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Men's Cross Country

Razorback Men No. 15 In USTFCCCA Preseason Poll

The Arkansas men’s cross country team enters 2018 ranked No. 15 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 Arkansas men’s cross country team enters 2018 ranked No. 15 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Preseason National Coaches Poll, announced Tuesday afternoon.

The Razorbacks are one of only three Southeastern Conference teams featured amount the preseason rankings with Alabama checking in at No. 6, and Ole Miss at No. 29.

Arkansas ended the 2017 season with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, marking the third time in the last three years the Razorbacks have placed in the top-10 at the national competition, with the last two coming in the form of top-five finishes in 2016 and 2017.

While the Razorbacks lost Alex George and Jack Bruce, who finished fourth and sixth, respectively, at last years SEC meet, Arkansas returns Cameron Griffith and Matt Young who finished seventh, and 11th in Athens, Ga. last year earning All-SEC honors.

The 2018 cross country season beings Saturday as the Razorbacks travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete at the Hurricane Invitational. The 2018 SEC Championships are slated for Friday, October 26 in Auburn, Ala.

2018 USTFCCCA Preseason Coaches Poll

  1. Northern Arizona
  2. BYU
  3. Portland
  4. Stanford
  5. Iowa State
  6. Alabama
  7. Colorado
  8. Oregon
  9. Colorado State
  10. Syracuse
  11. Wisconsin
  12. Campbell
  13. Washington State
  14. Southern Utah
  15. Arkansas
  16. Air Force
  17. Virginia
  18. Iona
  19. Middle Tennessee
  20. UCLA
  21. NC State
  22. Michigan State
  23. Princeton
  24. Boise State
  25. Oklahoma State
  26. Michigan
  27. Washington
  28. Villanova
  29. Ole Miss
  30. Furman
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Monday, the Division I Preseason Regional Rankings (South Central) and the SEC Cross Country Coaches Preseason Poll were released, predicting Arkansas to grab the top spot in the region and second-place in the conference.

Arkansas has won 25 out of the last 27 conference titles and laid claim to 38 regional championships dating back to 1976.

2018 Division I Preseason Regional Rankings (South Central)

  1. Arkansas
  2. Texas
  3. Texas A&M
  4. UT Arlington
  5. McNeese State
  6. Rice
  7. Texas State
  8. Lamar
  9. Incarnate Word
  10. North Texas
  11. Houston
  12. Baylor
  13. Tulane
  14. Louisiana
  15. Stephen F. Austin
2018 SEC Cross Country Coaches Preseason Poll (points)
  1. Alabama (12)
  2. Arkansas (20)
  3. Ole Miss (32)
  4. Tennessee (52)
  5. Kentucky (56)
  6. Florida (66)
  7. Texas A&M (66)
  8. Georgia (78)
  9. Missouri (83)
  10. Auburn (98)
  11. Vanderbilt (112)
  12. LSU (117)
2018 Cross Country Schedule

DateMeetLocation
Sat, Sept. 1Hurricane InvitationalTulsa, Okla.
Fri, Sept. 14Badger OpenMadison, Wis.
Sat, Sept. 22Chile Pepper FestivalFayetteville, Ark.
Fri, Oct. 12Penn State NationalUniversity Park, Pa.
Fri, Oct. 26SEC ChampionshipsAuburn, Ala.
Fri, Nov. 9NCAA South Central RegionalCollege Station, Texas
Sat, Nov. 17NCAA ChampionshipsMadison, Wis.

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