Men's XC Picked to Finish 8th in AAC Poll

WALESKA, Ga. - Milligan is picked to win the 2025 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Cross Country championship, according to the AAC Coaches' Preseason Poll released on Tuesday. The poll was voted on by the men's cross country coaches of the AAC.

Milligan received 10 of the 12 first-place votes in collecting 165 points. Montreat is picked to finish second with one first-place vote and 156 points.

SCAD Atlanta picked up the remaining first-place vote and sits third with 145 points. Reinhardt and Tennessee Wesleyan round out the top five followed by Truett McConnell 6th, Bryan College 7th and Columbia in 8th place out of 14 schools with 83 points. Columbia is led by head coach Tanner Graham and are coming off an 8th place finish last season in the AAC.

The AAC Championship Meet is set for Friday, Nov. 7, at Sequoyah Park in Knoxville, Tenn.

Here is the complete poll:

2025 AAC Men's Cross Country Coaches' Preseason Poll
School (First-Place Votes) - Total Voting Points
1. Milligan (10) - 165
2. Montreat (1) - 156
3. SCAD Atlanta (1) - 145
4. Reinhardt - 128
5. Tennessee Wesleyan - 123
6. Truett McConnell - 99
7. Bryan - 96
8. Columbia - 83
9. Spartanburg Methodist - 59
10. Columbia International - 57
11. Union Commonwealth - 55
12. Pikeville - 46
13. Johnson - 33
14. Bluefield - 15