BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a preseason poll of the league’s head coaches, Arkansas was voted to win a league title once again, as released by the conference Monday afternoon.
The Razorbacks return five All-SEC performers in Taylor Werner, Carina Viljoen, Lauren Gregory, Maddy Reed, and 2018 SEC Freshman of the Year Katrina Robinson
Points for the poll were tabulated with a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13 basis. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams.
The Razorbacks have won six-consecutive SEC Cross Country Championships dating back to 2014.
The 2019 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 2019 SEC Cross Country Championships are slated to take place Friday, Nov. 1 in Lexington, Ky.
2019 SEC Cross Country Coaches Preseason Poll (points)
| WOMEN | ||
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Arkansas (13) | 13 |
| 2 | Ole Miss (1) | 32 |
| 3 | Florida | 37 |
| 4 | Georgia | 55 |
| 5 | Missouri | 63 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 84 |
| 7 | Alabama | 91 |
| T8 | Kentucky | 107 |
| T8 | Texas A&M | 107 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 115 |
| 11 | Auburn | 117 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 136 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 158 |
| 14 | LSU | 159 |
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