Thursday, June 16, 2011
MVC Names Dr. Charlotte West Scholar-Athletes
Tonya Nero of Wichita State University and Scott Krapf of Illinois State University have been selected as the female and male recipients, respectively, of the Missouri Valley Conference's Dr. Charlotte West Scholar-Athlete Award
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
MVC Announces Emerson Excellence Award Winners
Emily Toennies of Southern Illinois University and Scott Krapf of Illinois State University have been named 2011 Missouri Valley Conference female and male postgraduate scholarship "Emerson Excellence Award" winners.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Rasmussen, Prettyman Honored by NACDA
ORLANDO, Fla. - The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced the winners of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award today (June 13) and two MVC ADs were honored.
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Friday, June 03, 2011
MVC Announces 2011-12 Championship Sites
Commissioner Doug Elgin has announced a list of dates and sites for the various Missouri Valley Conference sports championships for the 2011-12 athletic season.
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Wednesday, June 01, 2011
2010-11 Elite 18 Award Winners
The list of Elite 18 honorees is highlighted by eleven 4.00 GPA selections, with one student-athlete winning the award twice in one year. Nine of the ten Valley schools are represented.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Wichita State Earns All-Sports Trophy
ST. LOUIS, MO. -- Wichita State is the 2010-11 Missouri Valley Conference all-sports champion. Wichita State has won six of the past eight MVC all-sports crowns and owns a league-best 18 all-sports trophies.
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Valley Announces Elite 18 Awards Program
The Elite 18 Award Program was established by the Missouri Valley Conference in the fall of 2010 to honor the highest achievement in academics and athletics by a student-athlete in each MVC-sponsored sport. Modeled after the NCAA Elite 88 Academic Recognition Award Program, the MVC Elite 18 award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average competing at the finals site at each of the MVC’s 18 team championships.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Missouri State Awarded 2012 NCAA Cross Country Regional
The NCAA Competition Cabinet has voted to approve Missouri State University's bid to serve as the host institution for the 2012 NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championship.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Indiana State to Host 2011 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Indiana State University was named the host for the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships, it was announced today by the NCAA office. This will be the eighth straight year and the ninth championship in the last 10 years that has been held on the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Nero Places 16th at NCAA Cross Country Championship: Earns All-American Status
Wichita State senior Tonya Nero became the 56th athlete in Wichita State track & field/cross country history to garner the prestigious all-american title after she finished 16th overall at the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday, Nov. 22. Her unofficial time of 20:30 would be the second-fastest time this season
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Cross Country Regional Results: Nero Advances to Nationals
The NCAA Cross Country Regionals were held this weekend in Peoria, Ill. and Rochester, Mich. Wichita State's Tonya Nero has punched her ticket to the NCAA Cross Country Championship held in Terre Haute, Ind after her seventh-place finish. Five Valley athletes were named to their respective All-Region Teams.
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Tuesday, November 02, 2010
2010 Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Teams Announced
Thirteen women's student-athletes met the criteria, while ten student-athletes are on the team, which includes both women's and men's individual champions. Five-student athletes hold a perfect 4.0 GPA, with three coming from Southern Illinois and two from Missouri State. Wichita State, Illinois State and Southern Illinois have the most honorees on the women's side, each with three. For the men, Indiana State and Southern Illinois have four student-athletes that have earned the honor.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
2010 State Farm MVC Cross Country Championship
The 2010 State Farm MVC Cross Country Championship concluded with the pre-championship poll favorites, Wichita State on the women's side and Indiana State for the men, winning the gold. Tonya Nero of Wichita State and Dan Dunbar of Southern Illinois are the 2010 individual champions.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Wichita State Women and Indiana State Men Favored in MVC Cross Country
The 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship will be held this Saturday, October 30, at RAFT Golf Course in Augusta, Kan. hosted by Wichita State University. Wichita State and Indiana State maintained their preseason positions and were voted as the pre-championship favorites in the coaches' pre-championship poll. The Shocker women
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Cross Country Weekly Notebook (Oct. 19)
This past weekend Valley cross country teams went up against tough competition while competing at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, the Chile Pepper Festival and the Bradley Classic, among others. Six runners placed in the top-five at their respective competitions. This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week are Dan Dunbar of Southern Illinois and Tonya Nero of Wichita State.
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Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Cross Country Weekly Notebook (Oct. 5)
With the State Farm MVC Cross Country Championship less than a month away, teams are picking up the pace and running against nationally and regionally ranked teams. This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week are Dan Dunbar of Southern Illinois and Tonya Nero of Wichita State.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Cross Country Weekly Notebook (Sep. 28)
Seven men's and women's Valley teams ran this weekend with three teams placing first. Northern Iowa's women's cross country team took first-place at the Brissman/Lundeen Invitational, earning their first team victory since October 2008. Southern Illinois also had a successful weekend as both the men and women brought home team golds at the Saluki Invitational.
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Friday, September 24, 2010
2010 Athletes of the Week
2010 Cross Country Athletes of the Week
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Cross Country Weekly Notebook (Sep. 21)
The cross country season is in full swing with student-athletes having to battle rain and warm weather. Bradley, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State and Wichita State combined for a total of ten top-five finishes. This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week are Matt Mroczynski of Illinois State and Mary Goldkamp of Bradley.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Cross Country Weekly Notebook (Sep. 14)
During week two of the cross country season only four Valley teams saw action with each one taking advantage of the opportunity to run. The Indiana State men's team took the top-five positions at the Sycamore Pride meet with Brandon Query taking first-place. Evansville, Drake and Southern Illinois each had a top-five finish this weekend. For the women, Emily Toennies and Megan Hoelscher finished second and third for the Salukis at the EIU Panther Open. Casey McDermott of Drake also placed in the top-five.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Cross Country Weekly Notebook (Sep. 7)
The cross country season started off with a bang as all ten Valley teams competed this past weekend. Setting the pace for the rest of the year, Illinois State's Matt Mroczynski, Indiana State's Albaro Escalera, Southern Illinois' Lucas Cherry, Drake's Casey McDermott and Wichita State's Tonya Nero all brought home the gold.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Southern Illinois and Indiana State Men, Wichita State Women Picked as Cross Country Favorites
Southern Illinois and Indiana State men and Wichita State women have been tabbed as the 2010 favorites by a vote of Missouri Valley Conference cross country coaches in their annual preseason poll.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
Marc Burns Named Bradley Cross Country and Track Head Coach
PEORIA, Ill. - Marc Burns, the reigning four-time Missouri Valley Conference women's cross country Coach of the Year, has been named head coach of the Bradley University men's and women's cross country and women's track and field teams, according to an announcement Thursday by Bradley Director of Athletics Dr. Michael Cross.
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