First-year Head Coach
Anthony Dean-Neil's Pitt Johnstown men's cross country team hs been picked to finish 12th in a 15-team field, while the Mountain Cat women were picked 14th in a 17-team field when the conference office released the 2025 preseason coaches poll, Wednesday afternoon.
On the men's side, Shippensburg garnered 14 of the 15 first-place votes and was selected by the coaches to win the conference championship. East Stroudsburg earned one first-place vote.
In a tighter women's race, Slippery Rock got 10 of the 17 first-place votes and sits atop of the poll. East Stroudsburg received six first-place votes, and Shippensburg got one vote.
The Pitt-Johnstown men's and women's teams will kick-off the 2025 season at the Edinboro Doug Watts Open on Sept. 6.
2025 PSAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll (# of first-place votes in parentheses)
1. Shippensburg (14)
2. East Stroudsburg (1)
3. Slippery Rock
4. Kutztown
5. Lock Haven
6. IUP
7. Gannon
8. California
9. West Chester
10. Edinboro
11. Bloomsburg
12. Pitt-Johnstown
13. Seton Hill
14. Mansfield
15. Shepherd
2025 PSAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll (# of first-place votes in parentheses)
1. Slippery Rock (10)
2. East Stroudsburg (6)
3. Shippensburg (1)
4. Kutztown
5. Bloomsburg
6. Millersville
7. West Chester
8. Edinboro
9. Lock Haven
10. Gannon
11. IUP
12. Clarion
13. California
14. Pitt-Johnstown
15. Seton Hill
16. Mansfield
17. Shepherd
