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MACON, Ga. (Aug. 21, 2007) - With two and a half weeks remaining before the ETSU cross country season gets underway the Atlantic Sun conference released its 2007 preseason coaches poll, and Dave Walker's men's team is picked to finish third this season among conference foes.
The Bucs received 123 total votes, which is only three shy from second-place
ETSU will be one of the top teams looking to dethrone
Senior Jordan Ladd (Lyn, Ontario), junior red-shirt Jeff Crane (Taylors, S.C.), and sophomore Kenneth Rotich (Sotik, Kenya) round out the returnees from last season, while local newcomer Josh Jaynes (Elizabethton, Tenn.) adds much needed depth to the squad. ETSU will search for its first team championship since the 1996 season as its top five runners and a couple new additions look to bounce back after the third-place mark in 2006.
Just like on the men's side,
For the second consecutive season the ETSU women's team will be guided by a youth movement as head coach Michelle Byrne's squad features one senior, two sophomores and three freshmen. The Bucs' top returning runner, Vicki Currie (
Joining the
The Bucs received 48 total votes and were selected to finish ninth by the coaches.
The ETSU cross country team is preparing for its season opener, which is slated for Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Virginia Tech Invitational.
Below is the full men's and women's cross country poll:
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1. |
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144 |
2. |
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126 |
3. |
ETSU |
123 |
4. |
Gardner-Webb |
102 |
5. |
UNF |
96 |
6. |
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90 |
7. |
Lipscomb |
64 |
8. |
Mercer |
56 |
9. |
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49 |
10. |
USC Upstate |
41 |
11. |
Stetson |
29 |
12. |
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16 |
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1. |
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143 |
2. |
UNF (1) |
126 |
3. |
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122 |
4. |
|
105 |
5. |
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98 |
6. |
Lipscomb |
79 |
7. |
Gardner-Webb |
64 |
8. |
Mercer |
49 |
9. |
ETSU |
48 |
10. |
USC Upstate |
40 |
11. |
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39 |
12. |
Stetson |
23 |