NEW ORLEANS, La. — Both Wolfpack cross country squads will enter the 2017 season nationally ranked as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its preseason national coaches’ poll Tuesday afternoon.
The NC State women totaled 283 points to place sixth in the poll, as voted on by representatives from each of the USTFCCCA’s 10 regions. On the men’s side, the Wolfpack was voted 28th overall with 61 points.
The Wolfpack women return four scorers from last year’s fourth-place NCAA squad. Redshirt junior Rachel Koon is set to lead the Pack in 2017 as she took home All-America honors a year ago.