Women's XC Picked No. 1 in America East Preseason Coaches Poll

BOSTON – The defending America East champion UNH women's cross country team received six of nine first-place votes and was picked No. 1 in the Women's XC America East Preseason Coaches Poll announced Tuesday.

The Wildcats tabulated 62 points for the top spot, followed by Bryant (50 points), Binghamton (48), UMass Lowell (47), Maine (37), Vermont (32), UAlbany (22), UMBC (15), and NJIT (11).

In 2024, UNH won the America East Championship for the eighth time in program history and the first time since 2019. Claire Ronan's (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) third-place finish headlined four Wildcats in the Top 10 to propel the 'Cats to a 21-point victory over UMass Lowell, 52-73. Gabby DeAngelis (Bedford, N.H.) captured Women's Most Outstanding Rookie honors, and head coach Anna Magle-Haberek and assistant coaches Alison Duffy and Casey Carroll won the America East Coaching Staff of the Year award.

The 2025 America East Championship, hosted by UMass Lowell, will take place at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds (Contoocook, N.H.) on Friday, Oct. 31.

The UNH men's cross country team received 39 points to tie for preseason No. 4 with UMBC. Five-time defending conference champion UMass Lowell was picked to finish first with 64 points and eight of nine first-place votes. Each Coaches Preseason Poll is below, including first-place votes:

After claiming the 2024 #AEXC Title, the @UNHTrackField women have been selected first in the 2025 #AEXC Preseason Poll.

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— America East (@AmericaEast) August 26, 2025

2025 Women's #AEXC Preseason Poll
1. UNH                       62 (6)
2. Bryant                     50 (1)
3. Binghamton             48 (1)
4. UMass Lowell        47 (1)
5. Maine                      37
6. Vermont                  32
7. UAlbany                 22
8. UMBC                    15
9. NJIT                        11

2025 Men's #AEXC Preseason Poll
1. UMass Lowell           64 (8)
2. Binghamton               52
3. Maine                         50 (1)
T4. UNH                       39
T4. UMBC                     39
6. Vermont                     34
7. Bryant                        17
8. UAlbany                    15
9. NJIT                           14

The Wildcats open the season this Saturday, Aug. 30 (10 a.m.) in the Suffolk Short Course Classic, hosted by Suffolk University, at the Mark Coogan Cross Country Course at Highland Park in Attleboro, Mass.

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