Carmel, Ind. - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has released the 2025 Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll, which sees the Spartans selected to finish second.
The Spartans received 74 points as well as two first place votes in a vote amongst fellow HCAC coaches. Manchester Men's Cross Country finished as the runner-ups last season, falling short to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Coach Cashdollar looks to emulate the most recent Men's Cross Country Championship seasons, 2019 and 2023.
Men's Cross Country returns three All-Conference runners from the 2024 season in
Brenden Oden,
Gavin Byerly, and
Austin Johnson. Additionally, Sophomore
Darius Osborn, Junior
Cole Davies, Sophomore
Logan Ferris, and Sophomore
Will Coggins were selected to the 2025 HCAC Athletes to Watch list.
Manchester Cross Country opens the season Saturday, September 6th at the Franklin Invitational, start time of 10:00 AM.
2025 HCAC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (8) |
80 |
| 2. |
Manchester University (2) |
74 |
| 3. |
Hanover College |
62 |
| 4. |
Franklin College |
60 |
| 5. |
Transylvania University |
40 |
| 6. |
Anderson University |
39 |
| 7. |
Berea College |
38 |
| 8. |
Bluffton University |
26 |
| 9. |
Earlham College |
21 |
| 10. |
Mount St. Joseph University |
10 |
https://heartlandconf.org/news/2025/8/20/hcac-2025-mens-cross-country-preseason-poll.aspx
