Men's Cross Country | 09.24.2020

CORVALLIS, Oregon – Lewis-Clark State Men's Cross Country was predicted to win the Cascade Conference Men's Cross Country Championship, while the women were picked to finish third in the first Cascade Conference Preseason Poll for LC State.
 
"We are excited to enter the Cascade Conference," Head Coach Mike Collins said. "Its history of excellence is known all across the country. I have no doubt that the bar has been raised and our teams will be working hard."
 
The Warrior men earned 118 points in the poll, besting defending conference champion College of Idaho by 15 points. LC State garnered nine out of 11 first-place votes after finishing a program-best third place at nationals in 2019. LC State returns every runner that raced at the national meet, including three All-Americans.
 
2020 CCC Men's Cross Country Coaches' Preseason Poll
Team (First-Place Votes)                                        Points
1. Lewis-Clark State (9)                                            118
2. College of Idaho (2)                                              103
3. Southern Oregon                                                  100
4. Oregon Tech                                                          88
5. Eastern Oregon                                                     81
6. Northwest University                                             53
7. Bushnell University                                               51
8. Corban                                                                  47
9. Warner Pacific                                                      30
10. Walla Walla University                                        23
11. Multnomah University                                         18
 
 
The women were predicted to finish third behind defending champion College of Idaho and Southern Oregon. The Warriors picked up one first-place vote and earned 96 points in the poll. LC State returns 10 runners for the coming season.
 
2020 CCC Women's Cross Country Coaches' Preseason Poll
Team (First-Place Votes)                                         Points
1. College of Idaho (8)                                              117
2. Southern Oregon (1)                                             98
3. LC State (1)                                                           96
4. Oregon Tech (1)                                                    93
5. Eastern Oregon                                                     83
6. Bushnell University                                                58
7. Northwest University                                             57
8. Corban                                                                  49
9. Warner Pacific                                                       39
10. Multnomah University                                         20
11. Walla Walla University                                        16
 
 
"The preseason polls are nice, but with a spring championship in track at the same time it puts a bizarre twist into it all, and it is hard to say how good we will be six to seven months from now when the cross country championships will be contested," Collins explained. "It is very possible for us, as well as other teams, that crucial people will be sitting it out because of track, their education goals and the general state of training. We are definitely looking forward to competing as we will have been out of it for almost a year when we get started."
 
The first national poll is set to be released by the NAIA on Oct. 1.