LATHAM, N.Y. - The women’s cross country season kicks off for most teams this upcoming weekend and the United East preseason poll has been released as voted on by the coaches. A total of 14 teams are looking to lineup for the Championship Race come the start of November. Check out the preseason poll below:
| 1. |
St. Mary's College of Maryland (13) |
| 2. |
Lancaster Bible College |
| 3. |
Cairn University (1) |
| 4. |
Penn College |
| 5. |
Cedar Crest College |
| 6. |
University of Valley Forge |
| 7. |
Penn State Harrisburg |
| 8. |
Gallaudet University |
| 9. |
Notre Dame of Maryland University |
| 10. |
Penn State Berks |
| 11. |
Penn State Btrandywine |
| 12. |
Penn State Abington |
| 13. |
Keystone College |
| 14. |
Rosemont College |
St. Mary’s College has been a powerhouse ever since joining the conference in 2021. The Seahawks have hoisted the trophy four-straight years and the 2024 Coach of the Year, Reava Potter, returns a number of All-Conference award winners for the 2025 season.
Lancaster Bible College holds onto the second spot in the polls and will be returning two Top-5 runners from 2024 including Abby Ames and Seana Dougherty.
Cairn collected the only first place not to go to the Seahawks and boast last year’s individual winner in Clarisse Hayden. Penn College rounds out the top four teams and are hungry to move up the final standings as they have improved in each of the last two years.
This year’s Championship race will be hosted by Penn State Brandywine on November 1.
Find the full women’s cross country schedule here: WOMEN’S XC SCHEDULE
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The United East boasts 15 NCAA Division III full member institutions which include: Cairn University, Cedar Crest College, Gallaudet University, Keystone College, Lancaster Bible College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Penn College, Penn State Abington, Penn State Berks, Penn State Brandywine, Penn State Harrisburg, Rosemont College, St. Mary's College of Maryland, University of Valley Forge, and Wilson College. For more information, please visit gounitedeast.com.