Championship Central
LEBANON, Pa. (Cross Country) – The 2022 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon, Pa. Lebanon Valley College is serving as the host institution.
The championship event will begin with the women’s 6,000-meter race at 11 a.m., and the men’s 8,000-meter race will follow at 12 p.m. The awards ceremony is set for approximately 1:15 p.m. or 30 minutes after men’s results become official.
Admission to the 2022 MAC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships is free. A limited amount of black short-sleeve ($18) and long-sleeve ($20) shirts will be available for sale on site. There will be no pre-sale of shirts ahead of the championships.
Directions, parking and course maps are available at the
championship central page.
Live results will be available by Pioneer Timing. Final results, photos and video interviews will be posted on the championship central page after the conclusion of the championships.
The Messiah Falcons were selected atop the MAC Men’s Cross Country Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll with 16 of the 18 first-place votes for 288 points. The full poll can be viewed below.
| 2022 MAC Men's Cross Country Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll |
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
(1st Place Votes) |
| 1 |
Messiah |
288 |
(16) |
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| 2 |
Lebanon Valley |
249 |
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| 3 |
DeSales |
243 |
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| 4 |
Misericordia |
238 |
(2) |
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| 5 |
Stevens |
237 |
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| 6 |
Widener |
211 |
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| 7 |
York |
193 |
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| 8 |
Stevenson |
160 |
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| 9 |
King's |
157 |
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| 10 |
Alvernia |
142 |
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| 11 |
Arcadia |
123 |
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| 12 |
Wilkes |
106 |
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| 13 |
Hood |
100 |
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| 14 |
Eastern |
92 |
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| 15 |
Lycoming |
70 |
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| 16 |
Delaware Valley |
62 |
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| 17 |
FDU-Florham |
44 |
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| 18 |
Albright |
39 |
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Messiah claimed its fourth men’s cross country title in 2021, beating DeSales by four points. Widener won five of the eight conference titles since 2013, including four-straight from 2013-16. Messiah won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018.
The Widener Pride were selected atop the MAC Women’s Cross Country Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll with 16 of the 18 first-place votes from opposing coaches for 271 points. The full poll can be viewed below.
| 2022 MAC Women's Cross Country Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll |
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
(1st Place Votes) |
| 1 |
Widener |
271 |
(16) |
|
| 2 |
Misericordia |
261 |
(1) |
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| 3 |
Messiah |
238 |
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| 4 |
Lebanon Valley |
237 |
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| 5 |
DeSales |
234 |
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| 6 |
Alvernia |
192 |
(1) |
|
| 7 |
Arcadia |
186 |
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| 8 |
Stevens |
182 |
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| 9 |
York |
150 |
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| 10 |
King's |
145 |
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| 11 |
Wilkes |
116 |
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| 12 |
Stevenson |
112 |
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| 13 |
Hood |
107 |
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| 14 |
Eastern |
104 |
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| 15 |
Lycoming |
79 |
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| 16 |
Delaware Valley |
63 |
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| 17 |
FDU-Florham |
47 |
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| 18 |
Albright |
30 |
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Misericordia claimed its fifth women’s cross country conference title in 2021, beating Widener by 42 points. The Cougars have won its five titles all since 2015. Messiah (2019) and DeSales (2016) are the only other two programs to win titles since 2015.