Colorado State University Athletics
Rams Tabbed to Win Mountain West
8/24/2023 2:08:00 PM | Cross Country
Colorado State women’s cross country team selected as the preseason favorite by Mountain West coaches
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State women's cross country team received 97 points and seven first-place votes to be tabbed the favorite to win the Mountain West. The men's squad was voted second with 56 points and two first-place votes.
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The Rams return 18 runners from last season, 10 on the women's side and nine on the men. The squads also return four All-Mountain West runners with Sarah Carter for the women and Mason Brown, Lars Mitchel and Tom Oates for the men.
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Both teams entered the fifth week ranked in the USTFCCCA National Poll and was just the second time in school history that both teams headed to the Mountain Regional while both nationally ranked. The two squads also made returns to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2004, both earning at-large bids. The women made their 12th appearance, including third consecutive. The men's squad made their 15th appearance and the first since 2018.
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The program welcomes 16 newcomers with five freshman and three transfers on the women's team and seven freshmen with one transfers on the men.
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Colorado State will start the season on Saturday, September 2 running at the Wyoming Invitation in Cheyenne, Wyo.
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The Rams return 18 runners from last season, 10 on the women's side and nine on the men. The squads also return four All-Mountain West runners with Sarah Carter for the women and Mason Brown, Lars Mitchel and Tom Oates for the men.
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Both teams entered the fifth week ranked in the USTFCCCA National Poll and was just the second time in school history that both teams headed to the Mountain Regional while both nationally ranked. The two squads also made returns to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2004, both earning at-large bids. The women made their 12th appearance, including third consecutive. The men's squad made their 15th appearance and the first since 2018.
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The program welcomes 16 newcomers with five freshman and three transfers on the women's team and seven freshmen with one transfers on the men.
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Colorado State will start the season on Saturday, September 2 running at the Wyoming Invitation in Cheyenne, Wyo.
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