By KCAC Sports
WICHITA, Kan. (KCACSports.com) — The University of Saint Mary earned the top spot in the 2024 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Men’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the conference office announced Wednesday.
The Spires earned the No. 1 spot by accumulating 144 total points and 12 first-place votes. Kansas Wesleyan University was No. 2 in the conference preseason poll, with 125 total points and the one remaining first-place vote. Rounding out the Top Five in the KCAC preseason poll were Tabor College (3rd place; 110 total points), Friends University (4th place; 109 total points) and Evangel University (97 total points).
2024 KCAC Men’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll
| RANK | INSTITUTION | TOTAL POINTS | FIRST-PLACE VOTE(S) |
| 1 | University of Saint Mary | 144 | 12 |
| 2 | Kansas Wesleyan University | 125 | 1 |
| 3 | Tabor College | 10 | |
| 4 | Friends University | 108 | |
| 5 | Evangel University | 97 | |
| 6 | McPherson College | 74 | |
| 7 | Bethany College | 72 | |
| 8 | Bethel College | 69 | |
| 9 | York University | 66 | |
| 10 | Ottawa University | 48 | |
| 11 | Southwestern College | 39 | |
| 12 | Sterling College | 35 | |
| 13 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 27 |
