DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Pre-NCAA Championships
NEW ORLEANS – The final regular-season rankings of the nation’s cross country squads in NCAA Division II keeps Adams State’s men and Augustana (S.D.)’s women as the top-ranked teams according to raters of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The men of Adams State is looking to win their fourth NCAA title in five years while Augustana stands as the women’s reigning national champion.
The NCAA DII Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Missouri Southern on Saturday, November 17, in Joplin, Mo. NCAA.com will broadcast the meet online.
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USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Men’s Cross Country National Rankings |
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2012 Week #7 — November 7 (pre-NCAA Championships) |
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| next release: FINAL — NCAA Championship results (November 17) | ||||||
| Rank | Institution | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
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| 1 | Adams State | South Central | RMAC | Damon Martin (18th) |
1
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| 2 | Western State | South Central | RMAC | Jennifer Michel (6th) |
5
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| 3 | Colorado Mines | South Central | RMAC | Chris Siemers (1st) |
2
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| 4 | Chico State | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (17th) |
3
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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) |
6
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| 7 | Alaska Anchorage | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (23rd) |
7
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| 8 | Edinboro | Atlantic | PSAC | Doug Watts (44th) |
13
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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 | American International | East | Northeast-10 | Leo Mayo (7th) |
16
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| 12 | Ashland | Midwest | GLIAC | Trent Mack (3rd) |
19
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| 13 | Ferris State | Midwest | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (5th) |
24
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| 14 | Missouri Southern | Central | MIAA | Tom Rutledge (24th) |
23
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| 15 | Cedarville | Midwest | G-MAC | Paul Orchard (10th) |
11
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| 16 | Southern Indiana | Midwest | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (15th) |
8
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| 17 | Minnesota State | Central | NSIC | Mark Schuck (34th) |
12
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| 18 | Eastern New Mexico | South Central | Lone Star | Casey Blevins (1st) |
20
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| 19 | Southwest Baptist | Central | MIAA | Corey McElhaney (5th) |
21
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| 20 | East Stroudsburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Joe Koch (24th) |
22
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| 21 | Lock Haven | Atlantic | PSAC | Aaron Russell (15th) |
26
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| 22 | San Francisco State | West | CCAA | Tom Lyons (8th) |
NR
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| 23 | Bentley | East | Northeast-10 | Kevin Curtin (2nd) |
NR
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| 24 | Stonehill | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (15th) |
15
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| 25 | Humboldt State | West | CCAA | Scott Pesch (3rd) |
25
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| 26 | Fort Lewis | South Central | RMAC | Mark Dutro (1st) |
NR
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| 27 | UMass Lowell | East | Northeast-10 | Gary Gardner (11th) |
18
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| 28 | UW-Parkside | Midwest | GLVC | Micah VanDenend (3rd) |
29
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| 29 | Lewis | Midwest | GLVC | Dana Schwarting (7th) |
14
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| 30 | Fort Hays State | Central | MIAA | Dennis Weber (20th) |
17
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| 31 | Slippery Rock | Atlantic | PSAC | John Papa (26th) |
NR
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| 32 | Sioux Falls | Central | NSIC | Grant Watley (1st) |
NR
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| 33 | Cal Poly Pomona | West | CCAA | Octavious Gillespie-Bennett (1st) |
NR
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| 34 | West Texas A&M | South Central | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (4th) |
33
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| 35 | Columbus State | Southeast | Peach Belt | J.D. Evilsizer (8th) |
NR
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| Dropped Out: No. 27 Neb.-Kearney, No. 28 UC San Diego, No. 30 Northwest Missouri, No. 31 Wayne State (Mich.), No. 32 Tiffin, No. 34 Montana St.-Billings, No. 35 Mount Olive | ||||||
| (* 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 #7 — November 7 (pre-NCAA Championships) |
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| next release: FINAL — NCAA Championship results (November 17) | ||||||
| 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) |
4
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| 5 | Chico State | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (17th) |
6
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| 6 | Alaska Anchorage | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (23rd) |
5
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| 7 | Shippensburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Steve Spence (15th) |
8
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| 8 | Tampa | South | Sunshine | Jarrett Slaven (14th) |
11
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| 9 | Edinboro | Atlantic | PSAC | Doug Watts (44th) |
9
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| 10 | Winona State | Central | NSIC | Adam Boothe (1st) |
13
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| 11 | UC-Colorado Springs | South Central | RMAC | David Harmer (1st) |
14
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| 12 | Stonehill | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (15th) |
12
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| 13 | Colorado Mines | South Central | RMAC | Chris Siemers (1st) |
20
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| 14 | Indiana (Pa.) | Atlantic | PSAC | Joey Zins (4th) |
15
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| 15 | U-Mary | Central | NSIC | Dennis Newell (7th) |
17
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| 16 | Saginaw Valley State | Midwest | GLIAC | Rod Cowan (3rd) |
NR
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| 17 | Ferris State | Midwest | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (5th) |
7
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| 18 | Missouri Southern | Central | MIAA | Patty Vavra (19th) |
21
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| 19 | Humboldt State | West | CCAA | Scott Pesch (3rd) |
28
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| 20 | Simon Fraser | West | GNAC | Brit Townsend (13th) |
10
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| 21 | Pittsburg State | Central | MIAA | Russ Jewett (27th) |
24
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| 22 | Southern Indiana | Midwest | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (16th) |
18
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| 23 | West Texas A&M | South Central | Lone Star | Kimberly Dudley (15th) |
19
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| 24 | Southwest Baptist | Central | MIAA | Corey McElhaney (5th) |
22
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| 25 | Cal State Stanislaus | West | CCAA | Diljeet Taylor (6th) |
27
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| 26 | Seattle Pacific | West | GNAC | Erika Daligcon (5th) |
25
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| 27 | Kutztown | Atlantic | PSAC | Ray Hoffman (14th) |
NR
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| 28 | Minnesota State | Central | NSIC | Jen Blue (13th) |
29
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| 29 | Adelphi | East | Northeast-10 | Katie Rees (3rd) |
34
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| 30 | Bellarmine | Midwest | GLVC | Kris Horton (8th) |
32
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| 31 | Midwestern State | South Central | Lone Star | Koby Styles (6th) |
16
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| 32 | Hillsdale | Midwest | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (2nd) |
NR
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| 33 | West Florida | South | Gulf South | John Bergen (5th) |
35
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| 34 | Minnesota Duluth | Central | NSIC | Joanna Warmington (2nd) |
31
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| 35 | Nova Southeastern | South | Sunshine | Bryan Hagopian (4th) |
NR
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| Dropped Out: No. 23 Bloomsburg, No. 26 Wayne State (Mich.), No. 30 Western Washington, No. 33 Northern Michigan | ||||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | ||||||
