Saturday, October 31
Huntsville, Ala.
9:00 a.m.
Missouri State University
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Conference USA Championship
October 30, 2026 | Women's Cross Country
| Missouri State at CUSA Cross Country Championships | |
| Location | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Site | John Hunt Park |
| Game Info | Saturday, October 31 Women's 6k: 9:00 a.m. Championship Central  Live Results | Watch |
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Cross Checking the Bears
- Missouri State will make its second appearance at the Conference USA Championship after placing third in its CUSA debut last season. The finish was the Bears' best at a conference championship since 2010.
- The Bears were picked to finish tied for second in the 2026 CUSA Preseason Coaches Poll with 60 points. Defending champion Liberty was selected as the preseason favorite.
- Missouri State enters the postseason following a sixth-place finish in the 25-team Red Race at the Bradley Pink Classic. The Bears totaled 233 points and finished ahead of St. Thomas, Iowa, Cincinnati, Drake and Northern Iowa.
- Riley Bryan led Missouri State at Bradley with a career-best 20:57.3, which ranks sixth on the program's all-time 6K list. Ella Cronhardt followed two places behind in 20:59.0, the seventh-fastest 6K in program history.
- Elsa Henry was the Bears' third finisher at Bradley in 21:25.0, followed by Amy Gotfredson in 21:28.1 and Makenna Madetzke in 21:30.5. Gotfredson's time ranks 15th on Missouri State's all-time 6K list.
- Missouri State has relied on strong pack running throughout the season. The Bears' five scorers finished within 33.2 seconds of one another at Bradley after six runners crossed within 28.7 seconds at the Gans Creek Classic.
- Cronhardt and Bryan have climbed Missouri State's record book throughout the fall. Cronhardt ran 17:01.9 at the Chile Pepper Festival, the second-fastest 5K in program history, while Bryan's 17:16.6 is the sixth-fastest 5K in program history.
- Missouri State displayed its depth at Chile Pepper with eight runners breaking the 18-minute mark. Henry, Madetzke and Gotfredson joined Cronhardt and Bryan in the scoring five, while Tabitha Fox, Ella Rew and Lena Singleton also finished under 18 minutes.
- Fox returns to the CUSA Championship after earning All-CUSA Second Team honors last season. She led Missouri State with a 13th-place finish in 20:48.40 as the Bears placed third in their inaugural CUSA Championship.
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