JONESBORO, Ark. (9/1/21) – High hopes abound for the Arkansas State cross country teams, with the season just over two weeks away and the unveiling of the 2021 Sun Belt Conference preseason coaches poll.
The league's coaches projected the Red Wolves to sweep the league, with the men earning four first-place votes and tied atop the poll with Appalachian State. The two-time defending champion women's squad was projected to three-peat, earning seven of the 12 possible top votes.
Last season, the Red Wolves repeated as women's Sun Belt Conference champions while the men finished third as a team and Pascoe earned a spot in the NCAA Championships as the league's individual champion.