DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake cross country was in action at home on Friday morning for the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championships. The Bulldogs placed one runner inside both the men's and women's top 10 finishers along with an individual award winner.
True freshman
Chloe Glosser crossed the line first for the Drake women with a time of 20:32.8, good enough for ninth place. Glosser's standing earned her First Team All-MVC honors and the 2026 MVC Freshman of the Year honor.
Kayci Martensen was next for the Drake women in 22nd with a pace of 21:02.9.
Sophia Agan and
Amilia Condon went back-to-back in 29th and 30th, respectively.
Breanna Burak and
Anika Mohrhauser also finished successively with times of 21:29.2 for 33rd and 21:31.9 for 34th, respectively.
The Bulldog women were rounded out by
Austra Osina in 45th (21:54.5),
Ella Brown in 69th (22:35.5), and
Gracie Foster with a personal best time in 72nd (22:41.1).
Drake's men's squad was led by another First Team All-MVC performer in
Daniel Rotich who took third in 23:46.0. Rotich challenged for second for most of the race but was outlasted by Illinois State's Julian Baker for the runner-up position.
Emmanuel Otim was Drake's next men's runner across the stripe with a time of 24:22.1, good enough for 16th.
Juan Trasobares took 20th in 24:26.7.
Titus Kiprotich added another top 30 finish with a 29th-place run of 24:39.3.
The Drake men's lineup was wrapped up by
John Moellers in 35th (24:49.6),
Brenden Heitzig in 38th (24:52.3),
Lanse Larsen in 44th (25:03.8),
Daghyn True in 46
th (25:06.9), and
Carter Beasley in 74th (26:09.0).
Bradley's Jayde Rosslee ran his P.R. for a conference meet record time of 23:00.3 to take top honors. Rosslee and the Braves' men's bunch had five finishers in the top seven. Drake took third in the men's team race.
The women's final standings showed Drake in fourth place, exactly where they were slotted in the pre-championship poll. Bradley's women won the team contest with five runners inside the top seven to complete the Braves' sweep.
The Bulldogs will be back in action at the NCAA Midwest Regional hosted by Iowa State University in Ames.
