EUGENE, Ore. – The Bushnell University women's cross country team has been picked to finish sixth in the Cascade Collegiate Conference, according to a recent poll of the CCC head coaches.
 
The Beacons, who finished in fifth-place in 2019, scored 58 points in the poll to edge out Northwest University.
 
Defending champion and 2019 NAIA National Runner-up College of Idaho owned eight first-place votes and scored 117 points to take the top spot. Southern Oregon and CCC newcomer Lewis-Clark State were neck-and-neck in second and third. Oregon Tech wasn't far behind in fourth while Eastern Oregon closed out the top five.
 
Corban University was eighth followed by Warner Pacific, Multnomah, and Walla Walla to round out the poll.
 
After COVID-19 pushed back the start of the cross country season, the CCC Cross Country Championship Meet will take place on March 26, 2021 in Klamath Falls, Ore.

 
2020 CCC Women's Cross Country Coaches' Preseason Poll
Team (First-Place Votes)                                         Points
1. College of Idaho (8)                                            103
2. Southern Oregon University (3)                         100
3.  Lewis-Clark State College                                 118
4. Oregon Tech                                                       88
5. Eastern Oregon University                                  81
6. Bushnell University                                           51
7. Northwest University                                            53
8. Corban University                                                47
9. Warner Pacific University                                    30
10. Multnomah University                                       18
11. Walla Walla University                                       23