Men's Cross Country Receives Votes in Latest National Poll
10/8/2024 6:00:00 PM | Cross Country
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — After a strong showing in the Windy City, the Cal Poly men’s cross country program received votes in the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll released Tuesday.
The Mustang men received two votes in the Week 3 USTFCCCA poll, marking the third straight year the team has garnered national votes during the season.
The national recognition comes on the heels of a stellar performance by Cal Poly at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational hosted by Loyola University Chicago this past Friday. The Mustangs captured fourth with 165 team points, only finishing behind three top-18 nationally ranked teams in No. 10 Wisconsin, No. 12 Alabama and No. 18 Butler.
Graduate student Davis Bove led the way, placing sixth overall with a whopping 8K personal best time of 22:56.41 in his season debut. His performance earned him Big West Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors. Sophomore Chris Caudillo took 29th (23:48.64), redshirt junior Aidan McCarthy 34th (23:52.17), redshirt freshman Rory Catsimanes 43rd (23:59.98), senior Colton Swinth 53rd (24:12.95), senior Anthony Guerra 59th (24:16.66) and redshirt junior Michael Chambers 62nd (24:17.09) to round out the top seven finishers for the Mustangs at the meet.
The Mustangs will split the program between two meets on Saturday, Oct. 19 in their final action before competing in the Big West Championships, sending its top runners to the NCAA Pre-Nationals hosted by Wisconsin and the rest of the team to the Bronco Invitational hosted by Santa Clara.
