BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College will host the 2012 New England Small College Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday.

The 30th annual meet will kick off with the men’s 8K race at 11 a.m. and conclude with the women’s 6K competition at noon.

On the men’s side, Williams will be looking to pick up its 14th overall title, second consecutive and third in four years. The Ephs will be without a trio of All-Conference selections from a year ago, but return two Second Teamers in senior Wade Davis of Hallowell and junior Chris Lee . Lee’s first-place showing at the Little Three Championship helped his squad secure top honors for the 25th straight time.

The host Polar Bears will look to contend for its fourth NESCAC men’s title since finishing at the top of the conference in both 2001 and 2002. Junior Sam Seekins of South China has two first-place finishes this fall, while classmate Coby Horowitz crossed the line sixth at the New England Championships. Horowitz was runner-up at the 2011 NESCAC Championship, and his finish at the New England Championships was the best for a Polar Bear since 1981.

Williams will also be looking to defend its women’s title after winning outright for the first time since 2005 last fall. The Ephs will have aspirations of claiming their 13th NESCAC championship due in large part to the return of three All-Conference performers in senior Celeste Berg, junior Shayna Barbash and sophomore Anna Spiers.