NEWTOWN, Pa. - Widener Women's Cross Country is placed seventh in the MAC Championship pre-championship poll, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday (Oct. 28).

The Pride would take 187 points this year while Messiah was placed first with 284 points and 13 first-place votes. Misericordia took second with 275 points and the remaining five firs place votes and Lebanon Valley saw 240 points for third place. Stevens comes just above the Pride with 201 and Eastern falls nine points below at 178. 

Junior Loralei Golembiewski is set to lead the Pride as she saw a personal best 18:25.6 in the 5k at the Main Line Invitational in mid-September. At this year's Border Battle, Golembiewski saw a 10th place finish and a 23:05.8 that would be just shy of her personal best. Amber Wilsey picks up a contending spot for the Pride after two personal bests in two races this season. Wilsey's 5k at the Main Line Invitational showed a 20:48.4 while her 6k clocked in four minutes better than last year's conference championships at a 25:56.0. A new face on the block is first year Daisy Delarosa that would round out the top three. Delarosa would show a 21:26.4 in her 5k and a 24:33.9 at the Border Battle meet two weeks ago. 

This year's championships are set to be hosted by Stevenson in Owings Mills, Md. for the second time in the championship's history. The women's race is set to commence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31.