Men's Cross Country Selected Seventh in NEC Poll
The Central Connecticut men's cross country team was picked to finish seventh in the preseason NEC coaches' poll, released this afternoon. The Blue Devils finished eighth in last season's Northeast Conference Championships and are led by junior Ry Sanderson.
The Central Connecticut men's cross country team was picked to finish seventh in the preseason NEC coaches' poll, released this afternoon. The Blue Devils finished eighth in last season's Northeast Conference Championships and are led by junior Ry Sanderson.
Two-time defending champion Quinnipiac received eight of the 11 first place votes and was tabbed as the favorite to take home the NEC title in 2008. The Bobcats are in search of their fourth championship in the past five years. Monmouth, Sacred Heart and Mount St. Mary's each received one first place vote and finished second, third and fourth, respectively. St. Francis (PA) and Wagner edged out CCSU to take the five and six spots. The Blue Devils were chosen ahead of Robert Morris, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island and St. Francis (NY) who rounded out the 11 team poll.
Head Coach George Kawecki enters his eighth season at the helm
of the CCSU men's cross country team. He brings back top runner Ry
Sanderson who was the second finisher for the Blue Devils at the
conference meet, finishing in 30th. He also was the top runner at
the NCAA Regionals with a 100th place finish. Also returning for
Central is top freshman finisher Nate Lovitt, who was 41st at the
Northeast Conference Meet.
The Blue Devils start the season on Sept. 6 when they host the
CCSU Blue Devil Invitational at Stanley Quarter Park in New
Britain, CT.