Brooklyn, NY----Announced by the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) on Thursday, the Brooklyn College Women's Cross Country team was picked sixth in the 2026 Preseason Coaches Poll. In addition, BC sophomore, Meliza Aguilar, was selected as a Runner to Watch in 2026. Brooklyn is slated to open the 2026 meet season at the Fred Pavlich Invitational hosted by Bard College on Saturday, September 5. 

CUNYAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll 

1. Hunter 
2. Medgar Evers 
T3. Baruch
T3. CCNY 
5. John Jay 
6. Brooklyn 
7. Lehman 
8. York 

Helping Brooklyn to a sixth place finish as last year's CUNYAC Championships, Aguilar enters her second season with Bulldogs and her experience will be important to Brooklyn's success with a new-look squad.