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The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference released its 2018 Cross Country Preseason Poll on Friday (Aug. 31), and Ashland's men and women are slotted fifth and ninth, respectively.
In each of the last two seasons, the Eagle men have finished fifth at the GLIAC Championships, and they return junior Kyle Shively, who earned second-team All-GLIAC honors last fall.
The Eagle women placed seventh at the 2017 GLIAC Championships.
Ashland's men and women will begin the 2018 season on Saturday (Sept. 1) at 1:40 p.m. at the Northwood Invitational.
2018 GLIAC Cross Country Preseason Poll Results
Format: Rank. Team - Total Votes (First Place Votes)
Men
1. Grand Valley State - 100 (10)
2. Saginaw Valley State - 91 (1)
3. Michigan Tech - 78
4. Ferris State - 60
5. ASHLAND - 58
6. Parkside - 55
7. Davenport - 50
8. Northwood - 39
9. Wayne State - 37
10. Lake Superior State - 23
11. Purdue Northwest - 14
Women
1. Grand Valley State - 121 (11)
2. Northern Michigan - 108 (1)
3. Michigan Tech - 101
4. Saginaw Valley State - 91
5. Ferris State - 76
6. Wayne State - 71
7. Parkside - 57
8. Davenport - 50
9. ASHLAND - 49
10. Purdue Northwest - 27
11. Northwood - 25
12. Lake Superior State - 16
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