Mention to North Dakota cross country coach Dick Clay that he's entering his 32nd year and he will cut you off with a hearty laugh, the sort of laugh that lets you know he's well aware and that you're hardly the first to mention it.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- With the cross country season just days away, the Big Sky Conference today released its annual men's and women's preseason coaches polls.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. For the second consecutive year, the University of North Dakota boasts the most teams in the Big Sky Conference to have received NCAA Public Recognition Awards for their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR).

GRAND FORKS, N.D. The University of North Dakota men's and women's cross country teams have both been honored as 2015 Division I Cross Country All-Academic Teams by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).