The Basics
The Drake University men's and women's cross country programs will hit the ground running at Mahoney Park Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb., at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite on Saturday, Sept. 17. The men's 8k race will start at 10 a.m. followed by the women's 5k at approximately 10:50 a.m.
Greeno/Dirksen Invite Lineups
Men –
Pur Biel,
Jack Burns,
Brendan Cain, Aziz Jday,
Enzo Marie,
Connor Visnic
Women –
Maia Italia, Ana Kirillov,
Madysen Klebenow,
Anna Knueve,
Katherine Lawson,
Lauren Low,
Tyla Lumley,
Emilie Meyer,
Brooke Mullins,
Barbara Vrhovac
Greeno/Dirksen Invite Participating Teams
Air Force, Drake, Creighton, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Omaha, Northern Colorado, Wichita State
Race Day Weather Forecast
Sunny, 75 degrees Fahrenheit, 15 mph wind.
MVC Preseason Polls
The Drake men's cross country team (2021 MVC Champions) was picked second in the Missouri Valley Conference coaches poll earning 110 points and four first place votes. Bradley was picked first in the MVC coaches poll with 112 points.
The Drake women's cross country team was predicted to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference coaches poll 105 points. The Bulldogs took fifth at the 2021 MVC Championships. Bradley was picked first in the MVC coaches poll on the women's side as well with 142 points.
Regional Recognition
The Drake men's cross country team ranks 10
th in the preseason USTFCCCA Midwest Region rankings.
Coaches
Jay Koloseus returns as the head cross country coach as he now oversees the entire track & field program. Anna Bearrs joins the staff as associate cross country coach after coaching stints at Akron and South Dakota State. Bearrs competed in the MVC as a student-athlete at Indiana State.
Up Next
Bulldog XC's next meet is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30 at the Gans Creek Classic hosted by Mizzou in Columbia, Mo.
