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Cross Country Preview: MVC Championships

e 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.