Razorbacks Tabbed Third in SEC Preseason Poll

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —  Following an SEC Runner-up finish, South Central Regional Championship, and a 25th-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Championships last season, the Arkansas men’s cross country team heads into the 2019 campaign as the preseason No. 3 in the SEC Cross Country Coaches’ Preseason Poll as released by the conference Monday afternoon.

While the Razorbacks lost Cameron Griffith and Ethan Moehn, who finished third and 14th, respectively, at last years SEC meet, Arkansas returns SEC Champion Gilbert Boit, Ryan Murphy and Graham Brown who finished first, ninth, and 17th in Auburn, Ala. last year with two of the three earning All-SEC honors. Arkansas also returns Matt Young, who was an All-Region performer for the Razorbacks at the South Central meet last season.

Rankings were tabulated with a Points for the men’s poll were awarded on a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11 basis. A team with all first-place votes would receive 11 points, coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams.

The Razorbacks have claimed eight of the last nine SEC XC Championships and 25 in the last 28 years. In total Arkansas has claimed 50 conference titles.

The 2019 cross country season beings Saturday as the Razorbacks travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete at the Hurricane Invitational. The 2019 SEC Cross Country Championships are slated to take place Friday, Nov. 1 in Lexington, Ky.

2019 SEC Cross Country Coaches Preseason Poll (points)

MEN
Rank Team Points
1 Ole Miss (7) 15
2 Alabama (5) 20
3 Arkansas 28
T4 Florida 58
T4 Kentucky 58
6 Missouri 60
7 Texas A&M 64
8 Tennessee 70
9 Georgia 87
10 Auburn 100
11 Vanderbilt 114
12 LSU 118

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