Cole Named MVC Freshman of the Year; UNI Women Finish Second

Saturday, October 28

Springfield, Missouri

University of Northern Iowa

MVC Championships

Cole Named MVC Freshman of the Year; UNI Women Finish Second

10/28/2017 1:35:00 PM | Cross Country

WOMEN RESULTS
MEN RESULTS

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – McKayla Cole claimed Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year honors on Saturday, while her Northern Iowa teammates finished just shy of repeating as league champions at the MVC Championships.

Cole finished 10^th overall at the MVC Championships to claim UNI's second-consecutive Freshman of the Year honor, joining Hannah Truniger who won the award last season.

As a team, the Panther women had six runners claim top-25 finishes, as Tiffany Christensen and Cole earned All-Conference honors after coming in ninth and 10th overall respectively . The UNI men finished seventh overall, with two top-30 individual finishes.

Bradley won both the men and women's races on Saturday, as the Braves fulfilled the pre-championship poll predictions. UNI's women finished with a score off 56, while Bradley earned a 30 to take the conference title.

WOMEN'S RECAP
The UNI women claimed spots 9-12 on the individual board, as Christensen, Cole, Ashley Norem and Truniger were packed in tightly together. Brette Correy (14th) and Gabby Champion (25th) were not far behind to round out the top-25. Norem, Truniger and Correy all claimed All-MVC Honorable Mention as well on Saturday.

With Saturday's results, Christensen and Correy now have four top-15 finishes this season, while Truniger owns three with all four of her races this year being at least top-20 showings. The top 10 for Cole was her collegiate high at UNI.

MEN'S RECAP
CJ May posted the highest finish for the UNI men, coming in 22nd after running a time of 25:52.9. The finish for May ranks as the sophomore's highest at the MVC Championship, while also being May's highest for the 8K this year. Alex Johnston also earned a top-30 after clocking a time of 26:06.9 to finish 28th overall.

SOCIAL MEDIA
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MVC Championship (WOMEN)
Oct. 28, 2017 – Springfield, Mo. (5K)

9th        Tiffany Christensen (17:47.5)
10th     McKayla Cole (17:51.5)
11th     Ashley Norem (17:54.0)
12th     Hannah Truniger (17:55.9)
14th     Brette Correy (17:58.6)
25th     Gabby Champion (18:11.2)
41st      Alyssa Williams (18:56.1)
47th     Gabby Skopec (19:09.7)

MVC Championship (MEN)
Oct. 28, 2017 – Springfield, Mo. (8K)

22nd    CJ May (25:52.9)
28th     Alex Jackson (26:06.9)
33rd     Mitch Pritts (26:23.4)
38th     Ethan Smith (26:28.7)
40th     Ben Ahlrichs (26:35.7)
43rd     Dillon Timmerman (26:38.8)
48th     Luke Johnston (26:55.7)
51st      Logan Murray (27:11.6)