ASHLAND The Southern Oregon men's cross country team spent all of last season atop the rankings, and the country's coaches think almost as highly of the Raiders again this year.

The Cascade Conference's men's cross country coaches don't anticipate Southern Oregon University going anywhere in 2013. And that's a good thing for Grier Gatlin's Raiders.

ASHLAND The Southern Oregon athletic department announced its 2013 Raider Rival Award honorees Thursday, recognizing 10 of the top student-athletes from opposing teams that competed against SOU this year.