The Women

With the women returning their entire NESCAC Championship team and "only" losing All American Shauneen Garrahan to graduation, combined with significant depth behind the scoring 7, they should be poised to have another huge season. Defending their NESCAC title and claiming the 2 titles they did not win last year - the Regional Championship, and most importantly, the National Championship will be the big goals for the season. The team should be led by a Trio of All-Americans - senior captains Kim Partee and Heather Wilson will look to better their Top 15 showings last year, while junior Elise Tropiano made big strides during track and has established herself as one of the best distance runners in the country after earning AA honors in both indoor and outdoor track. Senior Meg Ray could challenge for All-American honors as she missed by only 9 spots last year, and NESCAC Rookie of the Year Sophie Galleher will continue to improve as will seniors Katie Moravec and Laura Mortimer. 2005 NESCAC Rookie of the Year Nicole Anderson and class mates Caitlin Murphy and Zandra Walton all have NCAA experience and should bolster the teams depth and strength this fall. With the returning runners and the strength they possess, it may be hard pressed for any of the first year runners to factor into the scoring, but while Kristen Ballinger, Hallie Schwab and Cara Giaimo should be able to gain experience they could certainly find a way to factor into the scoring and make this team even stronger. Rachel Cameron, Liz Dalton and Nicole Green all have an extra year of experience and will also help to bolster the depth and strength of the team

The Men

While the men takes some scoring losses from last year - due to either graduation or decisions to stop running, they still will be returning a very strong corps of runners. A strong fist year class last fall, has matured tremendously and should have a big impact this year as Sophomores Daniel Murner and Carlyle Eubank both ran very well on the track as they ran under 15:10 in the 5k and Daniel winning the DIII New England 10k (to go along with being the highest placing first year at last years XC District meet). Senior Mike Harbus - who is back to full health after struggles last year - will look to close out his XC career on a high note with a trip to the NCAA, while juniors Harrison Lakehomer and Peter Foote should factor heavily into the scoring to try and make that happen. Harrison will look to repeat as Little Three Champion. In addition to Daniel and Carlyle, the sophomore class will have gained valuable experience this past year as Jimmy Swanson, Tom Anderson, Eric Holaday, Will Bell and Willy Sego will provide great depth and could jump into the scoring this fall. Several first year runners have posted great track times to close out their high school careers and will be looking to make an impact at the collegiate level as John McGrail, Peter Harrison, Will Yochum, Ben Mears and Jim Leader are a few of the guys who will look to make a smooth transition to the 5 Mile race distance.