COLORADO SPRINGS - The Metro State men's and women's cross country teams were both picked to finish fourth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference preseason coaches poll released Thursday afternoon. Adams State was the preseason favorite in both polls and Western State was picked as the runner-up. Colorado Mines picked third for the men and Mesa State was third for the women. Metro State's Xenia Flores was a preseason all-conference runner for the women. She finished eighth at the RMAC Championships last fall. The Roadrunner men's team finished fourth and the women finished fifth at the RMAC Championships in 2009. Metro State will open the 2010 season on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the UCCS Rust Buster in Colorado Springs.