Men's Cross Country Picked Fourth in MEC Preseason Poll
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference announced their 2025 Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll on Thursday afternoon placing Frostburg State in the number four spot for the second straight year.
Frostburg is coming off an eighth-place finish in the conference championships last season, going on to finish 16th in the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships.
The Bobcats captured 69 total points in the poll, sliding in between Concord (75) and West Virginia Wesleyan (60). Charleston is the preseason favorite, having totaled 97 points and seven first-place votes in the poll, as Davis & Elkins, the defending champions, took second with 94 points and four first-place votes.
FSU starts their season at the Galen Piper XC Challenge at Shippensburg on Friday, September 5 at 8 PM.
MEC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. Charleston (7) — 97
2. Davis & Elkins (4) — 94
3. Concord — 75
4. Frostburg State — 69
5. West Va. Wesleyan — 60
T6. Glenville State — 58
T6. West Liberty — 58
8. Fairmont State — 34
9. Point Park — 30
10. Wheeling — 20
11. West Virginia State — 10
* Coaches not permitted to vote for own team
( ) First-place votes
Latest Men's Cross Country
- Osborne Finishes Top-10 as Men's XC Places Fourth at Shenandoah TwilightThe Frostburg State Men's Cross Country team took fourth place out of seven total teams at the Shenandoah Twilight Invitational on Friday evening.
- Men's Cross Country Begins Season with Fifth-Place Finish at Galen Piper ChallengeThe Frostburg State men's cross-country team kicked off its season at the 15th Annual Shippensburg University Galen Piper XC Classic, placing fifth as a team.
- Marianne Hutchens Announced as Head Cross Country CoachThe Frostburg State Athletic Department has announced Marianne Hutchens as the next head coach of the Men's and Women's Cross Country programs.
- Men's Cross Country Finishes Out Season at Atlantic Regional MeetThe Frostburg State Men's Cross Country team wrapped up their season on Saturday morning at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships.
- Osborne Named USTFCCCA Male Athlete of the WeekFrostburg State Men's Cross Country sophomore Gage Osborne was named USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Male National Athlete of the Week, presented by the USTFCCCA Communications Staff on Monday.
- Three Place in Top 10 for Men's Cross Country at Go Fast River RunThe Frostburg State Men's Cross Country team concluded their regular season at the Go Fast River Run, placing second out of five teams.
