WINTHROP, Mass. – As announced by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), Simmons University Cross Country has been selected to finish fifth in the Women's Cross Country Pre-Championship Poll ahead of this weekend's GNAC Championship Meet.

The GNAC Cross Country Championship Meet will take place on Sunday, November 1, at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N.H. The women's 6K race is set to begin at 12 p.m., followed by the men's race.

WXC Pre-Championship Poll

1. Emmanuel (8) - 116
2. Saint Joseph's (Maine) (3) - 111
3. Norwich - 93
4. Colby-Sawyer - 90
5. Simmons - 70
6. Regis - 63
7. Lasell - 57
8. Elms - 43
9. New England College - 32
10. Mitchell - 21
11. Dean - 20