Men's Cross Country tops preseason poll

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.