ALVA, OKLAHOMA - The Great American Conference released their annual Cross Country preseason poll for the Men's. Northwestern enters the season projected sixth in the conference with a total of 18 points. 
 

Coming in first for the league is East Central with 49 points off of seven first place votes out of eight total. Harding is able to capture the last first place vote with a total of 43 points settling for second. Ouachita Baptist closes out the top three with 35 points in the conference preseason poll. 
 

Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Arkansas round out the top five as the Bison earned 33 points followed by the Muleriders with 25. Northwestern fall right behind them with 18 points in the group. 
 

Southern Nazarene and Arkansas Monticello close out the standings with 14 and seven points from the coaches. 
 

Sterlin Broomfield enters his first season as the Men's and Women's Cross Country head coach. The season opens in Lawton, Oklahoma as the Rangers travel for their first meet hosted by Cameron University in the Aggie Duels.

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