Campbell Tops 2021 Preseason Men's Cross Country Poll
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – For the sixth consecutive season, Campbell University has been voted the favorite in the Big South’s annual preseason men’s cross country poll by the league’s head coaches, the conference office announced Monday. The Camels have won five out of the last six Big South championships.
Campbell claimed the top spot in this year’s poll with eight first-place votes and 140 points. Charleston Southern, which won the Big South Championship this past spring, finished second in the poll with 128 points and collected the four remaining first-place votes. High Point placed third in the voting with 124 points, while Radford claimed fourth in the poll with 101 points.
UNC Asheville followed in fifth place with 94 points, with USC Upstate in sixth at 78 points. Winthrop garnered seventh-place with 68 points, followed by new Big South member North Carolina A&T (eighth, 57 points). The remaining poll standings are Longwood (ninth, 52 points), Presbyterian College (10th, 43 points), Hampton (11th, 29) and Gardner-Webb (12th, 22 points).
The men’s cross country season begins Wednesday, Sept. 1. The 2021 Big South Men’s Cross Country Championship is slated for Friday, Oct. 29, in Kernersville, N.C., and will be hosted by High Point University.
2021 BIG SOUTH PRESEASON MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
| Rk - School (first-place votes) |
Points |
| 1 - Campbell (8) |
140 |
| 2 - Charleston Southern (4) |
128 |
| 3 - High Point |
124 |
| 4 - Radford |
101 |
| 5 - UNC Asheville |
94 |
| 6 - USC Upstate |
78 |
| 7 - Winthrop |
68 |
| 8 - North Carolina A&T |
57 |
| 9 - Longwood |
52 |
| 10 - Presbyterian College |
43 |
| 11 - Hampton |
29 |
| 12 - Gardner-Webb |
22 |
Note: points are based on a weighted system, with first-place votes receiving 12 points, followed by 11 points for second-place, and so on.