PEORIA, Ill. – The Bradley women’s cross country/track & field team will have seven new faces during its quest for a third consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country title in 2016 with second-year head coach Darren Gauson announcing the most recent recruiting class Wednesday.
Four of the seven newcomers are from Illinois, with the Braves also adding individuals from Ohio, Texas and Scotland to the 2016-17 rosters. Bradley returns just two individuals who ran at the 2015 MVC Cross Country Championship with sophomores Abby Jockisch (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) and Gabby Juarez (Streamwood, Ill.