Status Quo in NJCAA DIII National Rankings
NEW ORLEANS – The Harper College men and the Suffolk County Community College women are still the teams to beat in NJCAA Division III Cross Country according to the national rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Quick Links: Men’s Poll | Women’s Poll
Behind the top-ranked teams, the next three programs on each side remained the same from the previous poll – with the women’s poll the same from No. 1 to No. 9.
Howard Community College is No. 2, followed by Mohawk Valley Community College at No. 3. Joilet Junior College comes in at No. 4 and the new-No. 5 for this week is Mercer County Community College, moving up from No. 9.
On the women’s side, Harper College can be found at No. 2. The Fashion Institute of Technology is No. 3, followed by Joilet Junior College at No. 4. Ocean County College rounds out the women’s top-5.
There are two new teams to the polls: Kingsborough Community College (new-No. 9 on the men’s side) and SUNY Jefferson (new-No. 10 on the women’s side).
The NJCAA Division III Cross Country Championships will be held November 7 at Stanley Park in Westfield, Massachusetts.
USTFCCCA NJCAA Division III |
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Rankings |
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2015 Week #3 — October 14 |
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| next release: October 28 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution | Location | Region | Head Coach (Yr) |
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| 1 | Harper | Palatine, Ill. | Central | Jim Macnider (5th) |
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| 2 | Howard CC (Md.) | Columbia, Md. | East | Steve Musselman (31st) |
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| 3 | Mohawk Valley CC | Utica, N.Y. | Northeast | Gary Parker (27th) |
3
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| 4 | Joliet JC | Joliet, Ill. | Central | Rich McCarthy (10th) |
4
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| 5 | Mercer County CC | Trenton, N.J. | East | Mike DeAngelis |
9
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| 6 | SUNY Broome CC | Binghamton, N.Y. | Northeast | Tom Carter |
7
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| 7 | Bergen CC | Paramus, N.J. | East | Deana Dedovitch |
6
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| 8 | Hudson Valley CC | Troy, N.Y. | Northeast | Sarah Popovics (2nd) |
8
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| 9 | Kingsborough CC | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Northeast | Dave Loobie (16th) |
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| 10 | Camden County | Blackwood, N.J. | East | Wayne Merkh (2nd) |
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| Dropped Out: No. 10 Northampton CC | ||||||
USTFCCCA NJCAA Division III |
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Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Rankings |
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2015 Week #3 — October 14 |
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| next release: October 28 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution | Location | Region | Head Coach (Yr) |
Last
Week |
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| 1 | Suffolk County CC | Selden, N.Y. | Northeast | Matthew French (2nd) |
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| 2 | Harper | Palatine, Ill. | Central | Jim Macnider (5th) |
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| 3 | FIT | New York, N.Y. | Northeast | Joe Plutz (4th) |
3
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| 4 | Joliet JC | Joliet, Ill. | Central | Rich McCarthy (10th) |
4
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| 5 | Ocean County | Toms River, N.J. | East | Ed Baynes (7th) |
5
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| 6 | Howard CC (Md.) | Columbia, Md. | East | Steve Musselman (31st) |
6
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| 7 | Rowan-Gloucester CC | Sewell, N.J. | East | Ryan Hughes (13th) |
7
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| 8 | Bergen CC | Paramus, N.J. | East | Deana Dedovitch |
8
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| 9 | Brookdale CC | Lincroft, N.J. | East | Will Alston (2nd) |
9
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| 10 | Jefferson (N.Y.) CC | Watertown, N.Y. | Northeast | Dan Godin (2nd) |
NR
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| Dropped Out: No. 10 Camden County | ||||||
