PEORIA, Ill. -- The Bradley men's and women's cross country teams will get a chance to run on the course which will host the 2016 NCAA Midwest Regional later this year, with both squads opening the season Friday afternoon at the Hawkeye Early Bird in Iowa City, Iowa.
Both Bradley teams open the year ranked among the top 15 in the region, with the men's team starting the year seventh in the pre-season USTFCCCA Midwest Region poll and the women's squad checking in at 14th. The Bradley men were picked to defend their Missouri Valley Conference title after claiming the first conference championship in program history last fall, while the two-time defending MVC champion women's team was tabbed second in the pre-season ranking by the league coaches.