DII National Cross Country Rankings — Week 4
NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week four national team rankings for the 2011 NCAA Division II cross country season. On the men’s side, the top nine teams are unchanged from last week with Adams State and Western State still holding strong in the 1-2 positions. Nothing changed to the women’s top 12 as Western State and Chico State are still in the top two slots.
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AROUND THE POLLS
* Although the top half of the polls on both sides had little change from the previous week, a few nuggets are worth mentioning. On the men’s side New Mexico Highlands (No. 20) returns to the poll while No. 25 Missouri Southern is in the top 25 for the first time this year. Harding’s women made a huge leap to No. 13, up 11 spots from a week ago. Harding won a DII-stacked meet at Missouri S&T, 71-74, over then-No. 16 Pittsburg State.
* Meets to watch this weekend in the division include the Gettysburg Invite and the Penn State National where a handful of ranked teams will be on hand. Women’s No. 4 Grand Valley State will be at Penn State while No. 9 Shippensburg headlines the Gettysburg meet.
* Next week (weekend of October 22) will be full of Division II conference championships. Stay tuned.
The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 19, in Spokane, Wash. NCAA Regional Championships will be held two weeks prior on the weekend of November 5.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Men’s Cross Country National Team Rankings |
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2011 Week #4, October 12 |
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| next ranking: October 19 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last Week
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| 1 | Adams State | Central | RMAC | Damon Martin (17th) |
1
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| 2 | Western State | Central | RMAC | Jennifer Michel (5th) |
2
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| 3 | Grand Valley State | Midwest | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) |
3
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| 4 | Colorado Mines | Central | RMAC | Art Siemers (10th) |
4
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| 5 | Chico State | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (16th) |
5
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| 6 | Southern Indiana | Midwest | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (14th) |
6
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| 7 | Edinboro | Atlantic | PSAC | Doug Watts (43rd) |
7
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| 8 | Augustana (S.D.) | Central | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (11th) |
8
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| 9 | Eastern New Mexico | South Central | Lone Star | Mike Harney (1st) |
9
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| 10 | Central Missouri | South Central | MIAA | Kirk Pedersen (25th) |
11
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| 11 | Alaska Anchorage | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (21st) |
12
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| 12 | East Central (Okla.) | South Central | Great American | Steve Sawyer (3rd) |
13
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| 13 | Minnesota State | Central | NSIC | Mark Schuck (30th) |
14
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| 14 | Metro State | Central | RMAC | John Supsic (2nd) |
15
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| 15 | Queens (N.C.) | Southeast | Conf. Carolinas | Scott Simmons (4th) |
16
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| 16 | UMass Lowell | East | Northeast-10 | Gary Gardner (10th) |
10
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| 17 | Bellarmine | Midwest | GLVC | Jim Vargo (12th) |
17
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| 18 | Shippensburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Steve Spence (14th) |
19
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| 19 | Western Washington | West | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (25th) |
21
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| 20 | New Mexico Highlands | Central | RMAC | Bob DeVries (20th) |
NR
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| 21 | Lock Haven | Atlantic | PSAC | Aaron Russell (14th) |
20
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| 22 | Western Oregon | West | GNAC | Mike Johnson (8th) |
22
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| 23 | Stonehill | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (14th) |
24
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| 24 | Ashland | Midwest | GLIAC | Trent Mack (2nd) |
23
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| 25 | Missouri Southern | South Central | MIAA | Tom Rutledge (23rd) |
NR
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| Dropped Out: No. 18 Southern Connecticut, No. 25 Harding | |||||
| teams ranked by T.J. Garlatz, Alaska Anchorage | |||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in men’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | |||||
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Women’s Cross Country National Team Rankings |
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2011 Week #4, October 12 |
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| next ranking: October 19 | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last Week
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| 1 | Western State | Central | RMAC | Jennifer Michel (5th) |
1
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| 2 | Chico State | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (16th) |
2
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| 3 | Ferris State | Midwest | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (4th) |
3
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| 4 | Grand Valley State | Midwest | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) |
4
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| 5 | Adams State | Central | RMAC | Damon Martin (24th) |
5
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| 6 | Alaska Anchorage | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (21st) |
6
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| 7 | Augustana (S.D.) | Central | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (11th) |
7
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| 8 | U-Mary | Central | NSIC | Dennis Newell (6th) |
8
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| 9 | Shippensburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Steve Spence (14th) |
9
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| 10 | Edinboro | Atlantic | PSAC | Doug Watts (43rd) |
10
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| 11 | Tampa | South | Sunshine | Jarrett Slaven (13th) |
11
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| 12 | Midwestern State | South Central | Lone Star | Koby Styles (5th) |
12
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| 13 | Harding | South Central | Great American | Steve Guymon (9th) |
24
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| 14 | Stonehill | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (14th) |
14
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| 15 | Pittsburg State | South Central | MIAA | Russ Jewett (26th) |
16
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| 16 | Western Washington | West | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (25th) |
15
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| 17 | Bellarmine | Midwest | GLVC | Kris Horton (7th) |
17
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| 18 | Queens (N.C.) | Southeast | Conf. Carolinas | Scott Simmons (4th) |
18
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| 19 | Southern Indiana | Midwest | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (15th) |
19
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| 20 | Missouri Southern | South Central | MIAA | Patty Vavra (16th) |
25
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| 21 | Lock Haven | Atlantic | PSAC | Aaron Russell (14th) |
20
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| 22 | Truman State | South Central | MIAA | John Cochrane (32nd) |
13
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| 23 | Mansfield | Atlantic | PSAC | Mike Rohl (9th) |
22
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| 24 | East Stroudsburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Joe Koch (25th) |
23
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| 25 | Northwest Missouri | South Central | MIAA | Scott Lorek (8th) |
21
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| Dropped Out: none | |||||
| teams ranked by Ray Hoffman, Kutztown | |||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | |||||
