Spartans Selected Third in Preseason Men’s Cross Country Poll

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Southern has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2026 Sunshine State Conference Men's Cross Country Championship, according to a vote of the league's head coaches. The Moccasins received nine first-place votes and finished atop the preseason poll with nine points. They won their third straight SSC men's title in 2025 and 20th in program history. Embry-Riddle earned the remaining first-place vote and was picked second with 18 points. Tampa was selected third with 24 points, followed by Palm Beach Atlantic in fourth with 44 points. Nova Southeastern and Florida Tech tied for fifth...