ST. LOUIS, MO. – The Missouri Valley Conference Announces the 2017-18 Program of the Year. Illinois State has been named the Program of the Year based on their performance in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field.
Program of the Year -
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Scoring is based on the team’s finish at each Missouri Valley Conference Championship in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field (i.e. 1st = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points … 10th = 10 points) with the lowest total score for all six championships (3 men’s and 3 women’s) combined determining the award winner.
Illinois State claimed three first-place titles during the 2017-18 season. Illinois State’s women were crowned MVC Champions at both the indoor and outdoor championship. The men’s program finished first during the indoor championships and were the runners-up for outdoor. Illinois State’s men’s and women’s cross country programs finished 3
rd and 6
th, respectively, in the conference championship.
Indiana State finished a close second. The Sycamore were runners-up in men’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track & field, and the women shared the No. 2 spot in outdoor track & field.
UNI’s performance at championships earned third with 21 points. The Panthers claimed the 2018 Men’s outdoor track & field title. The UNI women’s program finished in the top 5 at all three championships.
Southern Illinois and Bradley round out the top-5. The Salukis’ top-five team finishes during the indoor and outdoor championships helped to secure fourth place. Bradley claimed titles at the cross country championship for both their men’s and women’s programs.
Program of the Year - Top 5
| Program (Championship Titles) |
Points |
Average Place |
| Illinois State (3) |
14 |
2.33 |
| Indiana State |
15.5 |
2.58 |
| UNI (1) |
21 |
3.5 |
| Southern Illinois |
26 |
4.42 |
| Bradley (2) |
29 |
4.83 |
| Women’s Team |
Pts. |
Men’s Team |
Pts. |
| 1. Illinois State |
8 |
1. Illinois State |
6 |
| 2. Indiana State |
8.5 |
2. Indiana State |
7 |
| 3. UNI |
9 |
t3. Bradley |
12 |
| 4. Southern Illinois |
13.5 |
t3. UNI |
12 |
| t5. Loyola |
15 |
5. Southern Illinois |
13 |
| t5. Missouri State |
15 |
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