Lesley Tabbed Preseason Favorite in NECC Womens Cross Country Poll
Lesley Tabbed Preseason Favorite in NECC Women's Cross Country Poll
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Lesley University has been tabbed as the preseason favorite to capture the New England Collegiate Conference women's cross country championship, it was announced today by Commissioner Del Malloy. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the NECC's head women's cross country coaches.
This is the inaugural year for the New England Collegiate Conference. Eight of the nine NECC members sponsor women's cross country.
The Lesley Lynx received six of the eight first-place votes in the
2008 NECC preseason poll. The Lynx are led by head coach
Dan Flynn. Lesley returns three all-conference
runners including 2007 NAC First Team member Charlotte
Goff.
Elms College received one first-place point to notch the runner-up spot with 43 points. Mitchell College received 41 points to place third in the NECC. Newbury College and Southern Vermont rounded out the top five places with Newbury receiving 31 points and Southern Vermont 26 points.
Teams received eight points for every first place vote received, seven points for second place votes, six points for third place votes, down to one point for a last place vote. First place votes are shown in parentheses.
2008 NECC PRESEASON WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
TEAM
POINTS (1st Place
votes) *
Lesley
55
(6)
Elms 43 (1)
Mitchell 41
Newbury 31
Southern Vermont 26
Daniel Webster 24
Bay Path 17
Wheelock 15
*One school did not vote in the process-- only seven first place spots were voted on.