RSC Women's Cross Country Preseason Coaches' Poll: Point Park picked to repeat in 2019
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- The 2019 River States Conference Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll has predicted Point Park (Pa.) University as the favorite and to repeat as champions this year. The poll was voted on by the 12 RSC cross country head coaches.
Point Park has won three of the last four RSC titles and two in a row. The Pioneers received a total of 118 votes in the polling and earned eight of the possible 12 first-place votes. Point Park returns two all-conference performers and four of its top seven runners from 2018.
IU East was picked second in the poll coming off its RSC runner-up finish last season. The Red Wolves garnered 104 total votes and three first-place votes.
IU Kokomo came in third in the voting with 89 votes followed directly behind by Ohio Christian in fourth with 88 votes. That represents those schools switching spots from the conference meet of 2018.
WVU Tech placed fifth in the poll with 70 votes, and University of Rio Grande (Ohio) was immediately behind with 69 votes and in sixth. Those schools finished in the same spots last year.
Midway (Ky.) University received 54 votes for seventh in the poll, up a couple of spots from the end of last year. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College was picked eighth with 48 votes. Asbury (Ky.) University was ninth with 42 votes, Cincinnati Christian was 10th with 41 votes (including one first-place vote), Carlow (Pa.) University was 11th with 40 votes, and Brescia (Ky.) University came in 12th with 29 votes.
2019 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON COACHES' POLL (AUG. 12, 2019)
(First-Place Votes in Parenthesis)
| School | Votes |
| 1. Point Park (Pa.) (8) | 118 |
| 2. IU East (3) | 108 |
| 3. IU Kokomo | 89 |
| 4. Ohio Christian | 88 |
| 5. WVU Tech | 70 |
| 6. Rio Grande (Ohio) | 69 |
| 7. Midway (Ky.) | 54 |
| 8. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) | 48 |
| 9. Asbury (Ky.) | 42 |
| 10. Cincinnati Christian (1) | 41 |
| 11. Carlow (Pa.) | 40 |
| 12. Brescia (Ky.) | 29 |