ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Kaitlyn Sheppard has earned Missouri Valley Conference Runner of the Week for the fourth time this season, while JD Rosslee garnered conference recognition for the second time in 2025, per the weekly MVC Cross Country Notebook released on Oct. 6. 

Sheppard wins the women's honor after placing second in the Women's 6K Red Race with a time of 20:27.86. The time is the third-fastest 6K Pink Classic time by a Brave in program history. Sheppard led the Women's team to a Pink Classic for the first time since 2018 and second overall.

Rosslee wins the men's honor after also placing second in the Men's 8K Red Race at the Pink Classic. Rosslee clocked a time of 23:43.78, the fastest 8K Pink Classic time in program history. Rosslee helped the Braves win the Men's team title at the Pink Classic for the third time overall and the first time since 2018.

This is the fourth time this season Bradley has swept the weekly Cross Country awards. Braves have won weekly awards eight times since Sept. 1.