USCCA/WICCA NCAA Cross Country Coaches Polls – October 11, 1999
NCAA Cross Country Polls
Division I
FinishLynx Women’s Cross Country Rankings
Poll released Oct. 11, 1999NE = Northeast, MA = Mid-Atlantic, SE = Southeast, GL = Great Lakes, MW = Midwest, SC = South Central, MT = Mountain, W = West, S = South.
Comments by Mike Scott, the CC guru from the Pacific Northwest (a former assistant at Washington, he has written on cross country for Northwest Runner, Track & Field News,and American Track & Field)
| Rank | Team (first place votes) | Region | Points | Rank Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford (12) | W | 300 | 1 |
| The Cardinal is firmly entrenched at the top of the polls following wins over Arkansas, BYU, Wisconsin, Kansas State, and Washington on Oct 2. Stanford won the NCAA team title in 1996, finished 2nd in ’97 to BYU by a mere 2 points, and placed third last year behind Villanova and BYU in the tightest team finish in NCAA history. Stanford returns a devastating 1- 2 punch–Julia Stamps (6th, 4th ’97) and Sally Glynn (5th, 20th ’97) But joining this twosome is the nation’s best recruiting class: 2-time Foot Locker champ Erin Sullivan, ’98 Foot Locker runner-up Lauren Fleshman, and ’97 Foot Locker runner-up Mariel Ettinger. Returning from their ’98 squad is US World Jr team member Caroline Annis (40th), Mary Haung (54th), Courtney Adams (137th), and Laura Turner (156th), as well as Ann Ramsey (69th ’97). Also new to the team are Cal prep standout Kathleen Brizgys and ’99s top two prep 800 runners, Lindsay Hyatt (2:06.74) and Katie Hotchkiss (2:08.22). Stanford’s “B” team, dominated the Sept 4 Reno Invite, while the “A” team (minus Glynn and Sullivan) beat BYU at altitude in Provo on Sept 18. Then in Palo Alto on Oct 2, Stanford won comfortably over a field that included 4 of the top 5 ranked teams. The Cardinal put 4 runners–Stamps, Fleshman, Sullivan, and Glynn–under 16:55 on their challenging course, with only Arkansas managing to stay close. Ettinger and Turner also finished under 17:35 as Stanford put seven in front of Arkansas’ fifth. The Cardinal is scheduled to run at the Oct 16 Pre-NCAA meet and the Oct 30 Pac-10 meet. | ||||
| 2 | Arkansas | SC | 288 | 2 |
| The Lady Razorbacks, 6th at last fall’s NCAA champs, also return two top-10 individuals and hope to join their male counterparts atop the victory stand in Bloomington. Amy Yoder (3rd, 7th ’97, 29th ’96) is the top returning individual from the ’98 NCAA meet, while Jessica Dailey (nee Koch; 10th, 39th ’97, 114th ’96) garnered 10th place last fall. Also returning from the ’98 NCAA squad are Tracy Robertson (59th, 61st ’97), Cory Chastain (157th, 158th ’97) and Laurie Sturgell (192nd). Two outstanding transfers will be key to Lady’Backs’ success this season: Larissa Kleinmann from Boston U. won last year’s Northeast Regional and former Foot Locker finalist Amy Weisman (98th) comes from Nebraska, although the latter hasn’t appeared so far this fall and may redshirt. Arkansas also features redshirt frosh Kimi Welsh and newcomers Christine Wurth (18th FL) and Nicole Williams (23rd FL). Arkansas easily won the Sept 11 Jayhawk Invite (finishing 1-6 over the field) and the Sept 25 Sam Bell Invite (finishing 1-4 over that field), then fell to Stanford in Palo Alto on Oct 2. The Lady ‘Backs stayed even with Stanford through 4 runners–Yoder, Robertson, Kleinmann, and Dailey all broke 17:00 at Stanford–but need for their 5th to close the gap to knock off the Cardinal. Arkansas races at home in the Oct 16 Chili Pepper Festival and at the Oct 30 SEC Champs. | ||||
| 3 | Brigham Young | MT | 271 | 4 |
| Patrick Shane’s BYU squad won the 1997 NCAA team title and finished second last fall just behind Villanova and ahead of Stanford in the tightest three-way battle in NCAA history. However, so far in 1999 the Cougars have raced three times and lost three times On Sept 18 Stanford narrowly upset BYU (sans Rohatinsky) in Provo as both teams finished well ahead of Georgetown, Williams & Mary, and Weber State. One week later at Griak, Coach Shane ran a “B” squad that fell to Arizona State. At what appeared to be full strength, BYU finished third at the Oct 2 Stanford Invite behind host Stanford and Arkansas. Leading the Cougars this fall will be Sharolyn Shields, who finished 13th individually at the ’98 NCAA meet. Also returning from the 1998 NCAA squad are Laura Heiner (31st), Elizabeth Jackson (36th, 32nd ’97, 25th ’96), Kara Ormond (57th), Tara Haynes (77th, 38th ’97), and Caisa Monahan (49th ’97). Joining this powerful lineup is NCAA 10k runner-up Tara Rohatinsky and NCAA 3k finalist Lindsey Jones, as well as frosh Sarah Ellett and Sherida Rogers. BYU is scheduled to race at the Oct 16 Pre-NCAA meet and the inaugural Oct 29 Mountain West Conference. | ||||
| 4 | Arizona State | W | 266 | 3 |
| Arizona State dominated its cross state Arizona and Northern Arizona in Irvine (CA) on Sept 11 then shocked with a win over an under- strength BYU team at Griak. Last year, the Sun Devils made their first-ever appearance at the NCAA meet with a 23rd-place effort. With the loss of only one runner from last year’s NCAA squad, ASU looks poised for a trophy at the NCAA meet later this fall. Coach Walt Drenth returns Lisa Aguilera (131st), 9:25 3k runner Kelly MacDonald (134th), Kristin McFerron (158th), Cody Sohn (211th), Nicole Simmons (227th), Amy Maciasek (235th) from the NCAA squad, and regains the services of ’97 #1 runner Mary Duerbeck who missed the ’98 campaign due to injury. Aguilera is running quite well early, as are MacDonald and Duerbeck. Burke and Torres rounded out their top 5 at Griak. ASU ran “B” teams on Oct 2 at Canyon West and at their own Oct 8 invite. The Sun Devil will run Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs and Oct 30 at Pac-10s. | ||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | GL | 249 | 5 |
| Coach Peter Tegan’s squad– 5th at the ’98 championships–will be led by NCAA Indoor 5k runnerup Erica Palmer (3rd in the Great Lakes Regional, with 16:03.94 and 34:03.60 credentials). Joining Palmer will be 9:30.00 3k runner Bethany Brewster (62nd), 9:31 3k runner Erin AufderHeide (71st), 4:19.94 1500 runner Stephanie Pesch (112th), and ’98 Wisconsin prep champ Liz Reusser. The Badgers recorded a perfect score while winning the Sept 18 Illinois Invite, then fell to Stanford, Arkansas, and BYU at the Oct 2 Stanford Invite. Wisconsin will race the Oct 16 Chili Pepper Festival and the Oct 30 Big-10 meets. | ||||
| 6 | Colorado | MT | 238 | 6 |
| Fourth last year in Lawrence, the Hoyas return individual 4th-place finisher Kristen Gordon (4th, 40th ’97). Joining Gordon from their ’98 squad are Autum Fogg (23rd, 42nd ’97; 117th ’96), Kathy Linck (88th),Lorena Adams (117th, 116th ’97), Lisa Roder (182nd), and Emily Enstice (170th). Newcomers include Liz Churchville (12th FL) and Marni Kruppa (8th FL). Stanford and BYU both finished well ahead of the Hoyas at the Sept 18 BYU Challenge, then Georgetown edged James Madison at the Oct 26 GWU Invite, and won the Oct 9 Paul Short Invite over Wake Forest and James Madison. Georgetown races Oct 16 at Pre-NCAAs and at the Oct 29 at the Big East champs. | ||||
| 7 | Georgetown | MA | 231 | 7 |
| Seventh in ’98, the Buffs finished 3rd in ’97. CU returns Carrie Messner (66th, 30th ’97, 82nd ’95), Lindsay Arendt (119th), Leslie Higgins (122nd), Jennifer Fazioli (127th; 18th ’96 FL), Briana Stott-Messick (248th, 80th ’97), and Kara Wheeler, as well as former Foot Locker finalists Jenny Arnold (12th ’97 FL) and Jodie Hughes (27th ’96 FL). The Buffs gain frosh Tera Moody and transfers Catherine and Anna Wright from Tenn-Chattanooga. Colorado won the Sept 11 Colorado State Invite and essentially time trialed the Oct 2 Rocky Mountain Shootout, but faces their first real competition at the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs before running the Oct 30 Big-12 Conference Champs. | ||||
| 8 | Kansas State | MW | 211 | 8 |
| Kansas State capped off an excellent season last fall with a 13th place finish in Lawrence. K-State returns Korene Hinds (27th), Katerina Fotopoulo (83rd), Amanda Crouse (106th), Annie Wetterhus (113th), Julie Kronoshek (194th), and Kelly Andra (240th) and gained frosh Amy Mortimer (15th FL), who has won her first two meets this fall prior to facing many of the nation’s best at Stanford. Like Mortimer, K-State won both the Sept 4 Maple Leaf Invite and the Sept 18 Woody Greeno meet. The Wildcats finally met their match in Palo Alto on Oct 2 when they fell to Stanford, Arkansas, BYU, and Wisconsin. K-State will next race the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs before defending their Big-12 title on Oct 30. | ||||
| 9 | Villanova | MA | 206 | 9 |
| The defending champs graduated ’97 individual champ Carrie Tollefson and former NCAA 3000 titlest Kristine Jost (who chose to utilize her remaining year of eligibility at Florida). Sarah Vance Goodman (12th), Kristen Nicolini (17th), and Carmen Douma (21st, 6th ’97, 44th ’96) helped lead last year’s squad to victory, with Ann McGranahan (81st) also returning from that squad. Newcomers Liz Awtrey (21st FL) and Sheila Klick (20th FL), and Ireland’s Geraldine McCarthy are expected to score for the Wildcats. The Wildcats dominated the Sept 17 Haverford Invite and Oct 1 LaSalle Invite, and are slated to race the Oct 16 Pre- NCAA meet and Oct 29 Big East Champs. | ||||
| 10 | Washington | W | 192 | 10 |
| The Wolfpack finished 11th in ’97 and 19th in ’98. Lindsey Rodgers (41st) is their top returning NCAA finisher but World Junior XC team member Jennifer Modiszewski (224th) lead the pack most of the ’98 campaign. Joining this twosome are Katie Sabino (67th), are Erin Musson (130th, 55th ’97), Amy Beykirk (213th, 70th ’97). The Wolfpack finished a distant 2nd to Arkansas at the Sept 25 Sam Bell Invite, then beat William & Mary, Baylor, and Nebraska at the Oct 9 National Invite. Modiszewski hasn’t appeared this fall, while Rodgers and Christy Nichols (’96 All-American) are also reported as injured. NC State is scheduled to run Oct 16 at the NC Champs and at the Nov 1 ACC Champs. | ||||
| 11 | North Carolina State | SE | 177 | 11 |
| The Huskies notched a 9th place finish at last year’s NCAA meet, lost only one runner to graduation, and benefit immensely from two important transfers. Returning for Washington are Anna Aoki (38th, 88th ’97), Jennifer Smith (82nd), Kara Syrdal (129th, 129th ’97), Ashley Foianini (198th), and Cami Matson, as well as Margaret Butler (98th ’97), who missed much of the ’98 campaign to injury. Joining the Dawgs are transfers Melinda Campbell (19th) from Boise State and ’97 USA Jr XC champ Jen Schindler from American River CC. Washington easily dominated the Sept 11 Emerald City Invite, then recorded an impressive performance at their own Sept 25 Sundodger Invite–running one of the fastest team times ever over the Lincoln Park course– and still dropped in the polls. The Huskies fell to Stanford, Arkansas, BYU, Wisconsin, and K-State at the Oct 2 Stanford Invite, where they ran without their #1 runner Campbell (putting Campbell in moves them slightly ahead of Kansas State). Smith–the ’97 Big-12 Rookie of the year while running at Colorado–still hasn’t appeared this fall. Washington races the Oct 17 Wolverine Interregional and the Oct 30 Pac-10 Champs. | ||||
| 12 | Notre Dame | GL | 169 | 14 |
| Notre Dame is led by Joanna Deter (14th, 3rd ’96), Allison Klemmer, and Jennifer Handley. They won the Sept 17 National Catholic Champs, then beat Missouri, Oregon, and Cornell at home on Oct 1. Notre Dame next races the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs and the Oct 29 Big-East Champs. | ||||
| 13 | Minnesota | MW | 157 | 12 |
| The Gophers return last year’s Midwest Regional champ Rasa Michniovaite. Gopher mentor Gary Wilson’s squad finished 26th at the ’98 NCAA meet. Juniors Elaine Eggleston (191st) and NCAA 10k qualifier Corinne Nimitz (152nd) have led the Gophers early this season as the team scored a surprising third at their own Griak Invite behind Arizona State and BYU but ahead of regional foes Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa State. The Gophers then edged Iowa State at the Oct 9 Iowa State memorial. Minnesota’s schedule includes the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs, Oct 22 Minnesota Open, and the Oct 30 Big-10 Champs. | ||||
| 14 | Missouri | MW | 131 | 13 |
| The Tigers finished 21st last fall and return their entire squad. Missouri is led by Kim Moore (60th), Katie Meyer (92nd, 96th ’97), Anne Marie Brooks (94th), Justa Dahl (185th, 118th ’97), Sunny Gilbert (190th), Jessica Patton (221st), and Courtney Bell (232nd). They are joined by Minnesota transfer Anna Gullingsrud and Show Me state prep champ Amy Chipman. MU easily won their own Sept 10 Missouri Challenge, then finished 4th at Griak behind Arizona State, BYU, and Minnesota, and fell to Notre Dame in South Bend on 10/1. The Tigers are slated to run the Oct 16 Pre-NCAA meet and the Oct 30 Big-12 Champs. | ||||
| 15 | Arizona | W | 121 | 16 |
| With the departure of Amy Skieresz, Coach Dave Murray has some big shoes to fill from last year’s team that finished 16th. He appears to have found another champion in Tara Chaplin (85th), who will be joined by Kristen Parrish (102nd, 60th ’96), Katrin Englen, and Erin Doherty. Arizona finished 7th at the Oct 2 Stanford Invite behind Stanford, Arkansas, BYU, Wisconsin, Kansas State, and Washington. The ‘Cats next race on at the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs and Oct 30 Pac-10 Champs. | ||||
| 16 | Michigan State | GL | 103 | — |
| The Tarheels finished 18th last year in Lawrence and return Trish Nervo (75th), Julie Smith (78th), Heather Tanner (96th), Kim Timberlake (142nd), Tori Irvine (160th), Rebecca Walker (209th), and Stephanie Jilcot (219th). UNC beat Wake Forest at the the Sept 18 Winthrop Invite and was edged by Michigan State at the Oct 1 Auburn Invite. Next they race at the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs and host ACCs on Nov 1. | ||||
| 17 | Nebraska | MW | 99 | 15 |
| The Spartans only finished 6th at their regional meet last fall, but burst onto the scene this fall with a win over North Carolina at the Oct 2 Auburn Invite over North Carolina, South Florida, and Georgia. Soph Ann Somerville and frosh Cindy Durocher lead Michigan State, which appears to have a strong top five but then drops back almost over 40 seconds to their sixth. The Spartans wil race the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs, Oct 22 Eastern Michigan Open, and the Oct 30 Big-10 Champs. | ||||
| 18 | North Carolina | SE | 79 | 17 |
| W&M; returns Kathy Newberry (43rd), Dana Pascarella (56th), Emily Furia (89th), Amanda Buell (108th), Alison Mann (216th), Candice Major (231st) from their 10th place team. The Tribe finished 3rd at the Sept 9 Cavalier Classic behind JMU and Virginia, 4th behind Stanford, BYU, and Georgetown at the Sept 18 BYU Challenge, beat Virginia at the Sept 25 Colonial Invite, and second behind NC State but ahead of Baylor and Nebraska at the Oct 9 National Invite. W&M; races the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs and the Oct 30 Colonial Champs. | ||||
| 19 | UCLA | W | 72 | 18 |
| Nebraska tied for 23rd last fall at NCAAs. Nebraska is led by Michelle Brooks, Jaime Pauli (135th), Jeannette Zimmer (70th), and Jaime Kruger, with newcomer Kathryn Handrup already making an impact. The Huskers won the Sept 4 Bearcat Invite, finished second to K-State on Oct 18 at the Woody Greeno Invite, fifth at Griak behind ASU, BYU, and Midwest region foes Minnesota and Missouri, and fourth behind NC State, William & Mary, and Baylor at the Oct 9 National Invite. The Huskers’ schedule includes the Oct 17 Wolverine Interregional and Oct 30 Big-12 Champs. | ||||
| 20 | Providence | NE | 64 | — |
| Providence College looked strong in their first two outings, dominating the Sept 3 New Hampshire and Sept 11 Rhode Island meets, but then fell apart at Griak garnering only 9th place. Rachel Hixson (15th, 44th ’97) returns to lead the team and is joined at the front by Dana Ostrander (212th, 82nd ’97) and Heather Cappello (154th). Francine Darroch (164th, 113th ’97) and Stephanie O’Reilly (251st, 142nd ’97) also return with NCAA experience while Canadian Emily Tallen and Ireland’s Kathryn Cassidy have run well early this fall. The Friars will race the Oct 15 New England Champs and the Oct 29 Big East meet. | ||||
| 21 | Northern Arizona | MT | 51 | 19 |
| Baylor finished eighth last fall in Lawrence. Karin Ernstrom (46th; 47th ’97) leads the Bears and is joined by Cecilia Jeverstam (80th; 77th ’97), and Kara Newton (193rd). Frosh Sarah Broyles and Erin Dixon are also making an impact for Baylor. The Bears recorded wins at their own Sept 25 Invite and at the Oct 2 Cowboy Jamboree, then finished third behind NC State and William & Mary but ahead of Nebraska at the Oct 9 National Invite. They race next at the Oct 22 Southwest Texas Invite and Oct 30 Big-12 Champs. | ||||
| 22 | Baylor | SC | 39 | — |
| The Bruins made their 1st appearance at the NCAA champs in a decade last fall. The Bruins narrowly lost to Arizona at the Sept 18 Aztec Invite, finished 6th at Griak behind Arizona State, BYU, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska, then won the Oct 9 Long Beach Invite. Kelly Cohn (79th) and Elaine Canchola (238th) lead the Bruins this fall, while NCAA Indoor mile champ Kate Vermeulen has transferred from West Virginia and ran #2 for the Bruins at Long Beach. UCLA races the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs and the Oct 30 Pac-10 Championships. | ||||
| 23 | Florida | S | 36 | 20 |
| The Lumberjacks won the Sept 4 George Kyte meet but looked a little rusty in Irvine on Sept 11, falling to both Arizona State and Arizona, then finished 7th at Griak behind Arizona State, BYU, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and UCLA. NAU returns All-Americans Amy Swier (47th, 10th ’97) and Emily Allison (33rd) to lead the squad, with Kendra Versendaal (132nd) also running well early. The Lumberjacks will race the Oct 2 Canyon West meet, the Oct 16 Pre-NCAA meet, and the Oct 30 Big Sky Champs. | ||||
| 24 | James Madison | SE | 34 | 22 |
| The Gators finished 22nd in Lawrence. Big news for Florida is that Kristine Jost (69th, 4th ’96) chose to pursue her graduate work in Gainesville and will run for the Gators. Jennifer McGranahan (138th, 36th ’97), Tamieka Grizzle (178th), Erin Merten (225th), and Ramona Saridakis (147th ’97) return w/ NCAA experience, and are joined by sophomore Nora Allen. The Gators won the Sept 9 Nike Twilite Classic and the Sept 18 Crimson Classic without running either McGranahan or Jost, then ran a “B” team at the Oct 2 Disney Invite. The Gators easily won their own Oct 9 Gator Invite. Florida runs at the Oct 16 Pre-NCAAs and Oct 30 SEC Champs. | ||||
| 25 | Texas | SC | 24 | 24 |
| Heather Hanscom, Bethany Eigel, Keisha Banks, Michelle Smith, and Brett Romano lead JMU, which finished 7th at last fall’s regionals. Won the Sept 11 Cavalier Classic, then finished second to Georgetown at the Sept 25 GWU Invite, and third behind Georgetown and Wake Forest at the Oct 9 Paul Short Invite. Scheduled to run at the Oct 17 Michigan Interregional and the Oct 30 Colonial Champs. | ||||
| — | William & Mary | SE | 21 | |
| — | Wake Forest | SE | 23 | |
| — | Duke | SE | 25 | |
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Wake Forest 9.5, Brown 9, Duke 6, Boston University 4, Texas 4, Oregon 3.5, Purdue 2.
Voting panel consists of the nine elected regional representatives and three at large members of the Women’s Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association. Compiled by Jesse Rosen of Minneapolis, Minn.
MONDO Men’s Cross Country Rankings
Poll released Oct. 12, 1999.NE = Northeast, MA = Mid-Atlantic, SE = Southeast, GL = Great Lakes, MW = Midwest, SC = South Central, MT = Mountain, W = West, S = South.
Rank
Last
Rank Team (first place votes) Region Points Week
1 Arkansas (16) SC 400 1
2 Stanford W 380 2
3 North Carolina State SE 368 3
4 Wisconsin GL 348 4
5 Colorado MT 339 5
6 Arizona W 322 6
7 BYU MT 289 7
8 James Madison SE 280 9
9 Northern Arizona MT 263 8
10 Oregon W 232 10
11 Michigan GL 229 12
12 Georgetown MA 225 11
13 Weber State MT 224 13
14 Providence NE 192 14
15 Portland W 166 15
16 Princeton MA 161 16
17 Notre Dame GL 127 20
18 Dartmouth NE 115 18
19 Arizona State W 101 17
20 Utah MT 94 19
21 Tennessee S 63 25
22 Iona College NE 59 24
23= William & Mary SE 53 21
23= South Florida S 53 23
25 Southern Mississippi S 41 22
Also receiving votes: Bucknell 15, Missouri 13, Washington 12, Oklahoma State 11, Duke 8, Michigan State 6, Alabama 5, California 2, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 1, Central Michigan 1, Penn 1, Southern Utah 1.
Sponsored by MONDO. Voters in the poll are active members of the United States Cross Country Coaches Association. Compiled by Don Kopriva, P.O. Box 3040, Lisle, Ill. 60532.
Analyses of some of the teams listed above are available from Ryan Grote.
Division II
Women’s Cross Country Rankings
Poll released Oct. 12, 1999E = East, GL = Great Lakes, NC = North Central, SC = South Central, W = West, SE = Southeast.
Rank
Last
Rank Team Region Week
1 Adams State SC 1
2 Western State SC 3
3 UC-Davis W 2
4 Edinboro E 4
5 Shippensburg E 5
6 Grand Valley State GL 13
7 Harding SC 8
8 WI-Parkside GL 6
9 Nebraska - Omaha NC 9
10 Cal St.-Dominquez Hills W 10
11 Seattle Pacific W 11
12 North Dakota State NC 12
13 Hillsdale GL 7
14 UC Colorado Springs SC 21
15 Northern Colorado NC 14
16 Millersville E --
17 North Dakota NC 16
18 Northern Michigan GL --
19 Florida Southern SE --
20 Cal St.-Chico W 20
21 East Stroudsburg E 17
22 Humboldt State W 22
23 Lock Haven E 23
24 North Florida SE 19
25 South Dakota NC 24
-- Pittsburg State GL 15
-- Southern Indiana GL 18
-- Armstrong Atlantic SE 25
Poll compiled by Alex Accetta, Fort Lewis College.
Men’s Cross Country Rankings
Poll released Oct. 12, 1999E = East, GL = Great Lakes, NC = North Central, SC = South Central, W = West, SE = Southeast.
Rank
Last
Rank Team Region Week
1 Western State SC 2
2 Adams State SC 1
3 Abilene Christian SC 3
4 Minn State-Mankato NC 4
5 Lewis GL 7
6 Central Missouri St GL 8
7 Missouri Southern GL 5
8 Cal-Davis W 9
9 Edinboro E 6
10 New Mexico Highlands SC 10
11 Cal State-Chico W 12
12 Truman GL 11
13 Humboldt State W 13
14 South Dakota NC 17
15 Lock Haven E 18
16 Augustana NC 14
17 Bentley E 16
18 Harding SC 15
19 South Dakota State NC 19
20 Kennesaw State SE 20
21 West Georgia SE 21
22 Fort Hayes SC 22
23 Cal-Poly Pomona W 23
24 North Dakota State NC 24
25 Southern Indiana GL 25
Poll compiled by Bill Gallagher, Ashland College.
Division III
Women’s Cross Country Rankings
Poll released Oct. 5, 1999
Rank
Last
Rank Team (first place votes)Region Points Week
1 CALVIN (7) GL 199 1
2 MIDDLEBURY (1) NE 193 2
3 UW-OSHKOSH MW 177 4
4 ST. OLAF C 175 3
5 COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY MA 162 5
6 WILLIAMS NE 160 7
7 UW-LACROSSE MW 156 6
8 ST. THOMAS C 132 9
9 MORAVIAN ME 131 8
10 BALDWIN WALLACE GL 123 13
11 BRANDEIS NE 112 11
12 COLORADO COLLEGE W 101 10
13 WHEATON (ILL) MW 93 14
14 UC-SAN DIEGO W 85 19
15 LUTHER C 79 12
16 SUNY CORTLAND MA 68 15
17 HAMILTON MA 62 16
18 AUGUSTANA (ILL) MW 58 17
19= AMHERST NE 55 20=
19= SUNY GENESEO MA 55 23
21 WARTBURG C 51 --
22= CARNEGIE MELLON ME 32 18
22= EMORY SSE 32 20=
24 SUNY PLATTSBURGH MA 30 24
25 DICKINSON MA 17 --
-- MACALESTER C 22
-- NORTH CENTRAL MW 25
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: COLBY, MACALESTER, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CARLETON, NORTH CENTRAL , DE PAUW, ITHACA, AND UW- STEVENS POINT.
Poll compiled by Jeff and Laurie Miller.
Men’s Cross Country Rankings
Poll released Oct. 5 1999
Rank
Last
Rank Team (first place votes)Region Points Week
1 North Central, IL (8) MW 200 1
2 UW-LaCrosse MW 192 2=
3 UW-Whitewater MW 174 5
4 Heidelburg, OH GL 169 7
5 Keene State, NH NE 164 4
6 Nebraska Wesleyan C 154 6
7 Calvin, MI GL 152 9
8= UW-Stevens Point MW 151 2=
8= Williams, MA NE 151 8
10 St.Thomas, MN C 128 10
11 UW-Eau Claire MW 115 11
12 St. Johns, MN C 105 13=
13 MIT NE 102 13=
14 College of New Jersey MA 94 12
15 UC San Diego W 85 22
16 Bates, ME NE 81 16
17 UW-Oshkosh MW 69 18
18 Tufts, MA NE 63 17
19 SUNY Cortland MA 52 19
20 Puget Sound W 49 15
21 Brandeis, MA NE 47 21
22 St. Lawrence MA 22 24
23 Haverford, PA ME 19 23
24 Emory SSE 15 --
25 Carnegie Mellon, PA ME 13 20
-- Hope GL 25=
-- Washington-St. Louis MW 25=
Poll compiled by Rick Witt, UW-Stevens Point
