The Basics
The Drake University men's and women's cross country programs have prepared all season for the Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 28 hosted at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind. The women's 6k race will start at 8 a.m. (CT) followed by the men's 8k at approximately 9 a.m. (CT).
The Bulldogs are the defending MVC men's cross country champions with
Isaac Basten taking first place at the 2021 MVC men's cross country championships in Normal, Ill.
MVC Cross Country Championships Lineups
Men –
Isaac Basten,
Connor Visnic, Juan Trasobares, Aidan Ramsey,
Pur Biel,
Brendan Cain,
Aziz Jdai,
Enzo Marie
Women –
Brooke Mullins, Barbara Vrhovac, Katherine Lawson, Lauren Low, Anna Knueve, Tyla Lumley, Ashlee Siegle, Emilie Meyer
Participating Teams
Belmont, Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State (W), Murray State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois-Carbondale, Valparaiso
Race Day Weather Forecast
Mostly sunny, 50 degrees Fahrenheit, 7 mph wind
Course Information
The centerpiece of the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center, the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course was opened in 1997. The vision of late Indiana State head coach John McNichols, the course features a challenging, yet manageable, mix of uphill and downhill sections and its simple straightaway start that stretches for nearly the first kilometer before a turn. This will be the fourth MVC Championship hosted at the course, as Indiana State previously hosted in 2000, 2002 and 2011. The course has also hosted 13 NCAA Championships (2002, 2004-11, 2013-14, 2016, 2019), the NCAA Great Lakes Regional six times (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2017, 2018), and the Indiana Intercollegiate seven times (1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015). Indiana State will also host the NCAA Great Lakes Regional at the course in 2022.
Parking
For spectators, there is a $5 admission fee for parking that will be collected at the gate. Those coming separate from your teams, you should be able to use the team entrance (first gate on Tabortown, just past Swalls Dr.).
Pre-Championship Poll
Both the Drake men's and women's cross country programs were picked second in the pre-championship poll only behind Bradley.
