The Northwest Missouri State men's and women's cross country teams open up their seasons with their only home meet Friday, September 2. The Bearcat Open will begin at 6 P.M., and the course will be ran throughout campus.

Friday, September 2
Bearcat Open, 6 P.M.
A map of the course can be found here.

2022 Central Region Women's Cross Country Preseason Rankings

1. Augustana (S.D.) – NSIC
2. Minnesota Duluth – NSIC
3. U-Mary – NSIC
4. Minnesota State – NSIC
5. Nebraska Kearney – MIAA
6. Central Missouri – MIAA
7. Pittsburg State – MIAA
8. Winona State – NSIC
9. Northwest Missouri – MIAA
10. Rogers State – MIAA

2022 Central Region Men's Cross Country Preseason Rankings

1. Augustana (S.D.) – NSIC
2. Missouri Southern – MIAA
3. Pittsburg State – MIAA
4. Nebraska Kearney – MIAA
5. Central Missouri – MIAA
6. U-Mary – NSIC
7. Fort Hays State – MIAA
8. Northwest Missouri – MIAA
9. Sioux Falls – NSIC
10. Emporia State – MIAA

The Bearcat women's cross country team was picked to finish fourth in the conference in the preseason coaches' poll. The Bearcat men's cross country team was also tabbed at number four.

2022 MIAA Women's Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll

T1. Nebraska Kearney – 125 Points [5 First Place Votes]
T1. Central Missouri – 125 Points [2 First Place Votes]
3. Pittsburg State – 121 Points [2 First Place Votes]
4. Northwest Missouri – 120 Points [3 First Place Votes]
5. Rogers State – 97 Points [1 First Place Vote]
6. Fort Hays State – 94 Points
7. Missouri Southern – 87 Points
8. Washburn – 66 Points
9. Missouri Western – 59 Points
10. Emporia State – 41 Points
11. Central Oklahoma – 37 Points
12. Lincoln – 26 Points
13. Newman – 18 Points

2022 MIAA Men's Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll

1) Missouri Southern – 97 Points [7 First Place Votes]
2) Pittsburg State – 84 Points [2 First Place Votes]
3) Nebraska Kearney – 82 Points [1 First Place Vote]
4) Northwest Missouri – 76 Points
5) Central Missouri – 66 Points
6) Fort Hays State – 50 Points
7) Washburn – 47 Points
8) Emporia State – 38 Points
9) Rogers State – 31 points
10) Missouri Western – 23 Points
11) Newman – 11 Points