Portland Tops Men University of Portland Press Release Sep 03, 2008

SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- The University of Portland men’s and women’s cross country teams were both picked to repeat as conference champions, as chosen by the West Coast Conference coaches in the 2008 preseason poll. The men received the maximum seven first place votes, while the women barely missed out on a perfect score with six first place votes. The only other schools to receive first place votes were San Francisco on the men’s side with one and on the women’s side, both Loyola Marymount and San Francisco received one each. The Lions were picked second in both polls.