PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley Cross Country will host the 22nd annual Bradley Pink Classic this Friday, Oct. 16, at Newman Golf Course.
| BRADLEY PINK CLASSIC |
| SCHEDULE OF EVENTS |
11:45 a.m.: Co-ed 1K Exhibition
12:00 p.m.: Men's 8K White Race
12:45 p.m.: Women's 6K White Race
1:30 p.m.: Men's 8K Red Race
2:15 p.m.: Women's 6K Red Race |
BRADLEY PINK CLASSIC
Where: Newman Golf Course - Peoria, Ill.
Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Live Timing: ShaZam Racing
Live Video: ESPN+
PREVIOUSLY AT THE PINK
The Braves swept the team titles for the Pink Classic for the first time in the event's 21-year history at the 2025 Pink Classic.
Jayde Rosslee finished second in the men's 8K Red Race for the second straight year with a time of 23:43.78, finishing only behind Horizon League Champion Noah Jahnke of Green Bay. Rosslee's time marked the best Pink Classic time by a man in program history.
Kaitlyn Sheppard also finished second in the women's 6K Red Race, finishing only behind North Dakota State's Reagan Baesler with a time of 20:27.86. Seven of Bradley's 10 Red Race competitors set new personal bests, while four (Sheppard,
Abigail Hancock,
Trixie Wraith,
Nadia Potgieter) all finished in the top 10.
RECAPPING THE JOE PIANE INVITATIONAL
Two program records fell at Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 2.
Noelle Steines broke the program's women's 5K record in the Blue Race, clocking a time of 16:23.5. Her time bested the prior record -- set by Nicola Jansen at the 2022 Piane Invite -- by seven seconds and was a new personal best by over 40 seconds. Steines led Bradley to a seventh-place finish out of 20 scoring teams in a field that featured four ranked programs, including the nation's top women's program, NC State. Six new personal bests were set among 14 competitors in the Blue and Open races.
Jayde Rosslee shattered the program's 8K record in the men's Blue Race. Rosslee finished in third place with a time of 23:01.2, besting the record -- set by himself at the 2024 MVC Championship -- by 24 seconds. Rosslee challenged for the lead throughout the race and led the Braves to a second-place finish out of 18 scoring teams. Out of 15 competing Braves in the Blue and Open races, 11 new personal bests were set.
TEAM NEWS & NOTES
- The first Bradley Classic, held in 2004 that featured only a women's race, saw the Illinois women claim the team title with a team score of 16 points -- a record that still stands today. After the success of the inaugural Bradley Classic, the men's race was added for the 2005 edition. Canadian institution University of Windsor took home the inaugural team title.
- While the Bradley Classic has been around since 2004, the event became the Bradley Pink Classic beginning in 2013 in honor of breast cancer awareness month.
- University of Windsor -- team champions in 2005 and 2009 -- is the only international school to win a team title in event history.
- The Iowa State men registered the only perfect score in Bradley Classic history, scoring 15 points to win the 2008 team title.
- Noelle Steines has been Bradley's top finisher in each of the women's races in Bradley's first three events, while three different Braves (Travis Gaffney, Caleb Lind, Jayde Rosslee) have led the way in the men's races.
- Jayde Rosslee has been Bradley's top finisher in the men's 8K Red Race in each of the last two seasons, and he was the team's second-highest finisher in 2023.
- Four different women have been Bradley's top finisher in the women's 6K Red Race in each of the last four years. Kaitlyn Sheppard led the way last year, while Nadia Potgieter was the team's top finisher in 2024. Ashley Maguire led the way in 2023, and Nicola Jansen was Bradley's top finisher in 2022.
UP NEXT...
Bradley will look to earn its third straight conference sweep at the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Championships on Friday, Oct. 30, in Des Moines, Iowa.
