CORVALLIS, Ore. – For the sixth consecutive year, The College of Idaho Women's Cross Country team was predicted to take the Cascade Collegiate Conference title yet again, announced Friday by the conference office.
With 10 first place votes, C of I was chosen to hold its spot on top of the poll with 141 points. Last year the Yotes won their sixth straight and 11th overall Cascade Collegiate Conference Championship.
Lewis-Clark State College claimed the No. 2 spot with the final two first place votes and 123 points while Eastern Oregon University ranked No. 3 with 118 points. Southern Oregon University ranked No. 4 with 113 points and Oregon Tech rounded out the top five with 85 points.
The Evergreen State College earned 79 points followed by Corban University at No. 7 with 71 points. Northwest University ranked No. 8 with 57 points and Bushnell University received 55 points.
Trinity Western University (42 points), Walla Walla University (29 points), and Warner Pacific University (19) completed the poll in the No. 10-11 spots, respectively. Trinity Western and Warner Pacific's new programs aim to make an immediate and significant impact in the conference.
The 2025 CCC Cross Country championships are slated for November 7, hosted by Corban in Salem, Oregon.
2025 CCC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
Team (First-Place Votes) Points
1. College of Idaho (13) 141
2. Lewis-Clark State College 123
3. Eastern Oregon University 118
4. Southern Oregon University 113
5. Oregon Tech 85
6. The Evergreen State College 79
7. Corban University 71
8. Northwest University 57
9. Bushnell University 55
10. Trinity Western University 42
11. Walla Walla University 29
12. Warner Pacific University 19
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country, and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and has won national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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