NEW ORLEANS – Little Rock's men's cross country team was picked to finish sixth in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches' Poll while the women were picked to finish eighth the league announced Wednesday.
Both squads start the season Friday at ULM guided by new distance coach Dustin Mettler.
Last year, Little Rock finished sixth at the Sun Belt Championships – marking the team's best finish since 2014 – while the women finished eighth. Both teams return a majority of last year's squads including Spencer Cardinal on the men's side. Cardinal led the Trojans in a majority of the meets.