr. Anamosa, Iowa 26:04.7 Logan Murray Fr. Mount Pleasant, Iowa 26:09.3 CJ May So. Parkersburg, Iowa 26:10.1 Dillon Timmerman Jr. Mediapolis, Iowa 26: Springfield Underground Springfield, Mo.

10 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS Megan Krolak So. Peru, Ill. 17:48 Claire Darnell Sr. Festus, Mo. 18:32 Kelly O Shea Sr. Valparaiso, Ind. 18:43 Sasha Lanning So. Bowling Green, Ohio 19:24 Hillary Merrill Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. 19:45 Sydney Spranger Fr. Bettendorf, Iowa 20:17 ABOUT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Location...Carbondale, Ill. Founded Enrollment...17,292 Nickname Salukis Athletic Director...Tommy Bell Head Coach Kevin Cataldo Josh Maier Jr. Alsip, Ill. 24:40 Cain Hassim So. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada 25:35 Jonathan Vara Sr. Chicago, Ill. 26:15 Jacob DeWitt Fr. McHenry, Ill. 26:16 Michael Church Fr. East Peoria, Ill. 27:14 Chris Edwards So. Columbia, Mo. 27:16 Theo Hassim Fr. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada 27:20 VALPARAISO CRUSADERS Kim Heiny Sr. Burnettsville, Ind. 19:02.90 Sarah Caesar Fr. Fox River Grove, Ill. 19:28.10 Katherine Germann So. Cincinnati, Ohio 19:39.60 Kate Mitchell So. Algonquin, Ill. 20:07.50 Olivia Recker Fr. Fishers, Ind. 21:36.50 Nicole Berneche So. Glen Ellyn, Ill. 21:41.10 Celia McGhiey So. Carmel, Ind. 21:44.10 Taylor Justison So. Chatham, Ill. 22:46.50 ABOUT VALPARAISO Location...Valparaiso, Ind. Founded Enrollment...3,255 Nickname Crusaders Athletic Director...Mark LaBarbera Head Coach Mike Staubel Victor Fortin So. East Peoria, Ill. 26:46.70 Ben Zibricky Jr. New Lenox, Ill. 26:50.10 Sidney Noble Sr. Powhatan, Va. 26:52.50 Nathaniel Izewski Fr. Palatine, Ill. 27:21.60 Joey Black Fr. O Fallon, Ill. 27:25.90 Dominic Paoletti Fr. Monroe, Mich. 27:27.6 Tyler Grimes Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 28:22.40 October 28, 2017 #MVCXC 8

11 2017 BEST TIMES WOMEN S 5K BEST LIST Name School Time Date Jessica Allen.... MSU...17: /16 Lindsey Brewis... LUC....17: /08 Taylor Austin... INS...17: /29 Hannah Truniger.... UNI...17: /29 Brette Correy... UNI...17: /29 Tiffany Christensen.... UNI...17: /29 Grace Breiten... MSU...17: /30 Megan Krolak... SIU...17: /29 Dakota Roman ILS....17: /30 McKayla Cole... UNI...17: /29 Emma Hatch.... LUC....17: /30 Grace Beattie ILS....17: /30 Ashley Norem.... UNI...18: /29 Jordyn Capra... MSU...18: /30 Lindsey Lewis.... ILS....18: /30 Erica Brown... ILS....18: /08 Alli Workman... INS...18: /29 Cassie Bloch.... LUC....18: /30 Rita Maurais... LUC....18: /08 Erica Wollmering... MSU...18: /30 Megan Doty... INS...18: /29 Paityn Howat... MSU...18: /30 Gabby Skopec... UNI...18: /29 Mimi Reimers... LUC....18: /30 Claire Darnell... SIU...18: /29 Kennidi Knoblock... ILS....18: /30 Ashley England.... ILS....18: /08 Julia Demko... LUC....18: /30 Nicole Alfano.... BU....18: /01 Michaela Ward... INS...18: /29 Colleen Madden... INS...18: /29 Audrey Janik.... ILS....18: /30 Kelly OShea SIU...18: /29 Jessi Conley... INS...18: /29 Lyndsie Schinkel.... UNI...18: /29 Brittany Neeley... INS...18: /09 Abigail Grider... INS...18: /29 Sienna Crews... UE....18: /23 Laura Bestul... LUC....18: /08 Erin Falsey LUC....18: /30 Madeline Saville... MSU...18: /30 Alyssa Williams.... UNI...18: /29 Jennifer Luksan... BU....18: /01 Anna Lowry.... UE....19: /23 Danielle Bohannon... MSU...19: /30 Kim Heiny... VAL...19: /29 Mercedes Robinson... MSU...19: /30 Annie Moore... ILS....19: /30 Ashton Bosler... UE....19: /23 Audrey Michaelson.... LUC....19: /30 Sydney Billingsley.... ILS....19: /30 Morgan Lain BU....19: /01 Abigail Jones... LUC....19: /08 Emma Makowski... BU....19: /01 Renae Buschling... MSU...19: /16 Arsinoe Del Real.... BU....19: /01 Sasha Lanning SIU...19: /29 Lindsey Biesemeyer... MSU...19: /30 Gabby Brown... INS...19: /29 Aleksey Green... INS...19: /29 MEN S 8K BEST LIST Name School Time Date Kyle Mattes.... ILS....24: /30 Akis Medrano INS...24: /14 Taylor Floyd Mews... BU....24: /13 Jake Hoffert... BU....24: /13 Josh Maier... SIU...24: /14 Alex Baker... LUC....24: /13 Quentin Pierce... INS...24: /14 Seth Cousins... INS...24: /29 Blake Kramer... INS...25: /14 Ryan Cash... INS...25: /14 Corey Alfredson... INS...25: /14 Nikolas Hess.... BU....25: /13 Peter Schaible... LUC....25: /13 Alec Danner... BU....25: /13 Kevin Koski.... ILS....25: /08 Derek Rink... LUC....25: /08 Cody Baele.... ILS....25: /30 Daniel Gagne BU....25: /15 Nyle Clinton... BU....25: /13 Scott Anderson... ILS....25: /30 Cain Hassim... SIU...25: /14 Jack Anstey... ILS....25: /08 Skyler Arthur.... ILS....25: /13 Jon May... BU....25: /13 Wal Khat... UNI...25: /30 Kevin White... LUC....25: /08 Thomas Thornton... ILS....25: /30 Luke Johnston... UNI...25: /13 Mitch Pritts... UNI...25: /29 Connor Ehnle ILS....25: /30 Riley DeMeulenaere... LUC /13 Kimathi Johnson.... ILS....26: /30 Ben Ahlrichs UNI...26: /29 Logan Murray... UNI...26: /29 CJ May... UNI...26: /16 J.D. LaFayette... ILS....26: /30 Dillon Timmerman.... UNI...26: /29 Isaac Bentz.... INS...26: /14 Kenny Wallace... LUC....26: /08 Jonathan Vara... SIU...26: /14 Jacob DeWitt... SIU...26: /14 Max O Meara... LUC....26: /08 Josh Yeager... DU....26: /23 Alec Hartman... BU....26: /30 David Rodriguez.... BU....26: /15 Mike Bianchina... BU....26: /06 Ethan Smith... UNI...26: /29 Ethan Kirk.... ILS....26: /13 Jake Gillum.... ILS....26: /30 Colton Bell... ILS....26: /30 Maximilian Fridrich... DU....26: /23 Alex Jackson... UNI...26: /13 Ryan Kritzer... INS...26: /14 Kyle Brandt.... DU....26: /23 Logan Hambrock... INS...26: /14 Nick Porter... BU....26: /15 Scott Seymour... BU....26: /01 Victor Fortin... VAL...26: /13 Wes Ward.... ILS....26: /13 Ben Zibricky... VAL...26: /29 9 Springfield Underground Springfield, Mo.

12 Team Champions Year School Illinois State Illinois State Illinois State Western Illinois Illinois State Wichita State Wichita State Illinois State Wichita State Indiana State Southern Illinois Indiana State Drake Drake Missouri State Wichita State Bradley Wichita State Northern Iowa Missouri State Missouri State Missouri State Missouri State Wichita State Wichita State Wichita State Wichita State Wichita State Wichita State Illinois State Illinois State Southern Illinois Bradley Bradley Northern Iowa Individual Champions Year Name, School Time 1982 Liz Hjalmarson, Drake... 16: Susie Hammock, Wichita State... 16: Sara Schumacher, Illinois State... 17: Patty Murray, Western Illinois... 18: Patty Murray, Western Illinois... 16: Vivian Sinou, Southern Illinois... 17: Karla Burds, Drake... 17: Karla Burds, Drake... 18: Debbi Ramseyer, Indiana State... 18: Kathy Campbell, Western Illinois... 17: Debbi Ramseyer, Indiana State... 17: Amy Cohee, Indiana State... 18: Jennie Horner, Southern Illinois... 17: Sue Daggett, Illinois State... 17: Sue Daggett, Illinois State... 17: Cristy Swartz, Wichita State... 17: Mary Ellen Hill, Bradley... 17: Mary Ellen Hill, Bradley... 17: Sarah Murton, Drake... 17: Stacia Beste, Illinois State... 17: Casey Owens, Missouri State... 18: Jessica Crowder, Indiana State... 17: Casey Owens, Missouri State... 17: Desiraye Osburn, Wichita State... 16: Ashley Anklam, Drake... 17: Kellyn Johnson, Wichita State... 16: Pasca Cheruiyot, Missouri State... 16: Terry Phillips, Missouri State... 18: Tonya Nero, Wichita State... 17: Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, Wichita State...17: Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, Wichita State...16: Rachael Brewer, Illinois State... 17: Caitlin Busch, Bradley... 17: Caitlin Busch, Bradley... 16: Rebekah Topham, Wichita State...17:24.8 WOMEN S CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 2016 Championship Results Team Points 1. Northern Iowa Bradley Wichita State Indiana State Illinois State Loyola Southern Illinois Missouri State Drake Evansville Top 15 Individuals 1. Rebekah Topham, Wichita St. 17: Ariel Michalek, Illinois St. 17: Brooke Moore, Indiana St. 17: Emilea Finley, Wichita St. 17: Hannah Witzcak, Bradley 17: Ashley Norem, UNI 17: Kelsey Kirchoff, UNI 17: Sidney Hirsch, Wichita St. 17: Hannah Truniger, UNI 18: Brette Correy, UNI 18: Erin Gallagher 18: Taylor Austin, Indiana St. 18: Emma Hatch, Loyola 18: Sara Piller, Bradley 18: Alli Workman, Indiana St. 18:18.7 Athlete of the Year Rebekah Topham, Wichita State Coach of the Year Dave Paulsen, UNI Team Championship History Team No. Last Wichita State Illinois State Missouri State Bradley Drake Indiana State Southern Illinois UNI Western Illinois October 28, 2017 #MVCXC 10

13 MEN S CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 2016 Championship Results Team Points 1. Bradley Wichita State Indiana State Illinois State Loyola Northern Iowa Drake Southern Illinois Evansville Top 15 Individuals 1. Reed Fischer, Drake 24: Michael Ward, Bradley 24: Jake Hoffert, Bradley 24: Kyle Mattes, Illinois St. 24: Patrick Campbell, Bradley 24: Taylor Floydmews, Bradley 24: Akis Medrano, Indiana St. 24: Caleb Beck, Bradley 25: Alex Baker, Loyola 25: Ugis Jocis, Wichita St. 25: Jeff Bajema, Illinois St. 25: Pedro Mantoya, Wichita St. 25: Josh Maier Southern Illinois 25: Joe Harter, Wichita St. 25: Zach Buchheit, UNI 25:32.0 Athlete of the Year Reed Fischer, Drake Coach of the Year Darren Gauson, Bradley Team Championship History Team No. Last Southern Illinois Drake Illinois State Indiana State Wichita State UNI Houston Cincinnati West Texas State Bradley Team Champions Year School Drake Houston Drake...Houston Houston Drake...Wichita State Wichita State Drake Drake Drake Cincinnati Drake Drake Drake Cincinnati Drake Wichita State Wichita State Wichita State Individual Champions Year Name,School Wichita State Wichita State Southern Ill W. Texas St Southern Ill W. Texas St Southern Ill Southern Ill Southern Ill Southern Ill Illinois State Illinois State Illinois State Wichita State Illinois State Illinois State Illinois State Southern Ill UNI Illinois State Southern Ill Southern Ill. Time 1947 Howard Johnston, Drake John Macy, Houston... 14: Jerry Smart, Houston... 15: John Macy, Houston... 14: John Cooper, North Texas...14: Cal Elmore, Wichita St : Cal Elmore, Wichita St : Jack Cragie, Drake... 15: Joe Riepe, Drake... 15: Rod Collins, Bradley... 14: Gary Tomczak, Drake... 20: Roy Old Person, Wichita St.. 19: Dave Compton, Drake... 20: Lynn Lee, Drake... 19: Lynn Lee, Drake... 19: Leon Garcia, New Mexico St.. 19: Alan Walker, Wichita St : Randy Smith, Wichita St : Randy Smith, Wichita St : Boyd Nansel, Drake : Boyd Nansel, Drake... 24: Joseph Kemei, W. Texas St.. 24: Johnson Bett, W. Texas St...24: Johnson Bett, W. Texas St...25: Vern Iwancin, Drake : Vern Iwancin, Drake : George Collier, Wichita St : Eddie Wedderburn, SIU... 23: Chris Bunyan, SIU... 25: Carlos Ybarra, W. Texas St.. 24: Indiana State UNI Indiana State Drake Illinois State UNI Illinois State UNI Indiana State...Southern Ill Indiana State Indiana State Southern Ill Southern Ill Indiana State Indiana State Indiana State Southern Ill Southern Ill Indiana State Bradley Bradley 1986 Darryl Frerker, Illinois St : Trey Harrison, Wichita St : Jon Dennis, SIU... 24: David Wilson, Illinois St : Mornay Annandale, Wichita St... 24: Mornay Annandale, Wichita St... 24: Mornay Annandale, Wichita St... 24: Neil Emberton, SIU... 25: Stelios Marneros, SIU... 24: Stelios Marneros, SIU... 24: Stelios Marneros, SIU... 24: Chris Bailey, Illinois St : Chris Bailey, Illinois St : Jason Lehmkuhle, Drake : Mate Nemeth, UNI... 24: Balazs Csillag, UNI... 24: Christian Goy, Illinois St : Brent Williams, Drake... 24: Bobby Anderson, Drake : Michael Breshears, Missouri St... 24: Mohamed Mohamed, SIU... 24: Jeff Schirmer, SIU...24: Jeff Schirmer, SIU....24: Scott Krapf, Illinois St : Dan Dunbar, SIU : Brogan Austin, Drake : John Mascari, Indiana St : John Mascari, Indiana St.. 23: John Mascari, Indiana St. 23: John Mascari, Indiana St. 23: Reed Fischer, Drake... 24: Springfield Underground Springfield, Mo.

14 The Missouri Valley Conference, the nation s second-oldest NCAA Division I conference, continues to be a leader in college athletics and is one of the nation s most progressive conferences, celebrating its 111th season in This season will mark the latest chapter for the Conference, as Valparaiso University became the league s 34th all-time member on July 1, Valpo has been regionally and nationally competitive in athletics with six regular-season titles, two tournament titles, three NIT appearances and two NCAA Tournament appearances in men s basketball in the past six years. And its sports sponsorship includes all 17 sports in which the MVC conducts a championship. The Valley brand remains very strong, both regionally and nationally, and the great athletic tradition of The Valley remains a compelling force in recruiting student-athletes and in marketing all the MVC programs. League members have worked together to focus on common goals and objectives, placing a high value on league harmony, while continuing to invest in athletic programs to compete at the highest level. Men s basketball continues to be the engine that drives Valley athletic programs. In 2017, Wichita State represented the Conference in the NCAA Tournament, and Illinois State hosted two NIT games. The Conference has combined for 13 wins in the NCAA Tournament in the past five seasons, earning multiple bids four times since Recent success in resurrecting the challenge series with the Mountain West Conference, and the increased opportunities for MVC teams to participate in ESPN s early-season multi-team events and in other elite tournaments, have added strong opponents and more national television exposure to the non-conference scheduling mix. In women s basketball, four Valley teams reached post-season play. MVC regular season and tournament champ Drake and at-large selection UNI represented the league in the NCAA Tournament. Missouri State represented the conference in the WNIT, while Southern Illinois earned a postseason bid into the WBI. The MVC claimed two bids into the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2013 (Creighton & Wichita State) with this year marking the first time since 2000 that the MVC has placed two teams into the field seeded 10th or better. Drake finished the season ranked No. 20 in the AP Top 25 Poll and 24th in the USA Today Coaches Top 25. In baseball, for the 23rd time in league history, multiple MVC baseball teams earned NCAA bids as MVC tournament winner DBU was joined by regular season champion and at-large selection Missouri State. Missouri State started league play with a Valley-record 18-0 start, surpassing the 1998 Shockers 16-0 start to the season. The Bears finished the regular season 18-1 after suffering a loss in their final league game. The Bears reached the Super Regional of the NCAA Championship, falling at TCU. A total of 24 MVC players were taken in the 2017 MLB Draft, the most for the league since In volleyball, for the seventh time in league history, at least three Valley teams were selected as part of the field of 64 to play for the 2016 NCAA national title. MVC regular-season champion Missouri State was joined by MVC tournament champion Wichita State and at-large selection UNI in the 2016 NCAA field. Three or more conference teams were also a part of the 2007 (4), 2008 (3), 2010 (4), 2011 (3), 2012 (3) and 2015 (4) NCAA Volleyball Championship fields. The Missouri Valley Conference was one of seven leagues to earn three or more bids to the 2016 NCAA Volleyball Championship, putting the MVC among the elite conferences last season. In men s soccer, SIUE, which won the 2016 MVC Tournament title, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and fell to Wake Forest. Regular-season champion Loyola joined the Cougars in the NCAA field as an at-large, falling in the second-round of the tournament at Notre Dame. The MVC has now posted at least one win in the NCAA Tournament the past 10 years ( ), while the Conference claimed two bids into the NCAA tournament for the first time since Loyola finished the season No. 21 and SIUE No. 22 in the final NSCAA Coaches Top 25 Poll. In women s soccer, Illinois State won the 2016 MVC Tournament Championship and claimed the league s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. ISU concluded the season with the longest unbeaten streak in program history with 15 games, but fell to Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. ISU finished the season and in the Valley, earning its 11th regular-season conference title and its seventh MVC tournament title. ISU reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight time. In track & field, league student-athletes continue to be dominant nationally in the sport, as the MVC has now produced 18 national champions in the sport in the past 11 years. Notably, 14 student-athletes from MVC schools qualified for the NCAA Outdoor meet, while seven represented the league at the NCAA Indoor Championship. Indoors, Southern Illinois Kyle Landon earned First-Team All-America honors following his second-place finish in the high jump. He claimed national runner-up honors after he cleared an indoor lifetime- best of 7-5 (2.26m) on his second attempt at the height. It marked the highest NCAA Championship high jump finish for the Salukis since Darrin Plab won the event at the 1992 outdoor meet. During the outdoor NCAA meet, 11 of the 14 student-athletes earned either first- or second-team All-America honors. The seeds for the creation of the Conference were planted by eight administrators representing five institutions, who met at the Midland Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 12, The five schools which formed the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association were Washington University of St. Louis, and the state universities of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Two months after the initial meeting, two more schools -- Drake University and Iowa State College -- were admitted. This season, the league will conduct its 107th outdoor track and field championship, its 64th baseball tournament, and its 80th golf championship for the men. Those programs, plus other current sponsored sports of cross country (59 years), indoor track (67), men s soccer (27), women s soccer (21), and swimming and diving (24), have helped solidify The Valley as one of the nation s most respected conferences. Athletic accomplishments include four NCAA national basketball championships, 17 trips to the NCAA Final Four, a 1989 national baseball championship and 19 College World Series qualifiers. The league owns a total of 32 post-season national team championships, including two men s basketball crowns in 2015 (Evansville-CIT; Loyola-CBI). In 2001, Missouri State added to The Valley women s accomplishments, as the Lady THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE Bears advanced to the Women s Basketball Final Four in St. Louis. Creighton (2004) and Missouri State (2005) have claimed national championships (WNIT) in women s basketball. MSU also has a 1992 NCAA Women s Final Four appearance, and Creighton (2003), Drake (1999) and Illinois State (2009) have made semifinal trips to the WNIT postseason tournament. During the academic year, the Missouri Valley Conference and its member institutions will be conducting a year-long celebration of the first 25 years of women s sports competition in the MVC; focusing attention on current women student-athletes in the Conference and honoring MVC history and the pioneers of women s athletics. In fact, The Valley began honoring that tradition in the summer of 1997, when the Conference began its athletics Hall of Fame. Hersey Hawkins of Bradley, Larry Bird of Indiana State, Wes Unseld of Louisville, Coach Henry Iba of Oklahoma State, Dave Stallworth of Wichita State, Ed Macauley of Saint Louis, and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati were members of the initial induction class. Currently, more than 100 former players, coaches and alums dot the league s Hall of Fame. Men s basketball, perhaps, has the league s most storied tradition, boasting the likes of Hall of Famers Bird and Robertson as former players, which includes a list of more than 260 drafted to the NBA, but The Valley has also produced national-caliber student-athletes in its other sponsored sports. In 2001, Missouri State s Jackie Stiles became the first Valley woman to earn the Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the nation s top female collegiate student-athlete. In June of 2016, Stiles was inducted into the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame. In the sport of track and field, Indiana State s Holli Hyche captured seven national sprint titles in the early 1990s, Southern Illinois Darrin Plab won back-to-back NCAA outdoor high jump titles in 1991 and 1992, SIU s Brittany Riley became the World record holder in the weight throw in 2007, and Kylie Hutson of Indiana State swept both the indoor and outdoor pole vault titles in 2009 and in Southern Illinois Jeneva McCall (three NCAA individual championships), Illinois State s Tim Glover (back-to-back javelin championships in 2011 and 2012), Indiana State s Felisha Johnson (indoor weight throw in 2011 and 2013), and Southern Illinois DeAnna Price (hammer throw in 2015 and 2016) are the most recent multi-year NCAA champions in the league s highly decorated history in track & field. Meanwhile, Raven Saunders of Southern Illinois earned NCAA shot put titles in both the 2015 indoor and outdoor meets. In 2016, Price was named a semifinalist for the Bowerman Award. She is the second in Southern Illinois history to be a semifinalist, joining Jeneva McCall (2012) and is just the third in MVC history to be named a semifinalist for the Bowerman, joining McCall and Indiana State s Kylie Hutson (2010). In the fall of 1997, Creighton s Johnny Torres was named the collegiate male soccer player of the year for a second-straight year, while SMU s Luchi Gonzalez (2001) and Tulsa s Ryan Pore (2004) have also earned a National Player of the Year honor in men s soccer. Meanwhile, Wichita State produced three national collegiate players of the year in baseball, including Joe Carter (1981), Phil Stephenson (1982) and Darren Dreifort (1993). League members include Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Loyola Chicago, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois and Valparaiso. Central Arkansas is an affiliate member in men s soccer; Dallas Baptist is an affiliate member for baseball; Arkansas-Little Rock is an affiliate member in women s swimming and diving; and Stony Brook competes as an affiliate member in women s tennis. October 28, 2017 #MVCXC 12

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