NEW ORLEANS - The Lewis University men's cross country team was voted as the 10th best team nationally for NCAA DII schools this preseason and the second best for the NCAA DII Midwest Region as announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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NCAA DII National Coaches Poll
Team Preseason Ranking
Wingate 1
East Central (Okla.) 2
Colo. School of Mines 3
West Texas A&M 4
Grand Valley State 5
Adams State 6
Chico State 7
Western Colorado 8
Pittsburg State 9
Lewis 10
Lee (Tenn.) 11
Western Washington 12
CSU Pueblo 13
Augusta 14
Saginaw Valley State 15
Fort Lewis 16
Northwest Missouri 17
Colorado Christian 18
Azusa Pacific 19
Mississippi College 20
Anderson (S.C.) 21
Cal Poly Pomona 22
UC-Colorado Springs 23
Walsh 24
Charleston (W.Va.) 25
Florida Southern 26
Catawba 27
Washburn 28
Davis and Elkins 29
Alabama-Huntsville 30
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NCAA DII Midwest Coaches Preseason Poll
Team Preseason Ranking
Grand Valley State 1
Lewis 2
Saginaw Valley State 3
Walsh 4
Michigan Tech 5
Illinois-Springfield 6
Drury 7
Wayne State (Mich.) 8
Findlay 9
Cedarville 10
Lewis begins its season Friday, September 6 as the Flyers host the Flyer Early Bird Invite at the Lewis Cross Country Course starting at 6 p.m. CT.