CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The Yellow Jackets check in at #12 in the 2009 NAIA Men's Cross Country Top 25 Pre-season Coaches' Poll.

Cedarville, who finished 19th in the country last fall, recorded a total of 324 points. The Jackets are the second-highest rated team among American Mideast Conference schools.

Two-time defending national champion Malone is again #1 earning 18-of-20 first-place votes and 559 points. Shawnee State is #18 with 250 points.

Aquinas (Mich.) is ranked #2. Completing the top five are Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Simon Fraser (B.C.), and Concordia (Neb.).

The Yellow Jackets begin the 2009 campaign at the Queen City Invitational in Cincinnati on Sept. 12.

2009 NAIA Men's Cross Country Top 25 Pre-season Coaches' Poll