Arkansas Checks In At No. 9 In USTFCCCA Preseason PollArkansas Checks In At No. 9 In USTFCCCA Preseason Poll
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Arkansas Checks In At No. 9 In USTFCCCA Preseason Poll

The women of Arkansas checked in at No. 9 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Preseason National Coaches Poll, announced Tuesday afternoon

USTFCCCA Release

NEW ORLEANS, LA — The women of Arkansas checked in at No. 9 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Preseason National Coaches Poll, announced Tuesday afternoon

Arkansas leads the way among the two Southeastern Conference teams featured in the preseason poll, with Georgia squeezing in the top-20 at No. 19.

The Razorbacks return four All-SEC performers in Taylor Werner, Carina Viljoen, Ashton Endsley, and 2017 SEC Freshman of the Year Lauren Gregory.

Arkansas finished first at the 2017 SEC Championships and the 2017 NCAA South Central Region Championship, with a 13th place finish at the NCAA Championships.

The 2018 cross country season beings Saturday as reigning SEC Coach of the Year Lance Harter and the Razorbacks travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete at the Hurricane Invitational. The 2018 SEC Cross Country Championships are scheduled to take place Friday, Oct. 26 in Auburn, Ala.

2018 USTFCCCA Preseason Coaches Poll

  1. New Mexico
  2. Colorado
  3. Stanford
  4. Oregon
  5. Boise State
  6. NC State
  7. Wisconsin
  8. Villanova
  9. Arkansas
  10. Utah State
  11. Providence
  12. Penn State
  13. Michigan
  14. Furman
  15. Michigan State
  16. BYU
  17. Iowa State
  18. Washington
  19. Georgia
  20. California
  21. Indiana
  22. Syracuse
  23. Notre Dame
  24. Minnesota
  25. Georgetown
  26. Oklahoma State
  27. Texas
  28. Dartmouth
  29. Ohio State
  30. San Francisco
Arkansas was ranked first in two polls released Monday, the Division I Preseason Regional Rankings (South Central) and the Southeastern Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. In the SEC poll, Arkansas was unanimously projected to finish first at the 2018 SEC Championships by its league coaches.

2018 Division I Preseason Regional Rankings (South Central)

  1. Arkansas
  2. Texas
  3. SMU
  4. Baylor
  5. Texas A&M
  6. TCU
  7. Arkansas State
  8. Texas State
  9. Lamar
  10. LSU
  11. Rice
  12. McNeese State
  13. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
  14. UTSA
  15. North Texas
2018 SEC Cross Country Coaches Preseason Poll (points)
  1. Arkansas (13)
  2. Georgia (27)
  3. Ole Miss (39)
  4. Mississippi State (71)
  5. Vanderbilt (73)
  6. Texas A&M (78)
  7. Alabama (87)
  8. Florida (92)
  9. Missouri (115)
  10. Tennessee (115)
  11. Kentucky (118)
  12. Auburn (126)
  13. South Carolina (158)
  14. LSU (162)
2018 Cross Country Schedule

DateMeetLocation
Sat, Sept. 1Hurricane InvitationalTulsa, Okla.
Sat, Sept. 15Missouri Southern InviteJoplin, Mo.
Sat, Sept. 22Chile Pepper FestivalFayetteville, Ark.
Fri, Sept. 28Nuttycombe Wisconsin InvitationalMadison, Wis.
Sat, Oct. 13Wisconsin Pre-NationalsMadison, Wis.
Fri, Oct. 26SEC ChampionshipsAuburn, Ala.
Fri, Nov. 9NCAA South Central RegionalCollege Station, Texas
Sat, Nov. 17NCAA ChampionshipsMadison, Wis.

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