Sports News: Fall 2008

Thursday, August 21, 2008

MORAVIAN WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM PICKED SECOND IN LANDMARK CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL

MADISON, N.J. --- The Moravian College women’s cross country team has been selected second in the 2008 Landmark Conference season in a preseason poll selected by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.

Defending Landmark Conference Champion Juniata College was selected first in the poll with 70 points, 11 points ahead of Moravian with 59 points. Susquehanna University was third with 54 points while The Catholic University of America was in fourth place with 46 points.  The University of Scranton earned 39 points for the fifth spot, and rounding out the poll were Drew University in sixth place with 25 points, The United States Merchant Marine Academy in seventh place with 22 points and Goucher College with 18 points.

Moravian looks to challenge for the Landmark Conference Championship with the return a majority of its top runners including five letterwinners on the women’s squad. Third-year head coach Welles Lobb looks into building his young teams up enough to be a top competitor in the Landmark Conference.  The team began its preseason on Monday, August 18th.

The Greyhounds begin their 2008 season on Friday, August 29th at the Lehigh Valley Games hosted by Lehigh University on the Goodman Campus at 5:00 p.m.  The 2008 Landmark Conference championship meet will be held on Saturday, November 1st at the Ft. Roberdeau Historic Site in Altoona, Pennsylvania and hosted by Juniata.

2008 Landmark Conference Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll

Rank
School
Points
1. Juniata College 70
2. Moravian College 59
3. Susquehanna University 54
4. The Catholic University of America 46
5. The University of Scranton 39
6. Drew University 25
7. United States Merchant Marine Academy 22
8. Goucher College 18