Williams Moves to No. 1 in Latest DIII National Poll

NEW ORLEANS – The women’s team at Williams College unanimously is the latest team to earn a No. 1 national poll position in NCAA Division III cross country by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In the first three weeks of the national poll, three different teams – Middlebury, MIT, and Williams – have been voted the top teams in the land by coaches from around the country. North Central College is still the No. 1 men’s team in the country according to the poll.

Williams’ women vaulted from No. 7 in the previous poll after winning their home invitational, the Purple Valley Classic, last weekend. The Ephs (78 points) bested a 21-team field which included then-No. 1 MIT (83) and then-No. 3 Middlebury (87). Williams last won the NCAA women’s cross country title in 2004. It is their first No. 1 ranking since November 2nd of last year which was prior to the NCAA Championships where they finished third.

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Looking at the travels of the top five men’s team this weekend, No. 1 North Central’s men travels to the Notre Dame Invite this weekend. No. 2 Haverford will compete in No. 20 Dickinson’s Long-Short Invitational, No. 3 Washington (Mo.) goes to the Greater Louisville Classic, No. 4 SUNY Geneseo hosts their own invitational, and No. 5 Bates will compete in Gordon’s Pop Crowell Invitational.

Among the top five women’s teams scheduled to compete this weekend, No. 2 Washington (Mo.) will join their male counterparts at the Greater Louisville Classic, No. 4 Johns Hopkins is slated to compete at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run, and No. 5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps will split between Pomona-Pitzer’s and Stanford’s invites. No. 1 Williams hosts an alumni meet this weekend.