The University of Northern Iowa women's cross country team has been picked to repeat at Missouri Valley Conference champions after a vote of the head coaches conducted by the league office.
UNI and Bradley were each tied for first in the MVC preseason poll with 94 points apiece. UNI tallied six first-place votes, while Bradley captured the other four first-place votes.
Under the direction of league coaching staff of the year Dave Paulsen and Alex Wilson, UNI captured the 2016 MVC women's cross country championship in its own backyard at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls.