They have yet to run a regular-season meet, but the New Mexico cross-country women nonetheless are No. 1 in the first regular-season poll.
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday had the Lobos, the preseason No. 2 team, swap places with preseason No. 1 Iowa State.
It is the first women’s athletic team in school history to be ranked No. 1 in its sports’ poll. New Mexico men’s soccer is the only other program to achieve that status.
“It’s a great honor that the coaches of the coaches association think that we’re No.