Mizzou cross country looks to surpass expectations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Southeastern Conference cross country coaches picked Mizzou to finish in the middle of the pack through conference competition in the annual SEC Cross Country Coaches' Preseason Poll.
The conference picked the women to finish in seventh place and the men's to end up in sixth. Head coach Marc Burns said his team uses those predictions as motivation.
"We can't wait to prove people wrong and that's kind of that Mizzou mentality, the show-me mentality," Burns said. "Yes, we have notably taken offense to those rankings and we will absolutely outperform those rankings."
You can watch the full press conference with the team in the video player below.
MU will host three home meets throughout the 2021 season, including the SEC Championships on Oct. 29.
"I'm a Missouri girl, so it will be nice to see family able to come," MU junior Mikayla Reed said. "Having everyone come and support us is huge. When you hear people cheering for you, you know we can get some people from the track team to come and cheer for us as well, that energy is unmatched."
The Tigers will open up the season in the Mizzou XC Opener at the Gans Creek Course in Columbia on Sept. 3. Burns added that the first race is a good dress rehearsal for the rest of the season.
