2026 Roster | 2026 Schedule | PSAC Release
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) released its 2026 Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll on Wednesday, Aug. 19, as voted on by the league's coaches.
Lock Haven is slated to finish seventh in the 15-school race at the 2026 PSAC Cross Country Championship.
The Bald Eagles are set to open the 2026 season by hosting Penn State for the annual Dolan Duals at Lock Haven's West Branch Cross Country Course on Friday, Sept. 4.
2026 PSAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll (# of first-place votes in parentheses)
1. Shippensburg (13)
2. East Stroudsburg (2)
3. West Chester
4. Kutztown
5. Slippery Rock
6. Edinboro
7. Lock Haven
8. Gannon
9. IUP
10. Bloomsburg
11. California
12. Seton Hill
13. Mansfield
14. Pitt-Johnstown
15. Shepherd
Lock Haven Quick Notes
Top Returnees (Times):
Jacob Rager: 12th PSAC/41st Region
Kristian Mizdail: 31st PSAC/Region
Owen Hibell: 69th PSAC/120th Region
Colton Wagner: 89th PSAC/DNR Region
Top Newcomers (Times):
Will Campbell (Hagerstown CC): 33:54/27:57/16:01
Sean Donahue: 17:01/10:02/4:26
Nathan Tedesco: 16:42/9:37/4:29
Henry Whitney: 16:35/9:52/4:24
Key Losses:
Brayden Frair: 7th PSAC/52nd Region
Evan Klinger: 44th PSAC/111th Region
Gavin Furey: 59th PSAC/73rd Region
On the Horizon
The Bald Eagles open the season at home on Friday, Sept. 4, when they host the Dolan Duals vs. Penn State.
Lock Haven returns to competition on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the DII/DIII Challenge in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, before welcoming teams to the annual Lock Haven Invite on Saturday, Sept. 26.
October action begins Friday, Oct. 2, at the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem. The Bald Eagles will then compete at the Highlander Invitational, hosted by Houghton, on Saturday, Oct. 10.
The West Branch Cross Country Course will again serve as the site of competition on Saturday, Oct. 24, with Lock Haven hosting the Go Fast River Run.
The postseason begins Saturday, Nov. 7, at the 2026 PSAC Cross Country Championship, hosted by Bloomsburg. The NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championship is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, in Kernersville, North Carolina, and the NCAA Division II Championship will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, in Lawrence, Kansas.
