WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Lycoming College men's cross country team was selected to finish 15th in the pre-Middle Atlantic Conference Championships poll and the women's cross country team was selected 16th, the conference office in Annville, Pa., announced on Tuesday, Oct. 26.
 
The championship event, held on the campus of DeSales University, will begin with the men's 8,000-meter race at 11 a.m., and the women's 6,000-meter race will follow at 12 p.m. The awards ceremony is set for approximately 1:15 p.m. or 30 minutes after women's results become official.
 
The men's team will be lead by first-year Elliot Bello (Trumbell, Conn./Trumbell) and senior Max Hanson (Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Bishop Machebeuf (Colo.)), who have provided a 1-2 punch throughout the season.
 
Messiah and DeSales topped the men's poll, with Lebanon Valley, York and Widener rounding out the top five.
 
First-year Katryn Yocum (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) gives the Warriors a solid lead runner, as she has already turned in the fourth-fastest time in program history this year, while sophomore Ali Clemens (Souderton, Pa./Souderton) has also had a standout season.
 
Misericordia was the unanimous pick to win the women's championship, while Messiah, Lebanon Valley, DeSales and York round out the top five.
 
Admission to the 2021 MAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships is free. A limited amount of light gray 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 at gomacsports.com.
 
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.
 
Lycoming Men's Cross Country Lineup, Season-best time
Elliot Bello (FY, Trumbell, Conn./Trumbell), 29:44.5
Max Hanson (Sr., Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Bishop Machebeuf (Colo.)), 30:10.0
Logan Franquet (Sr., Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township), 33:46.3
Diego Pallares (Sr., Cicero, Ill/Chicago Bulls Prep), 34:05.2
Maverick Stenger (Sr., Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg), 34:12.40
Brandon Gates (Sr., Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run), 34:54.7
Nate Noel (FY, Sparta, N.J./Sussex Tech), 36:09.10
Chris Alvarado (Jr., San Antonio, Texas/KIPP San Antonio), 38:54.02
Brandon Chiguichon (FY, Chicago, Ill./ITW David Speer Academy), 43:46.5
 
Lycoming Women's Cross Country Lineup, Season-best time
Katryn Yocum (FY, Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs), 24:41.4
Ali Clemens (So., Souderton, Pa./Souderton), 26:47.0
Hiyori Iai (So., Zushi, Japan/Yokohama Science Frontier), 27:42.6
Claire Shaffer (Jr., Sayre, Pa./Sayre Area), 28:48.61
Madisyn Neal (FY, Roaring Branch, Pa./Canton), 32:22.8
Laurel Stoppard (Jr., York, Pa./Central York), 33:12.4
Mariah Rovenolt (Jr., Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run), 39:32.5