NEW ORLEANS — With the 2021 NCAA Cross Country season a few days from beginning, the United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has released its preseason polls and the University of Colorado has both programs selected in the top-15.
The women's team will start the season ranked eighth after recording a seventh-place finish at the 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championship on March 15, 2021. The Buffs return all seven runners from that team including All-American Abby Nichols who led the team with an 18th-place finish.
CU picked up 256 points in the poll, just six fewer than seventh-ranked Alabama (250) and 10 less than six-place Arkansas (260).