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CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 2: SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 MVC Cross Country Contact: Kristin Gregory, Director of Sports Administration Office: 314.444.4315 Cell: 314.435.4776 Email: kgregory@mvc.

- Loyola Loyola University Chicago junior Sam Penzenstadler picked up right where he left off last season at this weekend s Badger Season Opener in Madison, Wis. The Oshkosh, Wis.

Penzenstadler was the first of five Rambler men to finish in the top ten at the program s opening meet, turning in a time of 18:22 for a fifth-place finish behind four Badgers.

1 CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 2: SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 MVC Cross Country Contact: Kristin Gregory, Director of Sports Administration Office: Cell: Chouteau Ave. St. Louis, MO FAX: MVC Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week Sam Penzenstadler, Jr., Oshkosh, Wis. - Loyola Loyola University Chicago junior Sam Penzenstadler picked up right where he left off last season at this weekend s Badger Season Opener in Madison, Wis. The Oshkosh, Wis. native returned to his home state to take on a nationally ranked Wisconsin squad. Penzenstadler was the first of five Rambler men to finish in the top ten at the program s opening meet, turning in a time of 18:22 for a fifth-place finish behind four Badgers. His performance in the 6k race at the September 6th meet led the Ramblers to a runner-up finish behind No. 7 Wisconsin. MVC Female Cross Country Athlete of the Sadie Darnell, Jr., Festus, Mo. - Southern Illinois Junior Sadie Darnell started the 2013 season just as strong as she finished 2012 with a victory at the EIU Walt Crawford Open on Friday in Charleston, Ill. Darnell beat out 138 other competitors in the 5K race with a personal best time of 17:37.52 for her third career victory -- over two seconds better than second-place finisher and 2012 Walt Crawford victor, Evansville s Kelby Jenkins. This is the second-straight year the SIU women s team has won the meet. MEN Nathan Davis, Bradley Davis helped lead the Bradley men s cross country team to dual victories against Butler and Chicago State at the season-opening Bradley Intercollegiate. He paced the Braves and was the top NCAA Division I finisher with a four-mile time of 19:52. Rob McCann, Drake Recorded his second straight top-three finish with a third-place showing as the first Bulldog to cross the line at the Oz Memorial in Arden Hills, Minn. McCann battled high temperatures and a tough 6K course to finish with a time of 19:25.8, just eight seconds off the winning pace. Josh Genet, Evansville In his second race of the season, Evansville junior Josh Genet recorded his second top-12 effort. In the 8K Walt Crawford Open, Genet notched a time of 26:05.43 to lead the Aces in Friday s event. Battling excessive heat in the late afternoon event, Genet posted the top ten effort in a race that featured 123 participants. Other Top Performances women s cross country team to dual victories against Butler and Chicago State at the season-opening Bradley Intercollegiate. The pair crossed the line together in second place at 16:45 to lead the Braves with the time ranking as the best 3-mile time in school history. Taylor Scholl, Drake Was Drake s top finisher for the second week in a row with a 20th-place finish at the Oz Memorial in a field that featured the top team in the region in Minnesota. Scholl crossed the 6K line in 23:53.3 to lead a pack of five Bulldogs that all finished within a minute of each other to help Drake to a third-place finish. Kelby Jenkins, Evansville After posting a victory in the UE Mid-America Opener last weekend, Evansville runner Kelby Jenkins posted another strong finish at the Walt Crawford Open. The senior stayed in the top pack all race long before taking second place with a time of 17: She finished just two seconds off of the winner. Her time was the No. 4 5K time in school history and was the second-best time in her four years at UE. Upcoming Schedule/ Recent Results September 13 Illinois State Invitational -... BU, ILS, UNI September 14 Sycamore Invitational -... INS Fleet Foot Invitational - Huntsville, Ala...UE September 20 Indiana Intercollegiates - Bloomington, Ind... UE, INS Grand View Invitational -... DU National Catholic Championships - South Bend, Ind... LU September 21 Richard Clark Invitational - Springfield, Mo... MSU Saluki Invitational - Carbondale, Ill...SIU Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational - Lincoln, Neb...UNI, WSU September 28 Cowboy Jamboree - Stillwater, Okla... MSU Roy Griak Invitational - Minneapolis, Minn...DU, ILS October 4 Notre Dame Invitationals - South Bend, Ind... BU, INS, LU Illinois Wesleyan Titan Invitational -...BU SDSU Classic - Brookings, S.D... UNI October 5 Chile Pepper Festival - Fayetteville, Ark... MSU Rim Rock Classic - Lawrence, Kan...SIU Greater Louisville Classic - Louisville, Ky...UE Oklahoma Jamboree - Stillwater, Okla... WSU Oregon Invitational - Eugene, Ore... WSU October 11 Titan Invite -...ILS October 18 Bradley Classic - Peoria, Ill...BU, DU, ILS, UNI, SIU, WSU Chris Burnett, Wichita State Burnett shattered his JK Gold Classic personal record of 19:06.77 from last year s race by almost 30 seconds. Burnett won this year s 4K race in a time of 18:37.50, which was the fastest by 25 seconds. WOMEN Caitlin Busch& Kristen Busch, Bradley The sophomore twin sisters led the Bradley Alyvia Clark, Loyola Alyvia Clark led the Ramblers at the Badger Season Opener turning in a time of 14:21 for a third-place finish, the program s highest of the day. She paced the Ramblers across the rolling hills of the course in their first meet of the season, breaking away from the slate of tough competition near the end of the 4k race to finish behind two cross-town foes from Northwestern. November 2, 2013 For Valley best lists and top times, log onto / / MISSOURIVALLEYVIDS / MVCSPORTS

2 USTFCCCA Men s Regional Polls Midwest Region - Week-by-Week 1. Oklahoma State 2. Tulsa 3. Illinois 4. Missouri 5. Kansas 6. Minnesota 7. Oklahoma 8. Iowa State 9. Southern Illinois 10. Loyola-Chicago 11. Iowa 12. South Dakota State 13. South Dakota State 14. Wichita State 15. Drake 2013 USTFCCCA Polls USTFCCCA Women s Regional Polls Midwest Region - Week-by-Week 1. Minnesota 2. Oklahoma State 3. Iowa State 4. Tulsa 5. Northwestern 6. North Dakota State 7. Illinois State 8. Saint Louis 9. Illinois 10. Iowa 11. Loyola-Chicago 12. Southern Illinois 13. Kansas State 14. Bradley 15. South Dakota Great Lakes Region - Week-by-Week 1. Wisconsin 2. Indiana 3. Notre Dame 4. Michigan 5. Michigan State 6. Purdue 7. Butler 8. Ohio State 9. Miami (Ohio) 10. Indiana State 11. Akron 12. Cincinnati 13. Eastern Michigan 14. Central Michigan 15. Marquette NCAA Division I Men s Cross Country Rankings Aug. 27, 2013 Team (first place votes) Points 1. Oklahoma State (10) Northern Arizona (2) Colorado BYU 307 T5. Arkansas 284 T5. Tulsa Wisconsin Portland Syracuse Princeton Eastern Kentucky Oregon UCLA Iona Texas Stanford Virginia Columbia New Mexico Indiana Florida State Notre Dame Florida Georgetown NC State Michigan Villanova Duke Dartmouth Michigan State 24 Others receive votes: Georgia (20), Illinois (18), Providence (17), Virginia Tech (12), Washington (9), North Carolina (8), Oklahoma (8), Alabama (7), Louisville (3), Harvard (3), Missouri (3), Arizona State (1), Air Force (1). Great Lakes Region - Week-by-Week 1. Michigan State 2. Michigan 3. Notre Dame 4. Butler 5. Toledo 6. Wisconsin 7. Ohio State 8. Indiana 9. Miami (Ohio) 10. Ohio 11. Eastern Michigan 12. Purdue 13. Xavier 14. Central Michigan 15. Youngstown State NCAA Division I Women s Cross Country Rankings Aug. 27, 2013 Team (first place votes) Points 1. Providence (11) Florida State Oregon (1) Duke Washington Georgetown Arizona Stanford Arkansas Cornell Penn State Villanova Michigan State Colorado New Mexico William and Mary Michigan Notre Dame Minnesota Vanderbilt Oklahoma State NC State San Francisco Weber State Boston College Iowa State Texas Princeton West Virginia Butler 23 Others receiving votes: Georgia (21), Connecticut (19), North Carolina (14), UC Davis (13), Harvard (11), Toledo (7), Florida (4), Syracuse (3), Northern Arizona (2), Texas A&M (1).

2013 MVC Cross Country Notes Male Athlete of the Week 9/3 John Mascari, Soph., Indiana State 9/10 Sam Penzenstadler, Jr.

mile) 1st Chris Burnett, WSU JK Gold Classic (6k) 1st Eric Delvo, BU BU Intercollegiate (4 mile) 2nd Ryan Hocker, WSU JK Gold Classic (6k) 2nd Robert McCann, DU Oz Memorial (6k) 3rd Patrick Campbell,

Walt Crawford Open (5k) 1st Caitlin Busch, BU BU Intercollegiate (3 mile) T2nd Kristen Busch, BU BU Intercollegiate (3 mile) T2nd Kelby Jenkins, UE EIU Walt Crawford Open (5k) 2nd Alyvia Clark, LU

3 2013 MVC Cross Country Notes Male Athlete of the Week 9/3 John Mascari, Soph., Indiana State 9/10 Sam Penzenstadler, Jr., Loyola Female Athlete of the Week 9/3 Kelby Jenkins, Senior, Evansville 9/10 Sadie Darnell, Junior, SIU This Week s s Men Runner Meet (Distance) Placement Nathan Davis, BU BU Intercollegiate (4 mile) 1st Chris Burnett, WSU JK Gold Classic (6k) 1st Eric Delvo, BU BU Intercollegiate (4 mile) 2nd Ryan Hocker, WSU JK Gold Classic (6k) 2nd Robert McCann, DU Oz Memorial (6k) 3rd Patrick Campbell, BU BU Intercollegiate (4 mile) 4th Caleb Beck, BU BU Intercollegiate (4 mile) 5th Sam Penzenstadler, LU Badger Season Opener (6K) 5th Women Runner Meet (Distance) Placement Sadie Darnell, SIU EIU Walt Crawford Open (5k) 1st Caitlin Busch, BU BU Intercollegiate (3 mile) T2nd Kristen Busch, BU BU Intercollegiate (3 mile) T2nd Kelby Jenkins, UE EIU Walt Crawford Open (5k) 2nd Alyvia Clark, LU Badger Season Opener (4K) 3rd Kristen Lvi, SIU EIU Walt Crawford Open (5k) 3rd Sidney Hirsch, WSU JK Gold Classic (4k) 3rd Sarah McMahon, BU BU Intercollegiate (3 mile) 4th Sydney Stuenkel, LU Badger Season Opener (4K) 4th Lacey Gibson, SIU EIU Walt Crawford Open (5k) 5th Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Contacts Bradley - Jim Rea jrea@bradley.edu Drake - Ty Patton Ty.patton@drake.edu Evansville - Bob Pristash rp113@evansville.edu Illinois State - Marissa Olberding molberd@ilstu.edu Indiana State - Craig Padgett cpadgett2@indstate.edu Loyola - Kristin Jensen kjensen1@luc.edu Missouri State - Kevin Agee kevin24@live.missouristate.edu UNI - Jordan Lindley jordan.lindley@uni.edu Southern Illinois - Tyler Wooten w815316@siu.edu WSU - Paul Payton pxpayton@wichita.edu

2013 MVC Cross Country Schedules & Results Bradley Braves Fri, Sep 6 Bradley Intercollegiate Peoria, Ill.

Fri, Oct 4 Illinois Wesleyan Titan Invitational Fri, Oct 25 Illinois Open Champaign, Ill. Fri, Nov 8 Huskie Open DeKalb, Ill.

M - 3rd/5; W - 3rd/5 Fri, Sep 20 Grand View Invitational Sat, Sep 28 Roy Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn.

M - 3rd/4; W - 3rd/3 Fri, Sep 6 Eastern Illinois Invitational Charleston, Ill. M - 4th/12; W - 4th/13 Sat, Sep 14 Fleet Foot Invitational Huntsville, Ala.

Fri, Nov 15 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Madison, Wis.

4 2013 MVC Cross Country Schedules & Results Bradley Braves Fri, Sep 6 Bradley Intercollegiate Peoria, Ill. Fri, Sep 13 Illinois State Invitational Fri, Oct 4 Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, Ind. Fri, Oct 4 Illinois Wesleyan Titan Invitational Fri, Oct 25 Illinois Open Champaign, Ill. Fri, Nov 8 Huskie Open DeKalb, Ill. Drake Bulldogs Fri, Aug 30 Bulldog 4k Classic Fri, Sep 6 Oz Memorial Minneapolis, Minn. M - 3rd/5; W - 3rd/5 Fri, Sep 20 Grand View Invitational Sat, Sep 28 Roy Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn. Sat, Oct 19 Indiana State Pre-Nationals Evansville Purple Aces Sat, Aug 31 Mid-America Opener Evansville, Ind. M - 3rd/4; W - 3rd/3 Fri, Sep 6 Eastern Illinois Invitational Charleston, Ill. M - 4th/12; W - 4th/13 Sat, Sep 14 Fleet Foot Invitational Huntsville, Ala. Fri, Sep 20 Indiana Intercollegiate Bloomington, Ind. Sat, Oct 5 Greater Louisville Classic Louisville, Ky. Sat, Oct 19 Evansville Invitational Evansville, Ind. Fri, Nov 15 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Madison, Wis. Illinois State Redbirds Fri, Aug 30 Hawkeye Invitational Iowa City, Iowa M - 2nd/2; W - 2nd/2 Fri, Sep 13 Illinois State Invite Sat, Sep 28 Roy Griak Invitational St. Paul, Minn. Fri, Oct 11 Titan Invite Sat, Oct 19 Indiana State Pre-Nationals Indiana State Sycamores Sat, Aug 31 Evansville Mid-America Opener Evansville, Ind. M - 1st/4; W - 2nd/3 Sat, Sep 14 Sycamore Invitational Fri, Sep 20 Indiana Intercollegiates Bloomington, Ind. Fri, Oct 4 Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, Ind. Sat, Oct 19 Indiana State Pre-Nationals Fri, Nov 8 Hoosier Invitational Bloomington, Ind. Fri, Nov 15 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Madison, Wis.

2013 MVC Cross Country Schedules & Results Loyola Ramblers Fri, Sep 6 Badger Season Opener Madison, Wis. M - 2nd/6; W - 3rd/7 Fri, Sep 20 National Catholic Championships South Bend, Ind.

5 2013 MVC Cross Country Schedules & Results Loyola Ramblers Fri, Sep 6 Badger Season Opener Madison, Wis. M - 2nd/6; W - 3rd/7 Fri, Sep 20 National Catholic Championships South Bend, Ind. Fri, Oct 4 Notre Dame Invite South Bend, Ind. Sat, Oct 19 NCAA Pre-Nationals Fri, Oct 25 Illini Open Urbana, Ill. Missouri State Bears Fri, Aug 31 Hurricane Festival Tulsa, Okla. NTS Fri, Sep 21 Richard Clark Invitational Springfield, Mo. Fri, Sep 28 Cowboy Jamboree Stillwater, Okla. Sat, Oct 5 Chile Pepper Festival Fayetteville, Ark. Northern Iowa Panthers Fri, Aug 30 Bulldog Classic Fri, Sep 13 Redbird Invitational Fri, Sep 21 Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational Lincoln, Neb. Fri, Oct 4 SDSU Classic Brookings, S.D. Southern Illinois Salukis Fri, Aug 30 Saluki Early Bird Carbondale, Ill. Fri, Sep 6 EIU Walt Crawford Open Charleston, Ill. M - NTS; W - 1st/13 Fri, Sep 21 Saluki Invitational Carbondale, Ill. Sat, Oct 5 Rim Rock Classic Lawrence, Kan. Wichita State Shockers Sat, Aug 31 Cowley County Invite Arkansas City, Kan. M - 1st/2; W - 1st/2 Sat, Sep 7 JK Gold Classic Augusta, Kan. Sat, Sep 21 Woody Greeno Invitational Lincoln, Neb. Sat, Oct 5 Oklahoma Jamboree Stillwater, Okla. Sat, Oct 5 Oregon Invitational Eugene, Ore. Fri, Oct 18 Bradley Invitational Peoria, Ill.

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