FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas' men's cross country team is ranked No. 5 heading into the 2013 season.
The Razorbacks are tied with Tulsa for the ranking in the USTFCCCA poll and are the highest-ranked Southeastern Conference team. Arkansas' women are ranked No. 9 in preseason.
Arkansas' men have won three straight conference championships in cross country and 20 of 22 since joining the SEC. The Razorbacks return a pair of senior all-Americans in Solomon Haile and Kemoy Campbell.
Both the men and women were picked to win the SEC by league coaches this season. Their campaign begins next Thursday with a meet in Fayetteville.
USTFCCCA Presesaon Top 10
MEN
1 Oklahoma State (10)
2 Northern Arizona (2)
3 Colorado
4 BYU
T5 Arkansas
T5 Tulsa
7 Wisconsin
8 Portland
9 Syracuse
10 Princeton
WOMEN
1 Providence (11)
2 Florida State
3 Oregon (1)
4 Duke
5 Washington
6 Georgetown
7 Arizona
8 Stanford
9 Arkansas
10 Cornell