The men’s and women’s cross country teams run this morning at the MVC Championships. Indiana St. plays host to this year’s meet in Terre Haute, Indiana. On a cool and sunny morning, conditions are ideal for running.
On the men’s side, the Bluejays’s were selected 9th in the pre-championship poll. Just ahead of them are the Purple Aces from Evansville. In the preseason poll, the Bluejays were 8th and the Purple Aces were 9th.
On the women’s side, they were selected 10th in the pre-championship poll. Like the men’s poll, the women are one spot behind the Evansville Purple Aces. The position of these two teams did not change from the preseason poll.
Last time out the Jays competed in the Bradley Classic. The men were paced by Chris Culhane who finished 28th in 25:39. The women were lead by Meghan Barry who finished 74th in 22:57. The Jays have had two weeks to prepare for the MVC meet since running in Peoria.
The favorites this morning on the men’s side is Southern Illinois followed by Indiana St. and Drake. For the women, Wichita State was selected first in the pre-championship poll with Illinois St. 2nd and Missouri St. 3rd.
Catch live video of the meet starting at 9:30 AM this morning with the men’s race. The women begin at 10:30 AM.