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Second-year Head Coach
Anthony Dean-Neil's men's and women's cross country teams were both picked to finished 14th when the league office released its 2026 preseason coaches poll on Wednesday.
On the women's side, East Stroudsburg got 12 of the 17 first-place votes, while Shippensburg earned 13 of the 15 top spot votes on the men's side.
Coach Dean-Neal welcomes back three of its top performers from last year, including juniors
Audra Fedor,
Sydney Dunn, and
Ella Miller. The Mountain Cat men return a pair of its best runners in senior
Aiden Lechleitner and junior
Ryan Hayes.
Both Pitt-Johnstown cross country teams open the 2026 season at the Saint Francis Father Bede Invitational on Sept. 5
2026 PSAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
(# of first-place votes in parentheses)
1. East Stroudsburg (12)
2. Edinboro (3)
3. Bloomsburg (1)
4. West Chester (1)
5. Shippensburg
6. Kutztown
7. Slippery Rock
8. Millersville
9. Gannon
10. Clarion
11. Lock Haven
12. California
13. IUP
14. Pitt-Johnstown
15. Mansfield
16. Seton Hill
17. Shepherd
2026 PSAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll
(# of first-place votes in parentheses)
1. Shippensburg (13)
2. East Stroudsburg (2)
3. West Chester
4. Kutztown
5. Slippery Rock
6. Edinboro
7. Lock Haven
8. Gannon
9. IUP
10. Bloomsburg
11. California
12. Seton Hill
13. Mansfield
14. Pitt-Johnstown
15. Shepherd
