LATHAM, N.Y. - The Gallaudet University women's cross country team was picked eighth in the United East preseason coaches poll released on Tuesday.
Gallaudet finished ninth last year at the 2024 United East cross country championship hosted by St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Four-time defending conference champion St. Mary's (Md.) was picked as the top team as the Seahawks garnered 13 first-place votes. Lancaster Bible College checks in at No. 2 while Cairn University picked up the other first-place vote and is third. Penn College (fourth) and Cedar Crest College (fifth) rounds out the Top 5 in this year's preseason poll.Â
The 2025 United East cross country championship will be held on Saturday, Nov. 1, and hosted by Penn St.-Brandywine.
The Bison will begin the 2025 campaign at the Salisbury University Fall Classic this Saturday, Aug. 30, at WinterPlace Park in Salisbury, Md., with a 9:45 a.m. start time.Â
2025 United East Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
- St. Mary's (Md.) (13)
- Lancaster Bible
- Cairn (1)
- Penn College
- Cedar Crest
- Valley Forge
- Penn St. Harrisburg
- GALLAUDET
- Notre Dame (Md.)
- Penn St.-Berks
- Penn St.-Brandywine
- Penn St.-Abington
- Keystone
- Rosemont
( ) = First-place votes
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The preseason poll rankings were conducted by the United East cross country coaches, with each coach ranking out all teams but their own using a staggered points system (13 points for a first-place vote, 12 points for second, etc.). No self-voting was allowed. This is the first year the United East has held preseason polls.
