CUSA Releases Preseason Cross Country Poll
8/28/2025 12:00:00 PM | Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
DALLAS – Conference USA announced the 2025 Conference USA Preseason Poll on Thursday, with the Jax State men ranking fourth and the women predicted to finish seventh. Last season the men placed third in the CUSA Championship with the women taking home sixth.
The Gamecock men also rank 13th in the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association South Region Preseason Poll. Being ranked in the preseason poll for just the second time in program history.
Men's XC Preseason Poll
1.            MTSU (6)            76
1.            Liberty (4)            76
3.            Kennesaw State            62
4.            Jax State            55
5.            NM State            48
6.            Sam Houston         39
7.            UTEP               34
8.            WKU               30
9.            FIU                 18
10.         LA Tech               9
Women's XC Preseason Poll
1.        Liberty (9)                  119
2.        MTSU (3)                    110
3.        Kennesaw State         100
4.        NM State                    87
5.        FIU                             76
6.        Delaware                    66
7.        Jax State                     60
8.        Missouri State            52
9.        UTEP                          43
10.      WKU                           37
11.      Sam Houston             31
12.      LA Tech                       11
This season's CUSA Championship will take place in Huntsville, Ala. on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The Gamecocks open up their season on Friday, Aug. 29 at Choccolocco Park with the 2025 edition of the Foothills Invitational.
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The Gamecock men also rank 13th in the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association South Region Preseason Poll. Being ranked in the preseason poll for just the second time in program history.
Men's XC Preseason Poll
1.            MTSU (6)            76
1.            Liberty (4)            76
3.            Kennesaw State            62
4.            Jax State            55
5.            NM State            48
6.            Sam Houston         39
7.            UTEP               34
8.            WKU               30
9.            FIU                 18
10.         LA Tech               9
Women's XC Preseason Poll
1.        Liberty (9)                  119
2.        MTSU (3)                    110
3.        Kennesaw State         100
4.        NM State                    87
5.        FIU                             76
6.        Delaware                    66
7.        Jax State                     60
8.        Missouri State            52
9.        UTEP                          43
10.      WKU                           37
11.      Sam Houston             31
12.      LA Tech                       11
This season's CUSA Championship will take place in Huntsville, Ala. on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The Gamecocks open up their season on Friday, Aug. 29 at Choccolocco Park with the 2025 edition of the Foothills Invitational.
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