Missouri State junior Michael Breshears held off a hard-charging Jordan Fife of Indiana State to win the men's individual title in an 8k course-record time of 24:12.32. Meanwhile, Wichita State senior Desiraye Osburn ran away from the field in the women's 5k to take home individual champion honors in a course-best time of 16:24.08.
Breshears and Osburn took home MVC Athlete of the Year honors for winning their respective races. Indiana State men's coach John McNichols and Wichita State women's coach Randy Hasenbank captured MVC Coach of the Year honors by a vote of the league's coaches.
2005 MVC/State Farm Cross Country Results
Men's 8k Results | Women's 5k Results
State Farm MVC Championships
Evansville, Ind.
10/29/05
Men's Race - 8k
Team Results
1. Indiana State, 35
2. Drake, 75
3. Southern Illinois, 104
4. Missouri State, 118
5. Wichita State, 133
6. Bradley, 165
7. UNI, 172
8. Illinois State, 185
9. Evansville, 215
10. Creighton, 222
Women's Race - 5k
Team Results
1. Wichita State, 37
2. Missouri State, 74
3. Southern Illinois, 96
4. UNI, 100
5. Indiana State, 110
6. Illinois State, 133
7. Bradley, 190
8. Drake, 191
9. Creighton, 210
10. Evansville, 248
Male Athlete of the Year: Michael Breshears, MSU
Female Athlete of the Year: Desiraye Osburn, WSU
Men's Coach of the Year: John McNichols, INS
Women's Coach of the Year: Randy Hasenbank, WSU
2005 Men's All-Conference:
Michael Breshears, MSU
Jordan Fife, INS
Joe Byrne, SIU
Sean Bowman, INS
Blaine Zimmerman, INS
Nick Waninger, UE
Girts Azis, WSU
Mohamed Mohamed, SIU
Antonio McDaniel, INS
Kevin Born, MSU
2005 Women's All-Conference:
Desiraye Osburn, WSU
Ashley Anklam, DU
Sarah Rinker, SIU
Sarah Becker, WSU
Laura Engle, INS
Mica Land, WSU
Kristin Wolkey, MSU
Ashley Sanders, MSU
Carrie Vestal, MSU
Caedryn Schrunk, UNI
The top 10 finishers for the men and women earned all-conference honors.