MSU men compete in Fourth MVC Cross Country Championship

Friday, October 31

Evansville, Ind.

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Murray State

Missouri Valley Conference

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

MSU men compete in Fourth MVC Cross Country Championship

10/31/2025 5:50:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

Final Results

The Racers competed in The Valley Championship in Evansville

The Murray State men's cross country team turned in an 11^th place finish at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship at Angel Mounds State Park in Evansville, Indiana.

MSU's top finisher in the 8K event was sophomore, Dylan Ellis, with a spot in 56^th place on a time of 25:59.90.

"What's motivating about the men's program is that our top half are all returning for next year," said MSU Coach Jordan Johnston. "There's so much potential in this group and some of them just essentially need more time to develop and get the mileage stacked season after season. Overall, it wasn't the outcome we wanted, but I choose to focus more on the future and with Dylan and Nick having another two years and Tedi only being a freshman, I think there's time to adjust and set bigger goals for 2026 and 2027."

Now the Racers look forward to the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (Nov. 14) in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Missouri Valley Conference Championships
Angel Mounds State Park - Evansville, Ind.
Oct. 31, 2025 – 8K Distance

(11) Murray State Men's Results
56 Dylan Ellis 25:59.90
66 Nick Schmitz 26:16.89
72 Gabe Russell 26:25.41
80 Daniel Schalk 27:13.57
81 Tedi Henderson 27:17.09
87 Joey Santoro 27:30.35
90 Jackson Custer 27:48.92
92 Ben Crask 28:01.86

MVC Results
Bradley 49
UIC 74
Belmont 74
Illinois State 111
Drake 112
Evansville 154
Indiana State 170
Valparaiso 191
Northern Iowa 214
Southern Illinois 244
Murray State 329