August 27, 2015

Women's Cross Country Picked to Finish 6th in SAC

Mars Hill women picked to finish in sixth place in the SAC

ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Mars Hill women's cross country team has been picked to finish in sixth place in the South Atlantic Conference in a preseason poll of the league's coaches, conference officials announced this morning.

Mars Hill earned 77 points, with fifth place Lincoln Memorial earning 83 points and seventh place Brevard tallying 48 points. Defending champion Wingate was picked to repeat as the Bulldogs accumulated 125 points and eight first place votes. Queens was chosen to finish second with 114 points and eight first place votes.

The Lions begin the 2015 season next Friday at the Covered Bridge Open hosted by Appalachian State. The meet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

2015 Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll

School (first-place votes) Total

1. Wingate (8) 125

2. Queens (4) 114

3. Anderson 100

4. Lenoir-Rhyne 86

5. Lincoln Memorial 83

6. Mars Hill 77

7. Brevard 48

8. Coker 47

9. Carson-Newman 40