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Anonymous
| Posted: 27 Aug 2012 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Men's Cross Country tops preseason poll
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PROVO, Utah -- After polling all nine men's cross country coaches in the conference, the West Coast Conference announced BYU is the pre-season favorite to win the conference championship.
The Cougars earned seven first-place votes and 63 points overall in the preseason poll. The University of Portland ranked second with two first-place votes, followed by the University of San Francisco in third and Gonzaga in fourth.
BYU also led the conference with five runners named to the Preseason All-West Coast Conference team.
Last year, the Cougars' inaugural season in the WCC, the team won their first WCC cross country championship.
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2012 WEST COAST CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL |
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|---|---|
| TEAM (First Place Votes) | POINTS |
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1. BYU (7) |
63 |
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2. Portland (2) |
58 |
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3. San Francisco |
45 |
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4. Gonzaga |
41 |
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T5. Loyola Marymount |
36 |
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T5. Santa Clara |
36 |
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7. Saint Mary's |
19 |
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8. San Diego |
18 |
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9. Pepperdine |
8 |
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2012 PRESEASON ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE TEAM |
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|---|---|---|
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RUNNER |
SCHOOL |
YEAR |
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Jared Bassett |
Portland |
Senior |
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Ben Demaree |
Santa Clara |
Junior |
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Scott Fauble |
Portland |
Sophomore |
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BYU |
Sophomore |
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Lars Erik Malde |
Portland |
Senior |
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David Perry |
Portland |
Sophomore |
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BYU |
Senior |
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BYU |
Junior |
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BYU |
Junior |
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BYU |
Junior |
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