FRANKLIN, Mass. – November 3, 2023 - The Dean College cross country teams will head to Maine on Saturday to compete at the 2023 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championships hosted by Saint Joseph's College of Maine.
The Saint Joseph's Cross Country Course is the championship site for the second year in a row. Last season, the Dean men finished sixth, while the women placed ninth.
This year's women's 6k race will start at 11 a.m. and be followed by the men's 8k race at 12:15 p.m.
Dean was selected to finish eighth on the men's side and the women were picked to finish 11th, according to this year's pre-championship coaches' polls.
Championship Central
Men's Pre-Championship Poll
| Place |
Team |
Points |
1st Place |
| 1. |
Colby-Sawyer |
82 |
3 |
| 2. |
Norwich |
80 |
4 |
| 3. |
Saint Joseph's (ME) |
76 |
4 |
| 4. |
Emmanuel |
49 |
1 |
| 5. |
Regis |
46 |
|
| 6. |
Lasell |
43 |
|
| 7. |
Saint Joseph (CT) |
35 |
|
| 8. |
Dean |
21 |
|
No Score - Elms, Mitchell, New England College, Rivier
Women's Pre-Championship Poll
| Place |
Team |
Points |
1st Place |
| 1. |
Colby-Sawyer |
157 |
10 |
| t-2. |
Emmanuel |
133 |
2 |
| t-2. |
Norwich |
133 |
2 |
| 4. |
Regis |
124 |
|
| 5. |
Lasell |
107 |
|
| 6. |
Simmons |
102 |
|
| 7. |
Johnson & Wales |
101 |
|
| 8. |
Saint Joseph's (ME) |
72 |
|
| 9. |
Saint Joseph (CT) |
59 |
|
| 10. |
Elms |
47 |
|
| 11. |
Dean |
35 |
|
| 12. |
Mitchell |
27 |
|
No Score - New England College, Rivier
