DII’s First Regular-Season National Cross Country Rankings Released
NEW ORLEANS – Adams State’s men and the women’s squad at Augustana (S.D.) retained the top spot in the first regular-season NCAA Division II national cross country rankings as conducted by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Adams State’s men is flanked by No. 2 Western State and No. 3 Chico State while on the women’s side, No. 2 Adams State and No. 3 Grand Valley State also occupy the top three.
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USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Men’s Cross Country National Rankings |
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2012 Week #1 — September 19 |
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| next poll: September 26 | ||||||
| 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 | Western State | South Central | RMAC | Jennifer Michel (6th) |
2
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| 3 | Chico State | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (17th) |
3
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| 4 | Colorado Mines | South Central | RMAC | Chris Siemers (1st) |
6
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| 5 | Augustana (S.D.) | Central | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) |
4
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| 6 | Grand Valley State | Midwest | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (14th) |
5
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| 7 | Southern Indiana | Midwest | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (15th) |
7
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| 8 | Alaska Anchorage | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (23rd) |
8
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| 9 | UMass Lowell | East | Northeast-10 | Gary Gardner (11th) |
11
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| 10 | Western Washington | West | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (26th) |
10
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| 11 | Lock Haven | Atlantic | PSAC | Aaron Russell (15th) |
12
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| 12 | Missouri Southern | Central | MIAA | Tom Rutledge (24th) |
26
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| 13 | Edinboro | Atlantic | PSAC | Doug Watts (44th) |
9
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| 14 | UC-Colorado Springs | South Central | RMAC | Mark Misch (6th) |
13
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| 15 | Ferris State | Midwest | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (5th) |
30
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| 16 | Humboldt State | West | CCAA | Scott Pesch (3rd) |
21
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| 17 | Ashland | Midwest | GLIAC | Trent Mack (3rd) |
20
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| 18 | Western Oregon | West | GNAC | Mike Johnson (9th) |
15
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| 19 | Eastern New Mexico | South Central | Lone Star | Casey Blevins (1st) |
14
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| 20 | Central Missouri | Central | MIAA | Kirk Pedersen (26th) |
17
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| 21 | Stonehill | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (15th) |
25
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| 22 | Southwest Baptist | Central | MIAA | Corey McElhaney (5th) |
NR
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| 23 | East Stroudsburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Joe Koch (24th) |
22
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| 24 | Wayne State (Mich.) | Midwest | GLIAC | Rick Cummins (15th) |
28
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| 25 | Minnesota State | Central | NSIC | Mark Schuck (31st) |
24
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| 26 | Fort Hays State | Central | MIAA | Dennis Weber (20th) |
NR
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| 27 | New Mexico Highlands | South Central | RMAC | Bob DeVries (21st) |
18
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| 28 | San Francisco State | West | CCAA | Tom Lyons (8th) |
27
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| 29 | Seattle Pacific | West | GNAC | Erika Daligcon (5th) |
NR
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| 30 | Northwest Missouri | Central | MIAA | Scott Lorek (5th) |
NR
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| 31 | UW-Parkside | Midwest | GLVC | Micah VanDenend (3rd) |
NR
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| 32 | Shippensburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Steve Spence (15th) |
23
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| 33 | Hillsdale | Midwest | GLIAC | Jeff Forino (2nd) |
35
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| 34 | Lewis | Midwest | GLVC | Dana Schwarting (7th) |
NR
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| 35 | Pittsburg State | Central | MIAA | Russ Jewett (24th) |
NR
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| Dropped Out: No. 16 East Central (Okla.), No. 19 Metro State, No. 29 Alabama-Huntsville, No. 31 Slippery Rock, No. 32 Bentley, No. 33 American International, No. 34 Florida Southern | ||||||
| (* 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 #1 — September 19 |
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| next poll: September 26 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
Week |
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| 1 | Augustana (S.D.) | Central | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) |
1
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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) |
5
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| 5 | Alaska Anchorage | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (23rd) |
6
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| 6 | Chico State | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (17th) |
8
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| 7 | U-Mary | Central | NSIC | Dennis Newell (7th) |
4
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| 8 | Ferris State | Midwest | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (5th) |
7
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| 9 | Simon Fraser | West | GNAC | Brit Townsend |
9
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| 10 | Shippensburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Steve Spence (15th) |
10
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| 11 | Midwestern State | South Central | Lone Star | Koby Styles (6th) |
11
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| 12 | Tampa | South | Sunshine | Jarrett Slaven (14th) |
15
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| 13 | Edinboro | Atlantic | PSAC | Doug Watts (44th) |
19
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| 14 | Missouri Southern | Central | MIAA | Patty Vavra (19th) |
25
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| 15 | Western Washington | West | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (26th) |
13
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| 16 | Bloomsburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Bernie Empie (4th) |
14
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| 17 | Pittsburg State | Central | MIAA | Russ Jewett (27th) |
12
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| 18 | Seattle Pacific | West | GNAC | Erika Daligcon (5th) |
30
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| 19 | Stonehill | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (15th) |
23
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| 20 | Minnesota State | Central | NSIC | Jen Blue (13th) |
NR
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| 21 | Colorado Mines | South Central | RMAC | Chris Siemers (1st) |
34
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| 22 | Hillsdale | Midwest | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (2nd) |
27
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| 23 | Cal Poly Pomona | West | CCAA | Octavious Gillespie-Bennett (1st) |
20
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| 24 | Northwest Missouri | Central | MIAA | Scott Lorek (9th) |
22
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| 25 | Kutztown | Atlantic | PSAC | Ray Hoffman (14th) |
NR
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| 26 | Southwest Baptist | Central | MIAA | Corey McElhaney (5th) |
NR
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| 27 | Mansfield | Atlantic | PSAC | Mike Rohl (10th) |
24
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| 28 | Minnesota Duluth | Central | NSIC | Joanna Warmington (2nd) |
18
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| 29 | UW-Parkside | Midwest | GLVC | Micah VanDenend (3rd) |
32
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| 30 | UC-Colorado Springs | South Central | RMAC | David Harmer (1st) |
NR
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| 31 | Saginaw Valley State | Midwest | GLIAC | Rod Cowan (3rd) |
17
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| 32 | Ashland | Midwest | GLIAC | Trent Mack (3rd) |
16
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| 33 | Bentley | East | Northeast-10 | Kevin Curtin (2nd) |
33
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| 34 | Nova Southeastern | South | Sunshine | Bryan Hagopian (4th) |
31
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| 35 | Adelphi | East | Northeast-10 | Katie Rees (3rd) |
NR
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| Dropped Out: No. 21 Slippery Rock, No. 26 Southern Indiana, No. 28 Lock Haven, No. 29 Regis (Colo.), No. 35 American International | ||||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | ||||||
