THOMASVILLE, N.C. -- The Anderson University women's cross country team earned the No. 1 spot in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference preseason poll of the head coaches. New Anderson University head cross country coach Randy Greer inherits a veteran team. The Lady Trojans, the defending Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference champions, will be led by junior Jennifer Hitt and sophomore Diana Willard. Hitt, a two-time CVAC individual champion earning Runner of the Year honors, and Willard, who was the Freshman of the Year, both qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championship meet last fall. Hitt recorded seven top-ten finishes last season and won two individual titles - Lander and CVAC. Willard recorded six top-ten finishes and one individual title. As a team, the Lady Trojans won two team titles and recorded four top-four finishes. "The women's team is looking real solid," Greer said. "We didn't lose anybody and we're bringing in one or two runners who are going to help immediately. I think we have a good chance to repeat as CVAC champions and make the nationals as a team." The Queens University of Charlotte women's cross country took the second spot in the poll as the team looks to improve on last season's second place finish in the CVAC Championship. Leading the effort for the Royals will be All-CVAC second-team member Whitney Dennis and All-CVAC honorable mention team member Katie Carman, who both finished in the top 15 in last years CVAC Championships. The Barton College women's cross country team has all seven runners back from a squad that recorded a third-place finish in the CVAC in '05. Leading the Lady Bulldogs will be senior Brooke Richardson, the team MVP who was injured at the end of last season, and sophomore Gina Castro, who capped a solid freshman year by making the All-CVAC second team. CVAC Women's Cross Country Pre-Season Poll (# of First Place Votes in Parenthesis) 1. Anderson (9) 117 2. Queens (1) 100 3. Barton (1) 98 4. Converse (1) 97 5. Lees-McRae 85 6. Erskine 58 7. Belmont Abbey 52 8. Pfeiffer 51 9. St. Andrews 49 T-10. Coker 31 T-10. Mount Olive 31 12. Limestone 23