

DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #5
NEW ORLEANS – Very little changed from last week’s posting of the national rankings for NCAA Division II cross country as listed by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Adams State is still the lead team among men’s teams while Augustana (S.D.) heads the women’s. Conference championships around the division will dominate the schedule for the upcoming weekend.
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Men’s Cross Country National Rankings |
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2012 Week #5 — October 17 |
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next release: October 24 | ||||||
Rank | Institution | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
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1 | Adams State | South Central | RMAC | Damon Martin (18th) |
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2 | Colorado Mines | South Central | RMAC | Chris Siemers (1st) |
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3 | Chico State | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (17th) |
3
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4 | Western State | South Central | RMAC | Jennifer Michel (6th) |
4
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5 | Augustana (S.D.) | Central | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) |
5
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6 | Grand Valley State | Midwest | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (14th) |
6
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7 | Alaska Anchorage | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (23rd) |
7
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8 | Southern Indiana | Midwest | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (15th) |
8
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9 | UC-Colorado Springs | South Central | RMAC | Mark Misch (6th) |
9
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10 | Western Washington | West | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (26th) |
10
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11 | Missouri Southern | Central | MIAA | Tom Rutledge (24th) |
11
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12 | Stonehill | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (15th) |
12
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13 | Lock Haven | Atlantic | PSAC | Aaron Russell (15th) |
13
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14 | Cedarville | Midwest | G-MAC | Paul Orchard (10th) |
14
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15 | Lewis | Midwest | GLVC | Dana Schwarting (7th) |
15
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16 | Minnesota State | Central | NSIC | Mark Schuck (31st) |
16
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17 | Edinboro | Atlantic | PSAC | Doug Watts (44th) |
17
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18 | UMass Lowell | East | Northeast-10 | Gary Gardner (11th) |
18
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19 | Ferris State | Midwest | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (5th) |
19
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20 | Western Oregon | West | GNAC | Mike Johnson (9th) |
20
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21 | Eastern New Mexico | South Central | Lone Star | Casey Blevins (1st) |
21
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22 | Southwest Baptist | Central | MIAA | Corey McElhaney (5th) |
22
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23 | Humboldt State | West | CCAA | Scott Pesch (3rd) |
23
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24 | UW-Parkside | Midwest | GLVC | Micah VanDenend (3rd) |
24
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25 | Fort Hays State | Central | MIAA | Dennis Weber (20th) |
25
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26 | East Stroudsburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Joe Koch (24th) |
26
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27 | Wayne State (Mich.) | Midwest | GLIAC | Rick Cummins (16th) |
27
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28 | San Francisco State | West | CCAA | Tom Lyons (8th) |
28
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29 | Northwest Missouri | Central | MIAA | Scott Lorek (5th) |
29
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30 | Neb.-Kearney | Central | MIAA | Brady Bonsall (6th) |
31
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31 | American International | East | Northeast-10 | Leo Mayo (7th) |
32
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32 | Tiffin | Midwest | GLIAC | Jeremy Croy (13th) |
33
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33 | Ashland | Midwest | GLIAC | Trent Mack (3rd) |
34
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34 | New Mexico Highlands | South Central | RMAC | Bob DeVries (21st) |
30
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35 | Shippensburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Steve Spence (15th) |
35
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Dropped Out: none | ||||||
(* 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 Rankings |
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2012 Week #5 — October 17 |
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next poll: October 24 | ||||||
Rank | Institution | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
Week |
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1 | Augustana (S.D.) | Central | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) |
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2 | Adams State | South Central | RMAC | Damon Martin (25th) |
2
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3 | Grand Valley State | Midwest | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (14th) |
3
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4 | Western State | South Central | RMAC | Jennifer Michel (6th) |
4
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5 | Alaska Anchorage | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (23rd) |
5
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6 | Chico State | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (17th) |
6
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7 | Ferris State | Midwest | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (5th) |
7
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8 | Shippensburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Steve Spence (15th) |
8
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9 | Simon Fraser | West | GNAC | Brit Townsend (13th) |
9
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10 | Midwestern State | South Central | Lone Star | Koby Styles (6th) |
10
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11 | Edinboro | Atlantic | PSAC | Doug Watts (44th) |
11
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12 | Stonehill | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (15th) |
12
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13 | Tampa | South | Sunshine | Jarrett Slaven (14th) |
13
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14 | Colorado Mines | South Central | RMAC | Chris Siemers (1st) |
14
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15 | UC-Colorado Springs | South Central | RMAC | David Harmer (1st) |
15
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16 | U-Mary | Central | NSIC | Dennis Newell (7th) |
16
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17 | Winona State | Central | NSIC | Adam Boothe (1st) |
17
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18 | Indiana (Pa.) | Atlantic | PSAC | Joey Zins (4th) |
18
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19 | Bloomsburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Bernie Empie (4th) |
19
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20 | Minnesota State | Central | NSIC | Jen Blue (13th) |
20
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21 | Wayne State (Mich.) | Midwest | GLIAC | Rick Cummins (16th) |
21
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22 | Southwest Baptist | Central | MIAA | Corey McElhaney (5th) |
22
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23 | Southern Indiana | Midwest | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (16th) |
23
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24 | Seattle Pacific | West | GNAC | Erika Daligcon (5th) |
24
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25 | Humboldt State | West | CCAA | Scott Pesch (3rd) |
25
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26 | Missouri Southern | Central | MIAA | Patty Vavra (19th) |
26
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27 | Saginaw Valley State | Midwest | GLIAC | Rod Cowan (3rd) |
27
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28 | Minnesota Duluth | Central | NSIC | Joanna Warmington (2nd) |
28
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29 | Pittsburg State | Central | MIAA | Russ Jewett (27th) |
29
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30 | UC San Diego | West | CCAA | Nate Garcia (6th) |
30
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31 | Western Washington | West | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (26th) |
31
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32 | Hillsdale | Midwest | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (2nd) |
32
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33 | Adelphi | East | Northeast-10 | Katie Rees (3rd) |
33
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34 | Nova Southeastern | South | Sunshine | Bryan Hagopian (4th) |
34
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35 | Bentley | East | Northeast-10 | Kevin Curtin (2nd) |
35
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Dropped Out: none | ||||||
(* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) |