FAYETTE, Iowa - UIU races in the 43rd GLVC Championships in GLVC Championships on Saturday at 10 a.m. The meet will be held at Allison Sports Town in Springfield, Missouri. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Peacocks last competed in the Luther Legends Invite on Oct. 10. The team took fourth with an overall score of 128.

Katie Kraft posted a team-best 28th, finishing in 17:09.2. Jaydin Dettman claimed 30th, completing the race in 17:11.1. Olivia Hamblin took 41st, crossing the finish line in 18:26.1.

Maya Gonzalez finished with a time of 19:19.9, while Merrin Hanson finished with a time of 20:24.8. Lisbeth Trinidad-Valerio had a time of 20:36.1, and Rio Johnson had a time of 25:09.9.

St. Thomas (Minn.) won the meet with a team score of 29, with two runners placing in the top five. Marley Turk finished second with a time of 15:21.8, while Lauren Heneman took third in 15:28.4. 

MEET INFO
The 2026 Women's Cross Country Championships are held at the Allison Sports Town in Springfield, Missouri. The competition is hosted by Drury (Mo.). The race is 6,000 meters and takes place at 10 a.m.

The top team will be named 2026 GLVC Champion, while the top individual runner will be named GLVC Runner of the Year. Additionally, the top 20 individual runners are named All-GLVC. The top-finishing freshman will earn GLVC Freshman of the Year Honors. 

The race will be available to watch on the GLVC Sports Network at GLVCSN.com. The individual broadcast is $15, while a monthly subscription is $32 and a yearly subscription of $145. 

2025 GLVC Cross Country Championship
Upper Iowa took 14th at last year's conference championship. Former Peacock Eryn Sabelka placed a team-best 107th with a time of 26:56.57.

Lewis won the GLVC Championship with 40 points. Illinois Springfield's Maddie-Ross won it individually with a time of 21:35.04. She became the first-ever Prairie Star to win the race.