NEW ORLEANS – The Johns Hopkins women's cross country has once again been ranked atop the USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll it was announced yesterday. This is the third time in the past four years that Johns Hopkins has earned the top ranking in the preseason poll.
 
After a canceled 2020 season, the Blue Jays will enter 2021 as the defending champions. Gone are four All-Americans from the 2019 team, but after an outstanding outdoor season that saw her bring home a pair of national runners-up, Ella Baran will return to lead Bobby Van Allen's team.
 
In the past four years, Johns Hopkins has been ranked in the top spot 25 different times. The Blue Jays have won six of the last eight national championships, placing second in 2018 and fourth in 2015.
 
Hopkins opens up its season on Wednesday, September 1^st in Timonium, MD with the Johns Hopkins Kickoff Invitational.