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Pre-season Top DI Women's Cross Country Teams - college.runnerspace rankings

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DyeStatCOLLEGE.com   Aug 1st 2014, 6:48pm
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Without reviewing all of the rosters this is my pre-season top 10

1. Michigan returns its top 7 from last year's 4th place finish (2nd was only 18 points better)

2. Arizona loses top runner but returners gained valuable experience.

3. Georgetown ran well as a pack last year and returns top 3 and 6 of top 7

4. Michigan State returns another good pack running team and NCAA Steeple Champ O'Conner and they return top 4 and 6 of top 7

5. Florida State Returns top 7 and was expected to challenge for the win but they ran poorly at the NCAA meet.

6. Butler is a developing program and returns 3 of top 5

7. Arkansas came in as a trophy favorite and had a poor meet (see FSU) their experience will drive them this year.  Their top 5 returns.

8. Oregon has the biggest upside of any team as frosh Sarah Baxter could be the top US freshman, two all-americans could return from injury and entire team from meet comes back (14th) 

9. Providence lost 2 of their powerhouse 3 that drove them to the 2013 title but Coach Treacy is always ready to push the team to the top-10

10. Stanford - Has possible low stick in Cuffe, one of the top frosh in Cranny

 

One to be watched - Boise State had a huge recruiting class on the women's side and the likely low stick for the championship meet (Sr Emma Bates).  Coach Ihmels has had great success developing female teams and runners.

Other teams of interest New Mexico, Duke and Washington

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