FARMINGTON, Utah – The Big Sky Conference released the results of the 2023 Men's and Women's Cross Country Preseason Polls, as voted on by its coaches. The Vandal women were tabbed to finish third while the men were picked fourth.
The women received 81 votes to earn a third-place position in the preseason poll. The Idaho women finished second at the 2022 Big Sky Championships in Cheney, Wash. last year. Maya Kobylanski returns for her senior year after a third-place finish in the Big Sky Championships, while junior Katja Pattis and graduate student Nathalia Campos also return for the Vandals after 15th and 19th place finishes, respectively.