RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced on Thursday the Northwestern Oklahoma State University men’s cross country team has been picked to finish sixth in the league standings, as voted on by the GAC coaches.

Mixing a young squad of runners with veteran leadership has the Northwestern coaching staff excited about the upcoming year, as well as the future.

“We were really pleased with the team last season,” said head coach Jill Lancaster, who enters her second year leading both men’s and women’s cross country programs. “As a team, they dropped their average time by over a mi...