NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Trinity University men are ninth
in the South/Southeast and the Colorado College men are 10th in the
West according to preseason cross country rankings released by the
United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches
Association (USTFCCCA). Complete USTFCCA Regional
Rankings
A year ago, these two squads battled it out in Shreveport, La. for
supremecy of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. In the
closest finish in conference history, Trinity edged
out Colorado College to capture the 2013 SCAC Men's Cross
Country championship.
Trinity finished with 28 points in the 8K run, followed by
Colorado College with 29 points. For the Tigers, it was their
second straight SCAC Championship as well as their second in school
history.
Trinity returns six of its seven All-SCAC runners from a year ago,
including junior Taylor Piske who finished second to lead the
Tigers with a time of 26:17.7 at the 2013 championship. Junior
Chris Soto (sixth- 26:45.4), junior Phillip Flagg (seventh-
27:13.1), and sophomore Tristan Ashton (eighth - 27:15.9) also
return. Ashton earned SCAC Freshman-of-the-Year honors a year
ago.
Sophomore Evan Epps (10th - 27:27.0) and senior Brandon Douglas
(14th - 27:45.8) round out Trinity's all-SCAC performers from a
year ago.
For Colorado College, the Tigers return two-time SCAC
Runner-of-the-Year, senior Nick Hall. Hall completed last year's
course at the Clyde Fant Course in Shreveport, La., in a time of
25:44.1. Hall is seeking to become just the fourth runner in SCAC
history to earn Runner-of-the-Year honors three times in a career.
The Tigers' Jackson Brainerd, a former teammate of Hall's, last
accomplished the feat (2009-2011).
Other All-SCAC performers returning for Colorado College include
senior Will Richmond (third 26:27.2), senior Graham Frank
(26:33.4), sophomore Ezra Coopersmith (ninth - 27:19.4), and
sophomore Ryan Bing (12th - 27:36.4).
Trinity opens defense of its SCAC championship by hosting the
Trinity University Alamo City Opener on Friday, August 29. Fellow
conference competitors in the event include Schreiner
University and Texas
Lutheran University. Colorado College opens its season a day
later (Saturday, August 30) at the University of Colorado Time
Trial.
For a complete 2014 SCAC Men's Cross Country composite schedule,
click here.
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