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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcon Women's Cross Country Team Picked To Tie For Second In MAC Race
December 21, 1999 | General
Aug. 19, 1999
The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team was picked to finish in a second-place tie in the 1999 Mid-American Conference race, according to the league's coaches. The MAC Preseason Poll was released this afternoon by the conference office in Cleveland.
In the men's cross country poll, Bowling Green was picked to finish eighth at this year's league meet.
The Falcon women received 111 points to place behind Ohio. BGSU, which received one first-place vote, earned the same number of points as Kent. The Falcon women captured the MAC title last year, earning that crown for the third time in four years.
The BGSU men collected 58 points to finish behind Eastern Michigan, Miami, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Kent, Ball State and Ohio. The Falcons placed ninth at last year's MAC race.
Both of the Falcon cross country squads are scheduled to begin the 1999 season on Sept. 11 at the Ohio University Dual in Athens, Ohio.
The complete 1999 MAC Cross Country Preseason Coaches Polls, with total points received (first-place votes in parentheses):
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLL 1. Eastern Michigan (6)______138 2. Miami (5)_________________134 3. Western Michigan (1)______118 4. Central Michigan__________113 5. Kent_______________________96 6. Ball State_________________74 7. Ohio_______________________71 8. Bowling Green______________58 9. Akron______________________52 10. Toledo_____________________34 11. Marshall___________________25 12. Buffalo____________________23WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLL 1. Ohio (7)__________________134 2. Bowling Green (1)_________111 Kent (1)__________________111 4. Eastern Michigan___________97 5. Akron (1)__________________94 Miami______________________94 7. Toledo_____________________93 8. Ball State_________________79 9. Western Michigan___________60 10. Central Michigan (1)_______58 11. Buffalo____________________30 12. Marshall___________________25 13. Northern Illinois__________13
