WASHINGTON, D.C. – The La Salle men's and women's cross country have each been picked to finish in second place in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll, as voted on by league coaches.

The men's cross country team received a total of 184 points in the poll. Loyola Chicago was picked to win the conference, getting a total of 208 points and receiving 13 first-place votes. George Mason, George Washington, and Saint Louis rounded out the top five.   The team comes off of a 2024 season in which it finished fifth in the conference championship meet, with a score of 139 points.

For the La Salle women's cross country team, it was predicted to finish second in the preseason poll, receiving a total of 182 points and earning a first-place vote. Loyola Chicago was picked first with a total of 209 points, earning the 13 remaining first-place votes.

The squad placed fourth last year at the conference championship meet, scoring a total of 123 points. Gwenno Goode, who won the individual A-10 title last year with a time of 20:10.4, returns to the team for her third season.

The men's and women's teams will begin its 2025 seasons on Friday, Aug. 29 at the Temple Owl Invite in Ambler, Pa. The race will start at 5:00 p.m.
 
2025 Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll
 

	School (First-Place Votes)	Points
1	Loyola Chicago (13)	208
2	La Salle	184
3	George Mason	182
4	George Washington (1)	167
5	Saint Louis	138
6	Saint Joseph's	137
7	Rhode Island	116
8	Fordham	107
T9	Duquesne	102
T9	Richmond	102
11	Dayton	77
12	Davidson	72
13	VCU	39
14	St. Bonaventure	35

2025 Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
 

	School (First-Place Votes)	Points
1	Loyola Chicago (13)	209
2	La Salle (1)	182
3	George Mason	177
4	Richmond	157
5	George Washington	151
6	Duquesne	133
7	Dayton	112
8	Saint Louis	108
9	Rhode Island	102
10	Davidson	95
11	Saint Joseph's	84
12	Fordham	80
13	VCU	43
14	St. Bonaventure	31