PEORIA, Ill. – The Drake University cross country teams closed the 2018 campaign Friday morning at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship in Peoria, Illinois.
The Bulldogs turned in strong individual performances but did not hit the necessary team or individual marks to advance to the NCAA Championship, ending a solid second season for the program under second-year director of track & field and cross country Mark Carroll.
The men's team turned in a 15th place performance in the 31-team field behind
Kevin Kelly's 31st place finish among 208 runners. Kelly finished the 10k course, the Bulldogs' first 10k of the year, in 31:45.7.
Kyle Brandt also recorded a top-50 finish in 46th place at 32:07.1.
Rachel Selva led the women's team as she was the first Bulldog to cross the finish line. She came in 139th in the 232-runner field with a time of 22:32.3 on the 6-kilometer course.
Olivia Rogers and MyKaela Cole finished behind her in 153rd and 165th places, respectively. As a team, Drake's women's team finished 29th out of 34 teams with a very young lineup that featured only one upperclassmen and just five runners competing at the Regional Championship.
Following Friday's NCAA Midwest Regional Championship, Drake's cross country student-athletes will briefly recuperate from the rigors of the season to prepare for the upcoming indoor track and field schedule. The Bulldogs open up the indoor season Dec. 7-8, 2018, at the Jimmy Grant Invite in Iowa City, Iowa.
NCAA Midwest Regional – Peoria, Illinois
Drake Individual Men's Results
10 kilometers – 208 runners
31. Kevin Kelly, 31:45.7
46. Kyle Brandt, 32:07.1
51. Joshua Yeager, 32:08.4
133. Matt Cozine, 33:25.9
152. Kyle Cass, 34:01.6
Drake Individual Women's Results
6 kilometers – 232 runners
139. Rachel Selva, 22:32.3
153. Olivia Rogers, 22:40.7
165. MyKaela Cole, 22:56.3
196. Millie Bretl, 23:27.9
205. Elizabeth Aho, 23:46.7
