New NJCAA Division III National Coaches’ Rankings Announced
NEW ORLEANS – The Suffolk County CC women have moved to No. 1 in the latest NJCAA Division III National Coaches’ Rankings announced Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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Since the previous edition of the rankings two weeks ago, the Sharks turned in a strong fourth-place finish at the LIU Post Invitational on September 19 among non-NCAA Division I teams to surge past former No. 1 Harper in the National Rankings.
Harper dropped to No. 2, followed by a pair of teams who held steady in No. 3 Fashion Institute of Technology and No. 4 Joliet JC.
The Harper men held steady at No. 1, as did No. 2 Howard CC (Maryland).
Led by two-time National Athlete of the Week Zakaria Djouma, Mohawk Valley CC moved up to No. 3. The Hawks displaced Joliet JC to No. 4.
There were big changes to both genders’ rankings at No. 5 and beyond.
The women of Ocean County and Howard CC (Maryland) both went from unranked to No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, while the No. 5 Camden County men improved four spots from last time.
Joining those two women’s squads as newcomers to the rankings were the No. 9 women of Brookdale CC and the men of No. 8 Hudson Valley CC and No. 9 Mercer County.
The next NJCAA Division III National Coaches’ Rankings will be announced October 14.
Stanley Park in Westfield, Massachusetts, will host the 2015 NJCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on November 7, 2015.
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Rankings |
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2015 Week #2 — September 30 |
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| next release: October 14 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution | Region | Head Coach (Yr) |
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| 1 | Harper | Central | Jim Macnider (5th) |
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| 2 | Howard CC (Md.) | East | Steve Musselman (31st) |
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| 3 | Mohawk Valley CC | Northeast | Gary Parker (27th) |
4
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| 4 | Joliet JC | Central | Rich McCarthy (10th) |
3
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| 5 | Camden County | East | Wayne Merkh (2nd) |
9
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| 6 | Bergen CC | East | Deana Dedovitch |
5
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| 7 | SUNY Broome CC | Northeast | Tom Carter |
6
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| 8 | Hudson Valley CC | Northeast | Sarah Popovics (2nd) |
NR
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| 9 | Mercer County CC | Garden State | Mike DeAngelis |
NR
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| 10 | Northampton CC | Central | Holly Stephans (1st) |
7
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| Dropped Out: No. 8 Union County (N.J.), No. 10 Herkimer County CC | ||||||
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Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Rankings |
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2015 Week #2 — September 30 |
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| next release: October 14 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution | Region | Head Coach (Yr) |
Last
Week |
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| 1 | Suffolk County CC | Northeast | Matthew French (2nd) |
2
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| 2 | Harper | Central | Jim Macnider (5th) |
1
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| 3 | Fashion Inst. of Tech. | Northeast | Joe Plutz (4th) |
3
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| 4 | Joliet JC | Central | Rich McCarthy (10th) |
4
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| 5 | Ocean County | East | Ed Baynes (7th) |
NR
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| 6 | Howard CC (Md.) | East | Steve Musselman (31st) |
NR
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| 7 | Rowan-Gloucester CC | East | Ryan Hughes (13th) |
8
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| 8 | Bergen CC | East | Deana Dedovitch |
6
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| 9 | Brookdale CC | East | Will Alston (2nd) |
NR
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| 10 | Camden County | East | Wayne Merkh (2nd) |
7
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| Dropped Out: No. 5 Mohawk Valley CC, No. 9 Anne Arundel CC, No. 10 Herkimer County CC | ||||||
