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BREVARD, N.C. – The Brevard College Cross Country teams both placed in the upper half of their respective pre-championship polls, as the men's team was picked to finish tied-for-fourth, while the women's side garnered a sixth-place selection. The poll comes ahead of the 2021 USA South Conference Cross Country Championships, held Saturday, October 30 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Brevard's men's team was slotted in a tie for fourth with Methodist University, as both teams received 128 points in the poll. Berea College was picked as the men's favorite with 163 points and nine first-place votes, followed by Southern Virginia who garnered 151 points and five first-place selections. Piedmont University was selected third, barely edging Brevard with 132 points in the poll, with Covenant – the defending West Division Champion – slotted in sixth place with 125 points.
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2021 USA South Coaches Pre-Championship |
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Rank |
Institution (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
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1. |
Berea (9) |
163 |
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2. |
Southern Virginia (5) |
151 |
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3. |
Piedmont |
132 |
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t-4. |
Brevard |
128 |
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t-4. |
Methodist* |
128 |
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6. |
Covenant^ |
125 |
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7. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
98 |
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8. |
Pfeiffer |
77 |
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9. |
Huntingdon |
66 |
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10. |
William Peace |
57 |
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11. |
LaGrange |
44 |
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12. |
Maryville |
37 |
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13. |
Mary Baldwin |
35 |
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14. |
Averett |
33 |
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*Defending East Division Champion |
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On the women's side, the Tornados were selected to finish in sixth place in the upcoming conference meet. Southern Virginia, the newest member of the USA South, was picked to capture the championship with 244 points and 13 first-place votes. Covenant (227 points), Meredith (217 points), Piedmont (216 points), and Mary Baldwin (175 points) all preceded the Tornados in the poll, as Brevard received 161 points in the poll to finish sixth.
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2021 USA South Coaches Pre-Championship Women's Cross Country Poll |
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Rank |
Institution (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
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1. |
Southern Virginia (13) |
244 |
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2. |
Covenant^ (2) |
227 |
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3. |
Meredith* (1) |
217 |
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4. |
Piedmont (1) |
216 |
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5. |
Mary Baldwin |
175 |
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6. |
Brevard |
161 |
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7. |
Maryville |
154 |
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8. |
Pfeiffer |
149 |
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9. |
Berea |
141 |
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10. |
William Peace |
130 |
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11. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
122 |
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12. |
Huntingdon |
95 |
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13. |
Methodist |
78 |
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14. |
LaGrange |
68 |
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15. |
Agnes Scott |
64 |
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16. |
Wesleyan |
46 |
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17. |
Averett |
25 |
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*Defending East Division Champion |
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The Tornados will look to build upon a strong Fall campaign that has included numerous personal records. BC's men's side will seek to build on a third-place finish in the West Division Championship last Spring, as during last season's COVID-altered spring campaign, the championship was split into divisions. The 2021 conference meet will mark the first time that BC's women's team will compete as a full team since joining the conference.
Following Saturday's championship race, the Tornados will turn their attention to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA DIII Cross Country Regional Championships, held on Saturday, November 13 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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