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.
2012 WEST COAST CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL |
|
---|---|
TEAM (First Place Votes) | POINTS |
1. BYU (7) |
63 |
2. Portland (2) |
58 |
3. San Francisco |
45 |
4. Gonzaga |
41 |
T5. Loyola Marymount |
36 |
T5. Santa Clara |
36 |
7. Saint Mary's |
19 |
8. San Diego |
18 |
9. Pepperdine |
8 |
2012 PRESEASON ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE TEAM |
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RUNNER |
SCHOOL |
YEAR |
Jared Bassett |
Portland |
Senior |
Ben Demaree |
Santa Clara |
Junior |
Scott Fauble |
Portland |
Sophomore |
BYU |
Sophomore |
|
Lars Erik Malde |
Portland |
Senior |
David Perry |
Portland |
Sophomore |
BYU |
Senior |
|
BYU |
Junior |
|
BYU |
Junior |
|
BYU |
Junior |
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