GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Lees-McRae women's cross country team was voted to finish fifth in the 2025 Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll.
Campbell Dille,
Megan Knapp, and
Kaylee Kraver were selected as Players to Watch for the upcoming season.
The Bobcats received 173 total points for fifth place in the preseason standings while North Greenville, Converse, UNC Pembroke, and King collected the top four spots. North Greenville received 14 first-place votes while Converse and UNCP earned the final two first-place votes.
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 Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll:
| Rank |
Team (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1 |
North Greenville (14) |
224 |
| 2 |
Converse (1) |
204 |
| 3 |
UNC Pembroke (1) |
191 |
| 4 |
King |
185 |
| 5 |
Lees-McRae |
173 |
| 6 |
Southern Wesleyan |
148 |
| 7 |
Belmont Abbey |
142 |
| 8 |
Young Harris |
125 |
| 9 |
Emmanuel |
113 |
| 10 |
Mount Olive |
98 |
| 11 |
Erskine |
90 |
| 12 |
Francis Marion |
64 |
| 13 |
Shorter |
52 |
| 14 |
Chowan |
41 |
| 15 |
Ferrum |
39 |
| 16 |
Barton |
31 |
