BOSTON – Suffolk's cross country teams and their conference counterparts head to Standish, Maine Sunday, Oct. 28 as the league titles are up for grabs at the 2018 GNAC Championships at the SJC Course. The women's 5k heat is set for a 1 p.m. with the men's 8k scheduled for 2 p.m.

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POLL POSITION
With just a few final days left to prep for the 2018 GNAC Championships, the conference released the GNAC Championship poll Thursday afternoon. The Rams men's squad has been predicted second, while the women's team has been chosen to finish third. 

MORE READING: Men's Cross Country Picked Second, Women Third in GNAC Championship Poll

THE COURSE
Originally built in the late 1980s, the SJC Cross Country course was redesigned in 2006 by former Saint Joseph's (Maine) cross country coach Tom Dan. The trail is built within the woods of the campus and offers many challenging obstacles. It has many different routes, which create two different courses for men and women. Also, included in the course is "Monks Misery," known by many as the most challenging part of the course, which goes around Lakeside field and has many hard turns and steep hills that challenge even the most skilled runner. 

A YEAR AGO – MEN
Suffolk men's cross country capped off its 2017 slate with an eighth-place finish at the GNAC Championships at Colt State Park. 

MORE READING: Men's Cross Country Concludes Season at GNAC Championships

A YEAR AGO – WOMEN
Once again Emma Weisse led the way for Suffolk women's cross country as the Rams turned in a seventh-place performance at the GNAC Championships at Colt State Park.

MORE READING: Weisse Earns All-GNAC Recognition, Women's Cross Country Finishes Seventh

LAST TIME OUT – MEN
In its final action before the GNAC Championships, the Suffolk men's cross country team put together a third-place showing at the Suffolk Invite at Franklin Park Oct. 12. 

MORE READING: Men's Cross Country Finishes Third at Suffolk Invite, Wins Battle for Boston Commons

LAST TIME OUT – WOMEN
Emma Weisse paced Suffolk women's cross country to a fourth-place showing at the Suffolk Invite Oct. 12 at Franklin Park. 

MORE READING: Women's Cross Country Takes Fourth at Suffolk Invite, Captures Boston Commons Battle

GNAC RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Emma Weisse of the Suffolk women's cross country team took home her third conference accolade of the season as the junior was named GNAC Runner of the Week thanks to her performance at the Suffolk Invite. 

MORE READING: Weisse Picks Up Third GNAC Runner of the Week Honor

GNAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
For the third time in his career Matyas Csiki-Fejer of the Suffolk men's cross country team has been named GNAC Rookie of the Week after putting together a runner-up showing at the Suffolk Invite Oct. 12. 

MORE READING: Csiki-Fejer Garners Third GNAC Rookie of the Week Nod

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes its talents to the regional stage Saturday, Nov. 10 when the Rams run at NCAA Division III Regional Championships hosted by Bowdoin in Brunswick, Maine.