GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Lees-McRae men's cross country team was picked third in the 2025 Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll.
Josh Brett,
Isaac Reyna, and Domenic Bruzzo-Morello were named Athletes to Watch for the upcoming season.
The Bobcats tallied 190 points for the third spot while UNC Pembroke and Converse placed ahead, respectively. UNCP collected 15 first-place votes and Converse earned the final first-place vote for second in the preseason poll.
Belmont Abbey, Southern Wesleyan, Young Harris, North Greenville, Mount Olive, King, and Erskine rounded out the top ten for the league poll.
Lees-McRae begins the season on Friday, September 5 at the Converse Kick-Off Classic in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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2025 Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll:
| Rank |
Team (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1 |
UNC Pembroke (15) |
225 |
| 2 |
Converse (1) |
202 |
| 3 |
Lees-McRae |
190 |
| 4 |
Belmont Abbey |
181 |
| 5 |
Southern Wesleyan |
173 |
| 6 |
Young Harris |
164 |
| 7 |
North Greenville |
134 |
| 8 |
Mount Olive |
127 |
| 9 |
King |
107 |
| 10 |
Erskine |
87 |
| 11 |
Barton |
82 |
| 12 |
Emmanuel |
78 |
| 13 |
Francis Marion |
52 |
| 14 |
Shorter |
49 |
| 15 |
Ferrum |
44 |
| 16 |
Chowan |
25 |
