August 2, 1999
Truman Women's Cross Country Team Picked as
MIAA Frontrunner
Conference Preseason Polls Released
The Truman State University women's cross country squad collected four first-place votes and was picked to win the conference championship in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association preseason coaches poll that was released Monday, August 2. Truman scored 46 points in the poll to rank just ahead of Missouri Southern, which tallied three first-place votes and a total of 39 points. Pittsburg State (Kan.) was picked to finish third.
In the preseason football coaches' poll, the Bulldogs were picked in a tie for fifth with Missouri Southern. Truman netted 46 points in the poll, while defending national champion Northwest Missouri State, picked to repeat as conference champion, earned a total of 79 points. Pittsburg State was picked to finish second with one first-place vote and 70 points, followed by Central Missouri State, which also had a first-place vote and 59 points.
Truman's women's volleyball squad garnered 48 points in its poll, and was picked to finish third in the MIAA. Central Missouri State led the way with eight first-place votes for a total of 64 points. Emporia State (Kan.), had one first-place vote and was picked to finish second with 54 points. Missouri Western charted 41 points and was fourth in the poll.
In men's cross country, Truman collected 33 points and was picked to finish third in the league. Central Missouri State led the balloting with seven first-place votes and 49 points. Northwest Missouri State was picked to finish second with 36 points and had one first-place vote.
Here's a look at the four preseason MIAA coaches' polls:
FOOTBALL VOLLEYBALL TEAM (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) PTS. TEAM (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) PTS. Northwest Missouri (8) 79 Central Missouri (8) 64 Pittsburg State (Kan.) (1) 70 Emporia State (Kan.) (1) 54 Central Missouri (1) 59 Truman 48 Missouri Western 48 Missouri Western 41 Truman 46 Northwest Missouri 37 Missouri Southern 46 Washburn (Kan.) 29 Emporia State (Kan.) 40 Missouri Southern 27 Washburn (Kan.) 29 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 13 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 24 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 11 Missouri-Rolla 9 WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) PTS. TEAM (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) PTS. Truman (4) 46 Central Missouri (7) 49 Missouri Southern (3) 39 Northwest Missouri (1) 36 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 36 Truman 33 Northwest Missouri 31 Emporia State (Kan.) 30 Central Missouri (1) 28 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 29 Emporia State (Kan.) 24 Missouri Southern 26 Missouri-Rolla 13 Missouri-Rolla 14 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 7 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 7