COLONIA, N.J. – D'Youville Men's Cross Country has come out in fifth place in the 2026 East Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Polls.  

D'Youville welcomes back five runners to the Men's program including Senior, Jack Collins (Griswold, Conn. / Griswold) and juniors, Jacob Hanna (North Tonawanda, N.Y. / North Tonawanda) and Brennen Yates (Napoleon, Ohio / Patrick Henry). Maxim Stinner (Kenmore, N.Y. / Kenmore West) will also return to the program after being named ECC Second Team All-Conference in the 2025 season. The Saints also welcome in three new faces to bring to the eight-man roster.

D'Youville will kick off their 2026 campaign on September 5th at the Tom Balon Alumni Classic hosted by Brockport University.

2026 ECC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. Roberts Wesleyan - 48 points (6 first-place votes)
 2. Daemen - 40 points (1 first-place vote)
 3. Molloy - 33 points
4. St. Thomas Aquinas - 30 points
5. D'Youville - 18 points
6. Queens - 13 points
7. Staten Island - 12 points

Men's Runner of the Year
CJ Johnson - Daemen