[Men's Cross Country] SSU men ranked 11th in initial NAIA Cross Country Coaches Poll

With the return of each of its top seven runners from the Mid-South Conference Championship Meet, along with its top 13 overall, the Shawnee State men's cross country program accumulated a No. 11 overall ranking in the initial NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches Poll that was released on Thursday.

The Bears, who amassed 405 points, sit just 21 points away from Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), who sits in 10th place overall with 426 points. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) and Dordt (Iowa), with 429 and 432 points, respectively, also sit within striking distance of SSU in ninth and eighth place.