Alva Review-Courier -

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Following a vote of the Great American Conference's men's cross country head coaches, Harding, the 2017 GAC champions, will enter 2018 as the preseason favorite, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

A year ago, the Bisons claimed their third GAC title. They received five of the seven first-place votes. They lose a pair of First-Team All-GAC runners in Lucas Goodspeed and Lawson Belcher - each turned in top-five finishes at last year's GAC Championships. They do return Camden Barrett, who took ninth. Nehemia Too, a qualifier for the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field...