LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The 2009 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches Polls have been released and the Bald Eagles have been picked to finish second, while the Lady Eagles have been tabbed to take sixth.

Last season, The Haven men finished third in the PSAC, but bounced back strong to win win the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region title.

The women’s team also enjoyed a successful season as they finished seventh in the PSAC. Both squads look to better their goals from last year as both the Men’s and Women’s are ranked higher this season than what they finished last season.

Listed below are the preseason PSAC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country coaches polls. First place votes are in parenthesis.

Men

1. Edinboro (12)

2. Lock Haven (4)

3. Shippensburg

4. Slippery Rock

5. IUP

6. East Stroudsburg

7. Bloomsburg

8. Mansfield

9. Millersville

10. Kutztown

11. California

12. West Chester

13. Mercyhurst

14. Gannon

15. Cheyney

Woman

1. Shippensburg (16)

2. Slippery Rock

3. Edinboro

4. Kutztown

5. Millersville

6. Lock Haven

7. Bloomsburg

8. IUP

9. Mercyhurst

10. Mansfield

11. Clarion

12. East Stroudsburg

13. West Chester

14. California

15. Gannon

16. Cheyney

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