Haverford, MIT Hold Their Ground in Latest DIII National Cross Country Poll
NEW ORLEANS – After 42 conference championships were contested in NCAA Division III cross country last weekend, the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Coaches’ Poll keeps Haverford as the No. 1 men’s team and MIT as the top-ranked women’s team in the country.
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In the men’s poll, the top three teams – No. 1 Haverford, No. 2 Calvin, and No. 3 North Central (Ill.) held their ground from the previous week. Haverford won their third-straight Centennial Conference crown while Calvin had no problem winning the MIAA title and North Central made it 39 in-a-row in the CCIW.
Tufts is in the top five for the first time this season and Middlebury returns to the top ten, landing at No. 8.
The women’s poll keeps MIT at No. 1, Johns Hopkins at No. 2, and Calvin at No. 3, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at No. 4, and Middlebury at No. 5 for the third-straight week. The Engineers of MIT won their sixth-straight title in the NEWMAC last weekend. Johns Hopkins claimed a fifth-consecutive Centennial Conference crown. And, Calvin’s women matched the feat of their male counterparts in winning the MIAA.
Regional championships to be held on Saturday, November 10, are next on the schedule for DIII.
The final regular-season poll will be released on Monday, November 12, in advance of the NCAA DIII Championships that will be held on Saturday, November 17.
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 31, 11:20am CT
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2012 Week #7 — October 31 |
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| next poll: MONDAY, November 12 (next week off) | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
Week |
| 1 | Haverford (6) | 278 | Mideast | Centennial | Tom Donnelly (38th) |
1
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| 2 | Calvin (2) | 274 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Brian Diemer (27th) |
2
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| 3 | North Central (Ill.) | 264 | Midwest | CCIW | Al Carius (47th) |
3
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| 4 | SUNY Geneseo | 254 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Mike Woods (21st) |
5
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| 5 | Tufts | 246 | New England | NESCAC | Ethan Barron (8th) |
7
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| 6 | UW-La Crosse | 244 | Midwest | WIAC | Derek Stanley (1st) |
6
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| 7 | UW-Eau Claire | 228 | Midwest | WIAC | Dan Schwamberger (6th) |
8
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| 8 | Middlebury | 222 | New England | NESCAC | Nicole Wilkerson (2nd) |
17
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| 9 | Washington (Mo.) | 210 | Midwest | UAA | Jeff Stiles (12th) |
10
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| 10 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 209 | West | SCIAC | John Goldhammer (29th) |
9
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| 11 | Bates | 200 | New England | NESCAC | Al Fereshetian (18th) |
4
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| 12 | NYU | 196 | Atlantic | UAA | Nick McDonough (15th) |
12
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| 13 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 178 | Midwest | CCIW | Scott Bradley (11th) |
25
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| 14 | Bowdoin | 175 | New England | NESCAC | Peter Slovenski (27th) |
11
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| 15 | UW-Platteville | 166 | Midwest | WIAC | Tom Antczak (20th) |
20
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| 16 | SUNY Cortland | 155 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Steve Patrick (5th) |
15
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| 17 | Williams | 152 | New England | NESCAC | Peter Farwell (34th) |
13
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| 18 | UW-Stevens Point | 148 | Midwest | WIAC | Rick Witt (34th) |
14
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| 19 | Allegheny | 140 | Mideast | NCAC | Brent Wilkerson (3rd) |
18
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| 20 | Carnegie Mellon | 128 | Mideast | UAA | Dario Donatelli (20th) |
19
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| 21 | Augustana (Ill.) | 116 | Midwest | CCIW | Paul Olsen (47th) |
16
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| 22 | Central (Iowa) | 112 | Central | IIAC | Joe Dunham (5th) |
24
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| 23 | Dickinson | 110 | Mideast | Centennial | Don Nichter (23rd) |
21
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| 24 | St. Lawrence | 85 | Atlantic | Liberty League | John Newman (12th) |
28
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| 25 | Johns Hopkins | 81 | Mideast | Centennial | Bobby Van Allen (14th) |
27
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| 26 | Chicago | 80 | Midwest | UAA | Chris Hall (12th) |
22
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| 27 | Wabash | 75 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Roger Busch (7th) |
26
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| 28 | Willamette | 57 | West | Northwest | Matt McGuirk (9th) |
RV
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| 29 | St. Olaf | 47 | Central | MIAC | Phil Lundin (5th) |
33
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| 30 | Rochester | 45 | Atlantic | UAA | John Izzo (13th) |
22
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| 31 | MIT | 40 | New England | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (31st) |
RV
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| 32 | UW-Stout | 35 | Midwest | WIAC | Matt Schauf (6th) |
34
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| 33 | Case Western Reserve | 24 | Great Lakes | UAA | Kathy Lanese (12th) |
32
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| 34 | TCNJ | 14 | Atlantic | NJAC | Phil Jennings (10th) |
RV
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| 35 | RPI | 13 | Atlantic | Liberty League | John Lynch (2nd) |
RV
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| 35 | Amherst | 13 | New England | NESCAC | Ned Nedeau (16th) |
30
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| Others Receiving Votes: Loras 11, Pomona-Pitzer 10, UW-Oshkosh 5. | ||||||
| Dropped Out: No. 29 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 31 UW-Oshkosh, No. 35 Loras | ||||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in men’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | ||||||
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2012 Week #7 — October 31 |
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| next poll: MONDAY, November 12 (next week off) | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
Week |
| 1 | MIT (5) | 277 | New England | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (6th) |
1
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| 2 | Johns Hopkins (3) | 275 | Mideast | Centennial | Bobby Van Allen (14th) |
2
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| 3 | Williams | 261 | New England | NESCAC | Peter Farwell (13th) |
3
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| 4 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 259 | West | SCIAC | John Goldhammer (29th) |
4
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| 5 | Calvin | 242 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Brian Diemer (7th) |
6
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| 5 | Middlebury | 242 | New England | NESCAC | Nicole Wilkerson (2nd) |
5
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| 7 | St. Lawrence | 234 | Atlantic | Liberty League | Mike Howard (14th) |
7
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| 8 | Chicago | 225 | Midwest | UAA | Chris Hall (12th) |
8
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| 9 | Wartburg | 211 | Central | IIAC | Steve Johnson (24th) |
11
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| 10 | Oberlin | 208 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Ray Appenheimer (7th) |
9
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| 11 | UW-Eau Claire | 202 | Midwest | WIAC | Dan Schwamberger (6th) |
10
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| 12 | SUNY Geneseo | 193 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Mike Woods (21st) |
12
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| 13 | Haverford | 173 | Mideast | Centennial | Fran Rizzo (22nd) |
14
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| 14 | NYU | 165 | Atlantic | UAA | Nick McDonough (15th) |
16
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| 15 | Gustavus Adolphus | 164 | Central | MIAC | Dale Bahr (4th) |
NR
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| 16 | Hope | 163 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Mark Northuis (25th) |
19
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| 17 | Amherst | 153 | New England | NESCAC | Cassie Funke-Harris (1st) |
21
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| 18 | St. Olaf | 148 | Central | MIAC | Chris Daymont (32nd) |
13
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| 19 | Dickinson | 129 | Mideast | Centennial | Don Nichter (23rd) |
15
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| 20 | Tufts | 117 | New England | NESCAC | Kristen Morwick (13th) |
17
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| 20 | Carnegie Mellon | 117 | Mideast | UAA | Dario Donatelli (20th) |
NR
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| 22 | Luther | 115 | Central | IIAC | Yarrow Pasche (8th) |
19
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| 23 | Case Western Reserve | 108 | Great Lakes | UAA | Kathy Lanese (15th) |
18
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| 24 | Lewis & Clark | 104 | West | Northwest | Keith Woodard (6th) |
22
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| 25 | Bates | 83 | New England | NESCAC | Jay Hartshorn (8th) |
28
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| 26 | Rowan | 76 | Atlantic | NJAC | Derick “Ringo” Adamson (6th) |
26
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| 27 | Illinois Wesleyan | 75 | Midwest | CCIW | Greg Huffaker (8th) |
24
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| 28 | Trinity (Texas) | 64 | South/Southeast | SCAC | Derick Lawrence (1st) |
25
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| 29 | Carleton | 61 | Central | MIAC | Donna Ricks (20th) |
23
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| 30 | Ohio Northern | 49 | Great Lakes | OAC | Jason Maus (7th) |
34
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| 31 | Washington (Mo.) | 47 | Midwest | UAA | Jeff Stiles (12th) |
27
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| 32 | SUNY Plattsburgh | 28 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Andrew Krug (1st) |
33
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| 33 | Kenyon | 16 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Duane Gomez (30th) |
30
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| 34 | UW-La Crosse | 14 | Midwest | WIAC | Derek Stanley (1st) |
RV
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| 35 | Rochester | 13 | Atlantic | UAA | Barbara Hartwig (24th) |
31
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| Others Receiving Votes: Emory 6, St. Thomas (Minn.) 6, Willamette 6, Wesleyan (Conn.) 5, Ithaca 3, UW-Oshkosh 3. | ||||||
| Dropped Out: No. 17 Tufts, No. 29 UW-Oshkosh | ||||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | ||||||