The Southern Connecticut men’s cross country team was selected fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. New Haven was selected eighth.

1. UMass Lowell (7) — 188

2. Stonehill (7) — 185

3. American International (1) — 157

4. So. Connecticut — 154

5. Adelphi — 145

6. Bentley — 135

7. Saint Rose — 122

8. New Haven — 102

9. Assumption — 82

10. Le Moyne — 80

11. Saint Michael’s — 59

12. Saint Anselm — 56

13. Merrimack — 51

14. Southern New Hampshire — 35

15. Pace — 24

(First-place votes in parentheses)

WOMEN
The Southern Connectiut women’s cross country team was picked to finish third in the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. New Haven was picked eighth,

1. Stonehill (14) — 224

2. UMass Lowell (1) — 206

T3. Adelphi — 190

T3. So. Connecticut (1) — 190

5. Saint Rose — 159

6. Bentley — 147

7. American International — 128

8. New Haven — 127

9. Merrimack — 125

10. Le Moyne — 115

11. Saint Michael’s — 78

12. So. New Hampshire — 63

13. Pace — 59

14. Saint Anselm — 57

(First-place votes in parentheses)