The Pre-Season NCAA rankings for Men and Women’s Cross Country were released and the Lady Friars are checking in at #7 in the Nation to start off the season. The Women finished #13 in the end of the year NCAA rankings last year and return 4 of their top 5 runners from last season.
#NCAAD1 Women’s XC Preseason Top-30: 10-6
10. @DonsXCTF
9. @BYUTFXC
8. @NDXCTF
7. @FriarsXCTrack
6. @PackXC pic.twitter.com/QpvtTrOdoB— USTFCCCA (@USTFCCCA) August 29, 2017
Coach Ray Treacy is in his 34th season as Head Coach and looks to return back to the NCAA Championships with the return of 2x All-American Catarina Rocha after her redshirting last year.
Here are the top teams from each region across the US if you’re interested…
Here are the top teams in each of the 9 regions in NCAA Division I Cross Country!
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🚺 – https://t.co/ijDZMUB5Yw pic.twitter.com/lV2HvqaB7l
— USTFCCCA (@USTFCCCA) August 28, 2017