NORMAL, Ill. – The Missouri Valley Conference announced Wednesday its pre-championship poll results for Friday's MVC Championships. The Redbird men (106 points) and women (110 points) were picked to finish second in their respective races.
Competition will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the A.H. Blank Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa, with the women's 6k race, followed by the men's 8k at 11:30 a.m.
In 2025, the women's team finished third with 90 points, while the men placed fourth with 111 points in the event. Senior Nora Brady and junior Julian Baker earned All-Valley First Team honors with top-10 performances. Sophomore Pauline Schedler gathered an All-Valley Honorable Mention performance by placing 12th among the field. Brady was also named the MVC Women's Elite 18 Award Recipient, given to the top female cross-country student-athlete in the MVC.
The Redbird men have won the MVC title 10 times, most recently in 2020-21. The Redbird women have claimed seven conference titles, winning their last one in 2012.
MEN'S PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP POLL RESULTS: [First-Place Votes] (Points)
- Bradley [11] (121)
- Illinois State (106)
- Drake (94)
WOMEN'S PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP POLL RESULTS: [First-Place Votes] (Points)
- Bradley [11] (121)
- Illinois State (110)
- Indiana State (96)
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