Men's Cross Country Place Third at New England Championships

BOSTON, Mass. -- The University of Maine men's cross country team placed third out of 38 teams at the New England Championships at Franklin Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Black Bears finished with a total time of 2:07.14, a score of 199 and had three runners place in the top 30 out of a field of 252 competitors.

Jesse Orach was Maine's top finisher, placing 11th with a final time of 24:57.8 on the 8k course. Levi Frye finished 21st at 25:15.1 while Jacob Johns crossed the line 30th at 25:24.2.

The Black Bears are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 31 when they compete at the America East Championships at Stony Brook.

Nor'easters have a solid 5th place showing

WESTFIELD, Mass. -- The University of New England men's cross country team placed fifth out of 38 teams at the 2015 James Earley Invitational hosted by Westfield State University at Stanley Park on Saturday (Oct. 10). The Nor'easters split their squad today, with other runners competing at the Runnin' Monks Invitational held at Saint Joseph's College.

UNE registered an aggregate score of 201 to finish behind Union College (100), College of St. Rose (131), Westfield State (140) and Norwich University (192).

CJ Vallie was the first Nor'easter to cross the finish line, recording a time of 27:07 to place 23rd in a field of 373 competitors. Paul Mangiafico placed 30th with a time of 27:17, and Peter LePage was just six seconds behind and finished in 35th place.

Matthew Toussaint and Christian Leighton also scored for Big Blue, placing 46th and 72nd, respectively. Toussaint clocked a time of 27:23 and Leighton 28:11.

Westfield State alumnus Jesse Regnier was the first runner to cross the finish line. He had a time of 25:42. Justin Zorn of Union was the first collegiate runner to complete the course.

The Nor'easters will compete at the State of Maine Championship next Saturday.

Men’s cross country 10th at Lehigh event

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The 24th-ranked Colby College men’s cross country team, running without All-American David Chelimo, still finished in the top-10 by placing 10th at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University on Friday.

The Paul Short Run is one of the largest cross country meets in the country. There were three men’s collegiate races, open races, and high school races.

 

The Mules had a score of 338 to finish fifth among NCAA Division III schools. Shippensburg University won the Brown Race with a score of 57.

 

Silas Eastman placed 24th out of 354 finishers in the 8-kilometer run in 25 minutes, 18 seconds. Griffin Gagnon took 51st place in 25:34, Stefan Sandreuter was 69th with a 25:44, and Nathan Madeira placed 81st in 25:47.

 

Chelimo missed the meet due to an injury.

Paul Short Run at Lehigh University

 

Men’s team scores

1. Shippensburg, 57; 2. Columbia, 81; 3. Haverford, 94; 4. Army, 123; 5. U. Pennsylvania, 144; 6. Allegheny, 203; 7. Wesleyan, 304; 8. Bates, 320; 9. Siena, 330; 10. Colby, 338; 11. Marist, 341; 12. Quinnipiac, 394; 13. Oneonta, 437; 14. Ramapo, 486; 15. Fairfield, 498; 16. Christopher Newport, 535; 17. Colgate, 557; 18. East Stroudsburg, 575; 19. Rider, 582; 20. Bryan, 592; 21. Connecticut College, 606; 22. Kutztown, 620; 23. Lafayette, 625; 24. Bucknell, 648; 25. Adelphi, 691; 26. Widener, 707; 27. Keene State, 712; 28. Saint Francis, 731; 29. Swarthmore, 766; 30. Coast Guard, 804; 31. New Paltz, 820; 32. West Chester, 889; 33. Loyola (Md.) 897; 34. Westfield State, 927; 35. Susquehanna, 941; 36. Niagara, 950; 37. Wheeling Jesuit 1043; 38. St. Bonaventure, 1128; 39. Virginia Commonwealth 1141

Colby results

24. Silas Eastman, 25:18

51. Griffin Gagnon, 25:34

69. Stefan Sandreuter, 25:44

81. Nathan Madeira, 25:47

113. Reeve Maddux, 26:03

133. Benard Kibet, 26:15

144. Sam Sinkler, 26;20

Sumrall, Heller lead men's cross country at Lehigh's Paul Short Invitational

Allen Sumrall finished 27th out of 354 runners to lead Bates at Lehigh University's Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 2, 2015. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Seniors Allen Sumrall and Gregg Heller placed 27th and 39th out of 354 runners, respectively, leading the No. 18 nationally ranked Bates men's cross country team to eighth place out of 39 teams on Friday at the Paul Short Invitational College Men's Brown 8K at Lehigh University.

Racing in the College Men's Brown 8K race -- part of one of the nation's largest annual cross country meets -- the Bobcats were fourth out of 17 Division III teams, topped only by No. 16 Haverford, No. 27 Allegheny and Wesleyan. No. 21 Colby placed 10th. Bates also outpaced such Division I teams as Siena (9th), Marist (11th), Quinnipiac (12th) and Fairfield (15th).

Sumrall (Albuquerque, N.M.) led the Bobcats for the third time in as many races this season, covering the course in 25:19, a 5:06 per mile pace. Heller (Walla Walla, Wash.) finished in 25:27, a 5:08 pace.

Junior Joe Doyle (Glastonbury, Conn.) was Bates' third runner, finishing 77th overall in 25:46, followed in the scoring by junior Michael Horowicz (Montclair, N.J.) in 86th (25:49) and senior Taylor Saucier (Freeport, Maine) in 91st (25:52). Bates' displacers in the race were junior Evan Ferguson-Hull (West Hartford, Conn.) in 97th (25:54) and sophomore Matt Morris (Bethesda, Md.) in 120th (26:06).

Other Bates team members will also compete on Saturday at the Keene State Invitational

Hussein Receives ECAC Weekly XC Honor

GORHAM, Maine -- The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced Wednesday evening that University of Southern Maine freshman Yahye Hussein (Portland, Maine/Deering) has been selected as the Corvias/ECAC Men's Cross Country Division III New England Rookie of the Week for the week ending September 27.

            Competing at the Bowdoin College Invitational last Saturday, Hussein helped the Huskies finish third among the 10 teams competing.  Hussein finished in 13th place among the 138 finishers with his time of 26 minutes, 52.7 seconds.  Earlier this week, Hussein was named the Little East Conference Rookie Runner of the Week.

            Colby College won the meet with 24 points on the strength of a 2-3-4-5-10 finish.  Host Bowdoin, led by individual winner Bridger Tomlin (26:02.4), was runner-up with 37 points.  Both teams were ranked in the top 10 in last week's USTFCCCA regional poll.  USM was third with 59 points.  Colby, Bowdoin and USM combined to take the first 17 places.  Endicott College was fourth with 135 points.

            Southern Maine will be off this weekend.  The Huskies next race will be on October 10 when they compete in the NEICAAA New England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston.

Men Place Eighth at Bowdoin Invitational

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College men's cross country team placed eighth with 229 points in the Bowdoin College Invitational on Saturday. Sophomore Lucas Fisher (Strafford, N.H.) led the Monks with a 28:02 performance and finished 31st out of 138 total runners.

With four of the top five runners, Colby College edged Bowdoin for the team crown with 24 points – 13 ahead of the host-Polar Bears. Bowdoin's Bridger Tomlin toured the 8K course in 26:02 to claim top individual honors while Colby's Benard Kibet was the runner-up with a 26:19 effort.

FOR THE MONKS:

• Senior Taidghe Hagan (Reading, Mass.) posted a 29:10 effort, good for 56th overall
• First-year Andrew Force (Lancaster, N.H.) raced to a 70th-place finish (30:18)
• Junior Nick Shuckrow (Winslow, Maine) placed 98th (31:40)
• Freshman Avery Liotta-Henderson was 114th overall with a 33:27 time

Saint Joseph's is off until Saturday, October 10th when the team hosts the Runnin' Monks Invitational.

Terriers Compete in Bowdoin College Invitational

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Thomas College men's cross country team finished 9th at the Bowdoin College Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning. Junior Nick Kopf placed 42nd overall as the Terriers top performer with a 27:18 time.

First year runner Ethan Harriman followed behind Kopf for a 49th place run (28:52), and Tito Naranja finished 87th with a 30:53. Forrest Labbe ran to a 93rd place finish (31:07), Trystan Mercier 99th (31:47), Sam Cook 101st (31:58), and Cole Barney 105th (32:28) rounded out the top seven for the Terriers.

Bowdoin's Bridger Tomlin earned first place honors for the host team with a 26:02 time.  Benard Kibet and Noel Feeney finished second and third place for Colby College, leading their team for the overall victory of the event.

The Terriers will compete in the St. Joseph's College Invitational on Saturday, October 10 at 12:00 pm.

Men’s cross country wins behind Kibet

Benard Kibet

BRUNSWICK, Maine — The 24th-ranked Colby College men’s cross country team, with the top eight runners resting, won the 8,000-meter event at the Bowdoin College Invitational on Saturday.

The Mules had a score of 24 to hold off Bowdoin College (37) and University of Southern Maine (59) in the 10-team field.

 

Benard Kibet had a time of 26:19.9 in finishing second in front of teammate Noel Feeney (26:27.3). Reeve Maddux took fourth place in 26:27.5 and Tom O’Donnell (26.27.7) was fifth. Andrew Estrada had a top-10 finish by placing 10th for the Mules.

 

Men’s 8,000 meters team scores

1. Colby 24

2. Bowdoin 37

3. Southern Maine 59

4. Endicott 135

5. Maine-Presque Isle 159

6. Husson 192

7. UMass Dartmouth, 194

8. St. Joseph’s 229

9. Thomas 235

10. Maine Maritime 292

 

Colby results

2. Benard Kibet, 26:19.9

3. Noel Feeney, 26:27.3

4. Reeve Maddux, 26:27.5

5. Tom O’Donnell, 26:27.7

10. Andrew Estrada, 26:48.1

17. Jeff Tucker, 27:10.1

22. Eli Tuckel, 27:22.3

25. Noah Barreto, 27:37.2

26. Chase Brown, 27:49.9

30. Robert Campbell, 27:58.7

36. Sam Crimmins, 28:09.5

37. Andrew Li, 28:13.4

40. Josiah Johnson, 28:16.3

41. Jake Lester, 28:17.3

44. Tommy Griffith, 28:31.3

53. Alan Ottenstein, 29:05.0

54. Arthur Cassidy, 29:07.2

58. Keith Barnatchez, 29:22.2

60. Zach Mishoulam, 29:41.8

61. Julian Boed, 29:47.0

64. Joe Yauch, 29:55.1

78. James O’Donnell, 30:42.9

81. Isaac Galton, 30:46.9

97. Jason Beland, 31:28.5

106. Sam Weinberger, 32:41.8

Southern Maine Finishes Third at Bowdoin Invitational

Senior Jon Clement finished 11th to help the Huskies come in third among 10 teams at the Bowdoin Invitational

BRUNSWICK, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine men's cross country team had five runners finish among the top 15 to place third among the 10 teams competing Saturday at the Bowdoin College Invitational.

            Colby College won the meet with 24 points on the strength of a 2-3-4-5 finish.  Host Bowdoin

Men’s Cross Country Posts Strong Showing in Split Squad Outing

BOSTON, Massachusetts – Maine Maritime Academy men's cross country posted a strong 6th place showing on Saturday at the 47th Annual Codfish Bowl and a 10th place finish at the Bowdoin Invitational.

Chase Hughes (Yarmouth, Maine) was the top finisher for the Mariners in 37th, among 81 runners, with a time of 29:26 on the 8k course. Spencer Boonstra (Amston, Conn.) was close behind in 39th while Victor Skorapa (Freeport, Maine) placed 49th, Paul Ferreira (Castine, Maine) in 55th and Seth Tacheny (Dixfield,

Maine) in 60th.

Thomas Toth was the overall winner, while Greater Boston Track Club took the team victory.

At the Bowdoin Invitational in Brunswick, Maine, the Mariners placed 10th as a team, led by Tristan Brown (Ogunquit, Maine) who placed 77th overall, among the 138 runners, with a time of 30:41 on the 8k course. Drew Cyr (Sanford, Maine) finished 82nd, Nate Fitzpatrick (Brewer, Maine) in 103rd, Anthony Boucher (Byron, Maine) in 108th and Jacob Larsen (Dixfield, Maine) in 109th.

Bowdoin's Bridger Tomlin was the race winner, with a time of 26.02.4, and Colby College took the team win.

The Mariners return to action in two weeks on October 11th at the Runnin' Monks Invitational hosted by Saint Joseph's College.

Nor'easters share title at Pop Crowell Invite

WENHAM, Massachusetts -- The University of New England men's cross country team tied for first place in the 11-team field at the Pop Crowell Invitational held on the Gordon College campus Saturday (Sept. 26).

UNE and Wentworth Institute of Technology each totaled 42 points to outdistance themselves from the host Fighting Scots (80), who finished in third.

Paul Mangiafico was the first Nor'easter to finish, placing fourth with a time of 27:03. It was the first time in 19 meets that a runner other than CJ Vallie had been the first UNE runner to cross the finish line. Vallie was one spot behind Mangiafico, recording a time of 27:05.

Matthew Toussaint (27:23) finished in the Top 10 for the Nor'easters. He registered a time of 27:23. Jon Zalman (11th, 27:55) and Caleb Pulliam (14th, 28:15) rounded out UNE's contingent of scoring runners. Christian Leighton narrowly missed scoring, finishing a place back of Pulliam with a time of 28:18.

Gordon's Damon Kilgore won the event by nearly a minute, clocking a torrid 25:50 for victory.

The Nor'easters are off for a week before splitting their squad Oct. 10 with some runners participating at the James Earley Invitational and the remainder at the Runnin' Monks Invitational

Men Place 36th at UMD Invitational

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Saint Joseph's College men's cross country team finished 36th with 999 points in the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday. Sophomore Lucas Fisher (Strafford, N.H.) toured the 8K course in 28:15 and placed 143rd individually.

It was a relatively close finish for the team top honors, as Brandeis edged East Stroudsberg, 93-116, to win the event. Southern New Hampshire's Ignatio Hernando won the race with a 25:13 effort.

 

FOR THE MONKS:

• Senior Taidghe Hagan (Reading, Mass.) was the second SJC runner to cross the line, placing 187th with a 29:15 performance
• Freshman Andrew Force (Lancaster, N.H.) and senior Andrew Caron (Gardiner, Maine) finished back to back with 30:47 (244th) and 30:49 (245th) efforts, respectively
• Senior Connor Dufour (Augusta, Maine) was 272nd with a 32:25 time
• Junior Nick Shuckrow (Winslow, Maine) placed 274th with a 32:31 performance
• Freshman Avery Liotta-Henderson posted a 34:41 time and finished 295th overall in his collegiate debut

Men's cross country hosts Pineland Super XC Shootout, tops RPI

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine -- The Bates men's cross country team showed outstanding depth Saturday at the Pineland Super XC Shootout against nationally ranked Tufts and RPI, placing second among the two nationally ranked teams.

With each team's top 10 runners figuring into the scoring, No. 11 Tufts won the meet with 133 points, followed by No. 32 Bates (152) and No. 29 RPI (186).

After race winner Luke O'Connor of Tufts (25:39.8) and runner-up Benjamin Fazio of RPI (25:47.0), Bates placed the next three runners and five of the top 12. Senior captain Allen Sumrall (Albuquerque, N.M.) finished the 8-kilometer home course in third place out of 64 individuals in a time of 26:09.2, followed by senior Taylor Saucier (Freeport, Maine) in fourth (26:16.8) and senior Gregg Heller (Walla Walla, Wash.) in fifth (26:20.0). Junior Joe Doyle (Glastonbury, Conn.) placed eighth overall (26:41.2) and junior Evan Ferguson-Hull (West Hartford, Conn.) was 12th (26:55.4).

Junior Michael Horowicz (Montclair, N.J.) led Bates' second five, placing 16th overall (27:06.1). He was followed by sophomore Matt Morris (Bethesda, Md.) in 22nd (27:12.8), senior Bryant Perkins (Sanford, Maine) in 25th (27:25.9), sophomore Ben Tonelli (Seattle, Wash.) in 27th (27:34.7) and first-year Mark Fusco (Cheshire, Conn.) in 30th (27:46.3).

In this week's USTFCCCA Division III cross country polls, RPI is ranked third in the Atlantic Region; the New England Region has Tufts at No. 4 and Bates at No. 7.

Bates next competes at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University on Oct. 2.

Terriers Place 5th at Mayflower Invitational

HENNIKER, New Hampshire - The Terriers men's cross country squad had a strong 5th place finish, in their second race of the 2015 season, the Mayflower Invitational hosted by New England College.  Junior Nick Kopf led the way once again for the Terriers, running a 17:30 time.  His run placed him inside the top-10 of the 98 runner field with a 9th place finish.

First year runner Ethan Harriman followed Kopf for a 15th place finish, just 25 seconds behind with a 17:55.  50 seconds behind Harriman was Aron MacLean, placing 31st at the 18:45 mark. Finishing in 34th place with an 18:50 time was Tito Naranja, 44th was Trystan Mercier (19:25), 49th Forrest Labbe (19:51), and Sam Cook finished 51st with a time of 19:55.

Benjamin Bunnell of Colby-Sawyer College finished first with a 16:15 in a dominating performance for the Chargers, who finished 3rd overall.  Finishing runner-up, 18 seconds off the leader was Jake Hastings of Fitchburg State, who was followed by Scott Shaw of New England College that rounded out the top three with a 16:36.

The men's cross country team will return to action next Saturday, Sept. 19 in Johnson, Vermont at the Johnson State Invitational.

Men’s Cross Country 10th at UNE Invite

BIDDEFORD, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy men's cross country finished 10^th among 15 teams on Saturday at the University of New England Invitational.

Zachary Kinsman (Lebanon, N.H.) finished 16^th overall out of 164 runners, to lead the Mariners on the 8k course with a time of 29:00.8. Chase Hughes (Yarmouth, Maine)finished in 40^th with a time of 30:59.1, followed by Spencer Boonstra (Amston, Conn.) in 51^st, Kyle Huston (Washburn, Maine) in 54^th and Victor Skorapa (Freeport, Maine) in 62nd.

Gordon College's Damon Kilgore won the race with a time of 26:44.7, followed by Plymouth State University's Samuel Brunette. The University of New England claimed the overall team victory with four runners in the top 10.

Maine Maritime returns to action tomorrow, Sunday, September 13^th for the 5^th Annual Mayflower Kickoff Race hosted by New England College.

Men's XC Finish Third Overall at Bowdoin Invitational

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The University of Maine at Farmington men's cross country finished the Bowdoin Invitational on Saturday with five runners setting personal best times in the eight kilometer race.

UMF placed third overall as a team and led all competing NAC schools. The team claimed the third spot with 94 points, which was three ahead of Lyndon State. The squad combined for a 2:25:43 time and averaged a 29:09 mile.

Robert Hollis (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) crossed the line with an overall time of 27:12.50, which was only 13 seconds away from grabbing a top ten spot.

Conor Wagner (Bangor, Maine/John Bapst) followed Hollis in 19^th place with a time of 27:45.33 and Josh Wynne (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) came in 37^th at the 29:35.79 mark. The team was packed together at the end of the run with Austin Gatcomb (Wrentham, Mass./King Philip), David Doering (Portland, Maine/Deering), Corey McCullough (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield), and Kadir Hassan (Lewiston, Maine/Lewiston) finishing in consecutive order.

UMaine-Farmington will compete at the Gordon Pop Crowell Invitational next Saturday, hosted by Gordon College.

Chelimo, Sinkler earn wins in victory over Bates

David Chelimo

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — All-American David Chelimo got the 2015 season off with a victory in the junior/senior race and Colby College teammate Sam Sinkler took the first-year/sophomore event in a 62-48 cross country victory over Bates College at Pineland Farms on Saturday.

The Colby junior/senior team had three of the top four places in a 29-26 victory (high score wins). The Mules’ first-year/sophomore squad took a convincing 33-22 win.

 

Chelimo earned 10 points for his winning time of 19 minutes, 15 seconds over the 6-kilometer course. Allen Sumrall of Bates placed second with a 19:27. Colby’s Silas Eastman was third and teammate Griffin Gagnon placed fourth, but both had times of 19:30. Nathan Madeira clocked a 19:39 to take eighth place.

 

Sinkler missed most of last season with an illness in his first year, but was healthy Saturday with a

Men's cross country preview: Sumrall leads promising Bobcats

Allen Sumrall '16 (26) leads the Bates men's cross country into a promising 2015 season. (File photo by Tom Leonard '78)

LEWISTON, Maine -- For separate reasons, the Bates College men's cross country team will be without three of its top four runners, in terms of their finish at the 2014 NCAA Regionals, from last season. Three-time NCAA Cross Country Championship competitor John Stansel and classmate Michael Creedon have graduated, and sophomore Zach Magin (West Hartford, Conn.) will miss the 2015 season with an injury.

Still, 21st-year head coach Al Fereshetian says the Bobcats "could be poised to do much better" this season. "Balanced depth and a strong pack will make this team potentially very good," Fereshetian says.

Bates, ranked No. 8 in New England in preseason USTFCCCA polls, officially opens the 2015 season Saturday at its home course, Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, hosting the annual Bates/Colby Class Wave Races.

More often than not, Fereshetian expects Bates' frontrunner to be senior Allen Sumrall (Albuquerque, N.M.), a former transfer student who earned All-New England honors last year for placing 34th individually at New Englands in his first cross country season. Sumrall is the Bobcats' lone captain.

A trio of other seniors figure to compete for places in Bates' top seven. Gregg Heller (Walla Walla, Wash.) raced at NCAAs as a sophomore in 2013 and won All-America honors last winter in the distance medley relay, while proven veterans Bryant Perkins (Sanford, Maine) and Taylor Saucier (Freeport, Maine) eye their best seasons yet.

Juniors Evan Ferguson-Hull (West Hartford, Conn.), Michael Horowicz (Montclair, N.J.) and Joe Doyle (Glastonbury, Conn.) have all proven to be valuable scorers in championship meets of the past two seasons. Ben Tonelli (Seattle, Wash.) leads the team's sophomore class.

The team's freshmen, says Fereshetian, "could add some surprises, but it will be difficult for any to jump right in to the top group."

Bates stays at home next weekend for the Bates Invitational, before traveling to the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University on Oct. 2, an early-season highlight. Other important meets include Maine State Championships at Bowdoin Oct. 17, NESCAC Championships Oct. 31 at Wesleyan, and NCAA Regionals on Nov. 14 in Waterford, Connecticut.

Men’s Cross Country Finishes Fifth at Husson Invitational

Bangor, Maine - Maine Maritime Academy men's cross country finished fifth overall at the Husson Harrier Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Saxl Park. The Mariners were led by sophomore Zachary Kinsman (Lebanon, N.H.) who placed 7th overall out of 105 finishers, with a time of 28:53.7, on the 8k course.

Chase Hughes (Yarmouth, Maine) placed 23rd with a time of 30:45.6, followed by Spencer Boonstra (Amston, Conn.) in 25th (30:56.7), Tristan Brown (Oqunquit, Maine) in 27th (31:13.4) and Victor Skorapa (Freeport, Maine) in 29th (31:17.2), to round out the top five runners for the Mariners.

New England College claimed the team victory, placing two runners in the top three, followed by Maine-Farmington in second. NEC's Scott Shaw picked up the individual victory with a time of 27:51.6.

Maine Maritime returns to action next Saturday, September 12th when they compete at the University of New England Invitational in Biddeford, Maine. The Mariners will return to Saxl Park later this season, on October 31st for the North Atlantic Conference Championship.

MXC: Husson picked ninth in NAC Preseason Poll‏

WHITINGHAM, Vermont - Husson has been picked to finish ninth in the 2015 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men's Cross Country Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league office announced Monday afternoon. The Eagles garnered 23 points in the poll.

Andrew Balsamo returns to the Eagles squad after competing in the ECAC Championship and New England Championship last season. He finished 25th in the NAC Championship in 2014.

Colby-Sawyer (N.H.) was selected to win the NAC Championship. The Chargers received five first place votes for a total of 93 points to top the league, while Lyndon State (Vt.) garnered the remaining five first place votes and 92 points to claim a close second. New England (N.H.) earned third with 83 points, Castleton (Vt.) was voted fourth with 62 points, while the Maine-Farmington and Maine Maritime tied for fifth with 56 points apiece. Rounding out the poll were Thomas (Maine) in seventh (37 points), Johnson State (Vt.) in eighth (36 points), Husson in ninth and Green Mountain (Vt.) in 10th (12 points).

Husson hosts the Harrier Invitational in Saxl Park to open its campaign Saturday, Sept. 5. The Eagles will also host the 2015 NAC Championship on Saturday, October 31.

2015 NAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Coaches' Poll

Rank Team	Points (First Place Votes)
1.   Colby-Sawyer	93 (5)
2.   Lyndon	92 (5)
3.   New England College	83
4.   Castleton	62
T5. UMaine-Farmington	56
T5. Maine Maritime	56
7.   Thomas	37
8.   Johnson State	36
9.   Husson	23
10. Green Mountain	12