The Drake University men's cross country team has been picked second in the Missouri Valley Conference's annual preseason coaches' poll.
The Bulldogs' men's squad earned three first-place votes and 70 total points in the poll, just behind preseason favorite Bradley. The Braves collected six first-place votes and 78 total points.
The league's coaches picked Drake's women's team fourth after the Bulldogs recorded their best finish since 2000 with a third-place showing at the spring MVC Championship.
The Drake men earned their ranking after finishing third at the spring MVC Championship for the program's third-straight top-three finish.