Braves Host Bradley Pink Classic on Friday

Women's Cross Country 10/12/2017 5:32:00 PM

The Bradley cross country teams are back in action this weekend, hosting their final home meet of the season on Friday with the Bradley Pink Classic. The meet features more than 1,000 runners at Newman Golf Course with a total of 32 Division I programs and 20 regionally-ranked teams.

MEET INFO
The Bradley Pink Classic features five races, starting at 1 p.m. at Newman Golf Course. The men's college division race opens the meet before the women's college competition begins at 1:45 p.m. and an open race follows at 2:30.

The Braves are slated to compete in the men's 8K red race at 3:15 p.m. with the women's 6K red race slated for 4 p.m. The men's race features 28 Division I schools, including nine that are regionally ranked. The women have 31 teams competing for the title, including 11 programs that are ranked in the latest USTFCCCA regional polls.

Parking for the meet is available at the Newman Clubhouse with overflow parking available at Corn Stock Theatre on the corner of Park and Nebraska. Live results will also be available for the each of the races on Friday.

Bradley Pink Classic Red Race Teams
Men's Red Race		Women's Red Race
MW #12 Bradley	Chicago State	Ball State	MW #11 Bradley
DePaul	Drake	Chicago State	DePaul
Eastern Illinois	Fort Wayne	Drake	Eastern Illinois
Green Bay	Illinois Chicago	Fort Wayne	Green Bay
Illinois State	MW #6 Iowa	Illinois Chicago	MW #14 Illinois State
GL #12 IUPUI	MW #14 Kansas State	Iowa	MW #9 Kansas State
Loyola	GL#14 Marquette	MW #13 Loyola	GL #13 Marquette
Milwaukee	MW #8 Missouri	Milwaukee	MW #3 Missouri
MW #7 Nebraska	Northern Iowa	Missouri State	Nebraska
GL #11 Oakland	SIU Edwardsville	MW #10 Northern Illinois	MW #12 Northern Iowa
South Dakota	Southeast Missouri State	Oakland	Omaha
Toledo	Valparaiso	Saint Louis	SIU Edwardsville
Western Illinios	MW #13 Wichita State	MW #8 South Dakota	Southeast Missouri State
Windsor	Xavier	GL #9 Toledo	Valparaiso
		Western Illinois	Wichita State
		GL #12 Xavier

2016 PINK CLASSIC RECAP
Last season, Colorado and Saint Louis claimed team titles at the Bradley Pink Classic. The Buffaloes won the women's race with 54 points with Tayler Tuttle making it a sweep for the program by winning the individual crown. On the men's side, the Billikens won the team title with 103 points with Corey Bellemore of Windsor winning the individual crown.

The Bradley women's team finished fourth of 31 schools last year at the meet with Hannah Witczak leading the way and placing 15th overall. The Bradley men sent their top runners to the Pre-National Invitational this weekend a year ago, where they placed eighth of 41 schools.

MVC LOOK-AHEAD
Friday's meet will be the last time most Braves are in action before the Missouri Valley Conference Championship in two weeks' time. The unanimous choice to win the conference title for the third-straight season, the Bradley men remain the highest-ranked MVC team in the regional polls, slotted in at No. 12 this week in the Midwest Region. Indiana State is also ranked in the conference and is 15th in the Great Lakes Region.

On the women's side, Bradley leads a pack of four regionally-ranked schools. The Braves are 11th in the Midwest Region and are immediately followed by preseason co-favorite Northern Iowa (12th), Loyola (13th) and Illinois State (14th). All four schools are competing on Friday.

UP NEXT
The Braves will send a small contingent of runners to the Illini Open next Friday before the MVC Championship in two weeks. The conference title is back on the line on Saturday, Oct. 28 in Springfield, Mo.

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Witczak: Senior

Players Mentioned

Hannah Witczak
: Senior