2013 LRC NCAA Cross-Country Men’s Fan Polls: Oklahoma State To Win Again, Kennedy Kithuka The Heavy, Heavy Favorite
by: LetsRun.com
November 22, 2013
We’ve got our LetsRun.com men’s team preview here and our LetsRun.com men’s individual preview here.
The final results are here from our $2013 LRC NCAA XC Prediction Contest Powered by RunFanShop.com, and the LRC Nation agrees with us – expect a three-way battle for the team crown between Oklahoma State, Colorado and Northern Arizona, but Oklahoma State, is the favorite.
On the men’s side, Kennedy Kithuka, the defending champion, undefeated in NCAA XC history, is the ridiculous favorite.
Final 2013 LRC National Cross Country Polls.
| LetsRun.com Men’s Super Poll Results | ||
| 1. | Oklahoma State (218) | 3403 |
| 2. | Colorado (101) | 3240 |
| 3. | Northern Arizona (38) | 2897 |
| 4. | Oregon (3) | 2169 |
| 5. | Stanford | 1866 |
| 6. | BYU (5) | 1764 |
| 7. | Arkansas (1) | 1028 |
| 8. | New Mexico | 738 |
| 9. | Syracuse | 536 |
| 10. | Portland | 500 |
| 11. | Wisconsin (1) | 491 |
| 12. | Tulsa | 315 |
| 13. | Michigan (1) | 234 |
| 14. | Columbia | 207 |
| 15. | Indiana | 168 |
| 16. | Iona | 128 |
| 17. | Eastern Kentucky | 124 |
| 18. | Texas | 91 |
| 19. | Villanova | 78 |
| 20. | NC State | 51 |
Others receiving votes: 21. Princeton 39 22. Notre Dame 37 23. Colorado State 36 24. Providence 24 25. Virginia 23 26. Harvard 21 27. Dartmouth 21 28. Air Force 19 29. North Carolina 19 30. Florida 16 31. Georgia 12
| 1. | Kennedy Kithuka (304) – Texas Tech SR-4 | 3124 |
| 2. | Kemoy Campbell (3) – Arkansas SR-4 | 2388 |
| 3. | Anthony Rotich (1) – UTEP SO-2 | 2075 |
| 4. | Edward Cheserek (5) – Oregon FR-1 | 1832 |
| 5. | Paul Chelimo (1) – UNC-Greensboro SR-4 | 1477 |
| 6. | Thomas Farrell – Oklahoma State SR-4 | 1021 |
| 7. | Chris O’Hare – Tulsa SR-4 | 842 |
| 8. | Futsum Zienasellassie – Northern Arizona SO-2 | 691 |
| 9. | Andrew Colley (1) – North Carolina St. SR-4 | 667 |
| 10. | Shadrack Kipchirchir – Oklahoma State SR-4 | 638 |
| 11. | Maksim Korolev (3) – Harvard SR-4 | 440 |
| 12. | Jared Ward – BYU SR-4 | 403 |
| 13. | Jim Rosa – Stanford JR-3 | 241 |
| 14. | Ben Saarel – Colorado FR-1 | 188 |
| 15. | Kirubel Erassa – Oklahoma State JR-3 | 169 |
| 16. | Soufiane Bouchikhi – Eastern Kentucky SR-4 | 159 |
| 17. | Stanley Kebenei – Arkansas JR-3 | 136 |
| 18. | Erik Olson – Stanford SR-4 | 124 |
| 19. | Other – | 90 |
| 20. | Craig Lutz – Texas JR-3 | 86 |
| Others receiving votes: 21. Patrick Tiernan 68 22. Mark Parrish 56 23. Solomon Haile 56 24. Paul Katam 56 25. Malachy Schrobilgen 47 26. Luke Caldwell 47 27. Trent Lusignan 37 28. Parker Stinson 32 29. John Mascari 30 30. Matt McClintock 30 31. Michael Atchoo 28 32. Joseph Manilafasha 27 33. Matt McElroy 18 34. Will Geoghegan 17 35. Peter Okwera 17 36. Jeremy Rae 16 37. Craig Nowak 15 38. Pierce Murphy 15 39. Matt Gillespie 14 40. Chris Galvin 13 41. Matt Fischer 12 42. Andrew Springer 12 43. Scott Fauble 11 44. Jimmy Clark 10 45. Josh Hardin 10 46. Ryan Dohner 10 47. Tyler Byrne 9 48. Sam McEntee 9 49. Alejandro Arroyo Yamin 8 50. Aaron Nelson 8 51. Marc Scott 8 52. Mohamed Hrezi 7 53. Tyler Mueller 7 54. Nico Composto 6 55. Thomas Awad 5 56. Thomas Curtin 4 57. Daniel Everett 4 58. Shane Quinn 3 59. Mason Ferlic 3 60. Chris Frias 3 61. Chris Enriquez 3 62. Isaac Spencer 2 63. Michael VanVoorhis 2 64. Tyler Udland 2 65. Wade Meddles 2 66. Adam Bitchell 2 67. Matt Miller 1 68. Martin Hehir 1 69. Brandon Lord 1 70. Caleb Rhynard 1 71. Eddie Garcia 1 72. Jake Sienko 1 73. Gabe Gonzales 1 74. Robert Denault 1 | ||
*LRC Men’s Individual Preview: Can Anyone Possibly Stop Kennedy Kithuka?
*LRC 2013 NCAA Men’s Cross-Country Preview: Oklahoma State The Favorite, But Expect A Three-Way Battle With Colorado And Northern Arizona
*Check out all of our 2013 NCAA Division 1 Cross-Country Coverage Here.