Cross Country to Race at Bradley Pink Classic and Wisconsin

Cross Country 10/17/2019 2:28:00 PM

Race Links & Information
Pink Classic Info	Friday, October 18 • White Races: 1 p.m. • Red Races: 2:30 p.m. • Directions
Pink Classic Links	Live Results • Rosters
Wisconsin Info	Friday, October 18 • 1 p.m.
Wisconsin Links	Webcast \| Live Results

The Bradley cross country teams gear up for the home stretch, hosting the Bradley Pink Classic at Newman Golf Course on Friday, while the BU men will also compete at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational the same day.

BRADLEY PINK CLASSIC MEET INFO
The Bradley Pink Classic features four 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.

The Braves are then slated to compete in the men's 8K red race at 2:30 p.m. before the women's 6K race begins at 3:15 p.m. The red races feature a total of 23 Division I schools competing for the title.

Parking for the meet is available at the Newman Clubhouse with overflow parking at Corn Stock Theatre on the corner of Park and Nebraska.

WISCONSIN MEET INFO
The Bradley men are also slated for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday with a 1 p.m. start. The Braves are scheduled to compete against some of the country's top teams with a total of 17 nationally-ranked schools in the 31-team field, including five of the top 10.

Coach Gauson, Luke Hoffert, Emma Ehrhardt and Lily Strauss look ahead to the weekend at home and in Wisconsin in this week's Peoria Tire Race Preview! pic.twitter.com/EgQs2wBzHt
— BradleyXC-Track (@BradleyXCTrack) October 17, 2019

LAST YEAR'S PINK CLASSIC
The Bradley men's team won its home meet for the first time since 2013 last season, claiming four of the top 12 spots. Jake Hoffert led the Braves with a fifth-place individual finish to pace the team.

The BU women, meanwhile, placed eighth of 39 schools with Gabby Juarez leading the team with a 26th-place finish.

LAST YEAR AT WISCONSIN
The Bradley men raced twice at Wisconsin a season ago. The Braves finished 30th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, which was held a month earlier in the 2018 season. BU then returned the trip when it qualified for the NCAA Championship for the first time in school history, placing 24th in the nation to conclude its historic season.

MIDSEASON RECAP
Both Bradley teams look to compete for the Missouri Valley Conference Championships again in 2019. In its two races with the entire team available, the BU men finished first at the Bradley Intercollegiate before a 19th-place finish at Notre Dame, which included 11 nationally-ranked teams. The 2017 MVC Champion, Jake Hoffert has led BU at both races he has competed at this season and earned the conference's Athlete of the Week honors following his performances.

The Bradley women also won the team title at the Bradley Intercollegiate on Sept. 20 before finishing 24th at a competitive Notre Dame meet. McKenzie Altmayer won her first individual title at BU's first home meet of the season, before Ayah Aldadah finished as the top Brave for the first time during her career at Notre Dame.

UP NEXT
The Braves send select runners to Western Illinois next Friday for the Leatherneck Open before competing at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship the following Saturday at Valparaiso.

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