RELEASE DATE: 8/25/10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mansfield women picked 8th and men 11th in PSAC Coaches Preseason Poll

MANSFIELD – The Mansfield University women's cross country team was picked to finish 8th in the 16 team Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) while the men are projected to place 11th in the 2010 PSAC Coaches Preseason Cross Country poll.

The Mountaineer women are coming off one of the best seasons in school history but will be without top runners Brenae Edwards and Clarissa Cummings this season. Still Mansfield has a strong corps of young runners led by sophomore Becky Kratz along with Kait Chegwidden and Bethany Coons. Freshman twins Jess Scordino and Kristy Scordino are expected to make an immediate impact.

The Mansfield men are led by juniors Bud Plaszenski, Sean Vollenweider, Kevin Cusworth and Nate MacNabb. Head coach Mike Rohl has been pleasantly surprised with the early performance of freshman Wesley Winter.

Mansfield opens the 2010 season at the Hamilton Short Course on Sept. 11.


2010 PSAC Cross Country Coaches Preseason Poll


Men
1. Shippensburg (10)
2. Lock Haven (3)
3. Edinboro (2)
4. East Stroudsburg
5. Slippery Rock
6. IUP
T7. Bloomsburg
T7. Millersville
9. California
10. Kutztown
11. Mansfield
12. West Chester
13. Mercyhurst
14. Gannon
15. Cheyney


Women
1. Shippensburg (16)
2. Slippery Rock
3. Kutztown
4. Lock Haven
5. Millersville
6. Bloomsburg
7. Edinboro
8. Mansfield
T9. Clarion
T9 . IUP
11. California
12. East Stroudsburg
13. West Chester
14. Mercyhurst
15. Gannon
16. Cheyney