DALLAS, Texas – Joining a conference filled with old friends and new faces, the Aggies find themselves in great company ahead of the 2023-24 academic year. CUSA released their preseason poll for men's and women's cross country on Thursday, picking the NM State women third and the men in fourth.
Last season, the Aggies sent eight student-athletes to the NCAA Mountain Regional while the women also picked up a bronze medal finish at the 2022 WAC Championships in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Middle Tennessee and fellow first-year member Liberty were projected to finish top two in the men's and women's divisions – Liberty was chosen to take first in the men's poll (five first-place finishes), while Middle Tennessee was named the preseason favorite on the women's side (five first-place votes.