NEW ORLEANS – The App State men have been predicted to win the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships as determined by a vote of the leagues head coaches. The Sun Belt on Wednesday released its 2024 Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
 
The Mountaineer men, who won their third overall championship and first since 2019 last season in 2023, tallied 80 total points with 8-of-9 first-place votes. Arkansas State was picked to finish second with 73 points and the remaining first-place vote.
 
The 2024 Sun Belt Conference Championships are set for Friday, November 1 at the Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley, Ala. The men are scheduled to run the 8K at 8:30 a.m.
 
2024 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1. App State (8) – 80 points
2. Arkansas State (1) – 73 points
3. South Alabama – 52 points
T4. Texas State – 50 points
T4. ULM – 50 points
6. Marshall – 35 points
7. Louisiana – 33 points
8. Coastal Carolina – 21 points
9. Troy – 11 points