Aggies XC Tabbed Fourth, Sixth in CUSA Preseason Poll

NM State kicks off the 2024 season on Saturday at the NMSU Golf Course.

Source: NMSU Athletics (Photo: Courtesy)

As excitement for the 2024 cross country season ramps up, Conference USA has released their Preseason Poll on Thursday, Aug. 29.

Voted on by the league’s ten head coaches, NM State was picked fourth on the men’s side, while the women’s team was picked to finish sixth. Middle Tennessee men and women were chosen as favorites to repeat their titles from 2023.

Last season, the women’s cross country team finished tied for second with Liberty at the CUSA Cross Country Championships, while the men’s team recorded a fifth-place finish, led by Freshman of the Meet and Second Team All-CUSA selections Thomas Croshaw.

NM State begins their 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31 at the NMSU Golf Course as they host the 2024 Lori Fitzgerald Memorial Open.

CUSA 2024 Men’s Cross Country Preseason Poll (First place votes)

1. Middle Tennessee (6)
2. Liberty (4)
3. UTEP
4. NM State
5. Sam Houston
T6. Jacksonville State
T6. Kennesaw State
8. WKU
9. FIU
9. Louisiana Tech

CUSA 2024 Women’s Cross Country Preseason Poll (First place votes)

1. Middle Tennessee (6)
2. Liberty (2)
3. Kennesaw State (1)
4. UTEP (1)
5. FIU
6. NM State
7. Jacksonville State
8. Sam Houston
9. WKU
10. Louisiana Tech

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