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South Easton, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference will host its annual cross country championship this Sunday, October 25 on the campus of Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt. The University of Massachusetts Lowell men’s team and the Stonehill College women’s team were selected to claim this year’s championship in a vote by the conference’s head coaches prior to the start of the season.

The championship is set to begin at 10 a.m. with the men’s eight-kilometer race, followed by the women’s five-kilometer race at 11 a.m. Sixteen schools will be competing for this year’s championship.

On the men’s side, UMass Lowell received a majority of the first-place votes with 10 for 218 points and were followed closely by Stonehill with 214 points. The Skyhawks picked up four first-place votes. Southern Connecticut State University received the final first-place vote and earned 189 points in the poll. Bentley University and the College of Saint Rose round out the top five tied for fourth, as both teams received 151 points.

On the women’s side, Stonehill is favored as the Skyhawks picked up ten first –place votes and 249 points. UMass Lowell received five first-place votes and were selected to finish second (232 points), followed by Adelphi University with 212 points. The Panthers received the remaining first-place vote. The College of Saint Rose is picked to finish fourth with 193 points, while Bentley University rounds out the top five after edging out Southern Connecticut by one vote. The Falcons received 184 points while the Owls picked up 183.

Last year, UMass Lowell claimed both the men’s and women’s team championship titles. It marked the third straight title for the River Hawk’s men’s team and the first title for the women’s team since 2005.

With 16 member institutions the Northeast-10 shares the distinction of being the largest Division II conference in the country along with the PSAC and WVIAC. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.

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Northeast-10 Championship Coaches' Poll
	Men's Cross Country							Women's Cross Country
1.	UMass Lowell (10)	218					1.	Stonehill (10)	249
2.	Stonehill (4)	214					2.	UMass Lowell (5)	232
3.	So. Connecticut (1)	189					3.	Adelphi (1)	212
t-4.	Bentley	151					4.	Saint Rose	193
t-4.	Saint Rose	151					5.	Bentley	184
6.	Merrimack	146					6.	So. Connecticut	183
7.	Adelphi	144					7.	Le Moyne	156
8.	New Haven	113					8.	Merrimack	146
9.	Assumption	107					9.	Saint Anselm	139
10.	American Int'l	93					10.	Saint Michael's	105
11.	Saint Michael's	76					11.	New Haven	102
12.	Saint Anselm	67					12.	Assumption	79
13	Le Moyne	59					13.	American Int'l	56
14.	So. New Hampshire	34					14.	So. New Hampshire	54
15.	Pace	23					15.	Pace	35
							16.	Franklin Pierce	30

() First Place Votes