CASTINE, Maine -- Maine Maritime Academy men's cross country prepares for the 2019 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship on Saturday, November 2 on the campus of Northern Vermont University-Lyndon in Lyndonville, Vermont.

Head Coach Ryan King is leading the Mariners in his ninth season. The Mariners finished second at the 2018 NAC Championship, led by All-Conference runner Aylen Wolf (Surry, Maine) who placed third overall out of 66 runners. The Mariners return all five of their top five runners from the 2018 NAC Championship, including Wolf. The Mariners have added sophomore John Hassett (Castine, Maine) and first-year Benjamin Butterfield (Phillips, Maine) to the squad, both of whom collected NAC weekly accolades this fall.

This season the squad has been preparing for Championships with a competitive and challenging schedule, and look to improve on their second place finish last season.

The Mariners have been picked to place second in the NAC Men's Cross Country Pre-Championship Poll. Voting for the Pre-Championship Poll was conducted among the league's head men's cross country coaches.

Who to Watch:

John Hassett	Aylen Wolf	Joseph Van Ess	Benjamin Butterfield	Liam Veverka
Sophomore	Junior	Sophomore	Freshman	Sophomore
Castine, Maine	Surry, Maine	Mechanicsville, Va.	Phillips, Maine	Hancock, N.H.
NAC Runner of the Week (9/3)  Mariners top runner in six of seven events, including winning the UMPI Invitational and Bowdoin Invitational II.	Consistent top-five finisher for the team.	Consistent top-five finisher for the team, including leading the Mariners at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational.	NAC Rookie of the Week (9/24)   Consistent top-five finisher for the team.	Consistent top-five finisher for the team.

2019 Championship Information:

• Date – Saturday, November 2
• Location - Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, Lyndonville, Vermont
• Start – 11:00 AM
• Competing Institutions – Maine Maritime Academy, UMaine-Farmington, Thomas, SUNY Canton, NVU-Lyndon, Husson, UMaine-Presque Isle, NVU-Johnson, SUNY Delhi.
• Format – Click HERE to view the 8k course map. 

The Competition: