2017 NJCAA DIII National Cross Country Ranking — Week 1
NEW ORLEANS – The reigning NJCAA Division III Cross Country National Champions headline the initial batch of national rankings, as the Harper (Ill.) Hawks lead the way in both the men’s and women’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Rankings, released Wednesday.
NATIONAL RANKINGS – 2017 WEEK-BY-WEEK
NATIONAL RANKINGS – ALL-TIME WEEK-BY-WEEK
Men’s Story
Harper (Ill.) has already started off strong this season, finishing third at the Aurora Invite on Sept. 8 and second at the Lake Forest Invite this past weekend. Sean Sanaghan paced the Hawks across both meets.
Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC was the national runner-up a year ago, and they hope to knock the Hawks off their throne at some point this season. Coming in at second in the initial rankings is a good place to start, and that ranking can be attributed to a solid start to the season by Johnathan Gonzalez, who placed 20th at the Queensborough CC XC Invitational.
Rowan-Gloucester (N.J.) CC, Onondaga (N.Y.) CC and Middlesex County (N.J.) all found themselves in the top-five of the initial rankings of the season, as well.
Women’s Story
Like their male counterparts, the Hawks from Harper (Ill.) have shot out of the gates, finishing second last weekend at the Lake Forest Invite and fourth at the Aurora Invite in early September. Misbah Baig has made a splash in her rookie year, leading the way in both races on the season.
Following the Hawks in the women’s rankings is FIT (N.Y.), who finished 10th at the national championships a year ago. The
Rounding out the top-five on the week are Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC, Herkimer County (N.Y.) CC and Westmoreland County (Pa.) CC.
USTFCCCA NJCAA Division III |
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Rankings |
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2017 Week #1 — September 20 |
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Region | Head Coach (Yr) |
2016 FINAL
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| 1 | Harper (Ill.) | Palatine, Ill. | Central | Jim Macnider (7th) |
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| 2 | Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC | Selden, N.Y. | Northeast | Matthew French (4th) |
2
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| 3 | Rowan-Gloucester (N.J.) CC | Sewell, N.J. | East | Ryan Hughes (15th) |
7
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| 4 | Onondaga (N.Y.) CC | Syracuse, N.Y. | Northeast | Kerriann Hermann (1st) |
12
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| 5 | Middlesex County (N.J.) | Edison, N.J. | East | Bob Terelle (39th) |
19
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USTFCCCA NJCAA Division III |
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Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Rankings |
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2017 Week #1 — September 20 |
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| next release: October 4 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution | Location | Region | Head Coach (Yr) |
2016 FINAL
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| 1 | Harper (Ill.) | Palatine, Ill. | Central | Jim Macnider (7th) |
1
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| 2 | FIT (N.Y.) | New York, N.Y. | Northeast | Joe Plutz (6th) |
10
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| 3 | Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Northeast | Dave Loobie (18th) |
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| 4 | Herkimer County (N.Y.) CC | Herkimer, N.Y. | Northeast | Stephen Sydoriw (6th) |
5
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| 5 | Westmoreland County (Pa.) CC | Youngwood, Pa. | Central | Patrick Comer (7th) |
11
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