DALLAS – Conference USA released the preseason cross country polls on Wednesday, Aug. 21, with the 49ers' men team tabbed for a second-place finish in the conference and the women slated for fifth. Both polls are voted on by the head coaches in the conference.
FAMILIAR POSITIONS
Both programs finished in those same spots last season, with the men bringing home the silver in 2018 and the women taking fifth. The men finished just seven points and three seconds of total time behind champion North Texas. Charlotte picked up three top-10 finishes, including gold medalist Tom Nobles, and all five scoring runners finished in the top-20 last year.