2020 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo.Taylor (Ind.) remained at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2020-21 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll.

The Trojans hauled in 15 of 16 possible first-place votes to leave them alone at the top.

NAIA — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Taylor (Ind.)
St. Francis (Ill.)
Milligan (Tenn.)
College of Idaho
Dordt (Iowa)
1
Taylor (Ind.)
2
St. Francis (Ill.)
3
Milligan (Tenn.)
4
College of Idaho
5
Dordt (Iowa)
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No. 2 St. Francis (Ill.) and No. 3 Milligan (Tenn.) held steady in their positions, too, but College of Idaho – the other program that received a first-place vote – jumped two spots from No. 6 to No. 4 and former No. 4 Dordt (Iowa) fell one spot to No. 5.

Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in Week 4: No. 6 Cornerstone (Mich.), No. 7 Huntington (Ind.), No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan, No. 9 The Master’s (Calif.) and No. 10 Aquinas (Mich.).

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Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2020 Week 4 - March 18th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 taylor-ind TAYLOR (IND.)
Crossroads (1)
Quinn White (11th)
436 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 st-francis-ill ST. FRANCIS (ILL.)
Chicagoland (1)
Jeff Barker (9th)
420 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 milligan-tenn MILLIGAN (TENN.)
AAC (1)
Chris Layne (22nd)
404 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4 college-of-idaho COLLEGE OF IDAHO
Cascade (1)
Austin Basterrechea (5th)
390 ▲ 2
(LW: 6)
5 dordt-iowa DORDT (IOWA)
GPAC (1)
Nate Wolf (6th)
388 ▼ 1
(LW: 4)
6 cornerstone-mich CORNERSTONE (MICH.)
WHAC (2)
Josh Neideck (1st)
360 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7 huntington-ind HUNTINGTON (IND.)
Crossroads (2)
Lauren Davenport Johnson (1st)
359 ▼ 2
(LW: 5)
8 indiana-wesleyan INDIANA WESLEYAN
Crossroads (3)
John Foss (33rd)
334 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9 the-masters-calif THE MASTER'S (CALIF.)
GSAC (1)
Zach Schroeder (13th)
322 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10 aquinas-mich AQUINAS (MICH.)
WHAC (1)
Mike Wojciakowski (23rd)
302 NR
11 oregon-tech OREGON TECH
Cascade (3)
Jack Kegg (10th)
296 ▲ 1
(LW: 12)
12 saint-mary-kan SAINT MARY (KAN.)
KCAC (1)
Alstin Benton (8th)
275 ▼ 1
(LW: 11)
13 embry-riddle-ariz EMBRY-RIDDLE (ARIZ.)
Cal Pac (1)
Chris Bray (8th)
252 ▲ 1
(LW: 14)
14 saint-francis-ind SAINT FRANCIS (IND.)
Crossroads (4)
Corey Birchmeier (5th)
247 ▼ 1
(LW: 13)
15 benedictine-kan BENEDICTINE (KAN.)
The Heart (1)
Je'Kel Smith (1st)
239 ◀▶
(LW: 15)
16 lewis-clark-state-idaho LEWIS-CLARK STATE (IDAHO)
Frontier (2)
Mike Collins (24th)
232 ▲ 1
(LW: 17)
17 carroll-mont CARROLL (MONT.)
Frontier (1)
Shannon Flynn (2nd)
223 ▼ 7
(LW: 10)
18 southeastern-fla SOUTHEASTERN (FLA.)
Sun Conference (1)
Paul Kurtz (9th)
205 ▼ 2
(LW: 16)
19 olivet-nazarene-ill OLIVET NAZARENE (ILL.)
Chicagoland (2)
Kyle Rago (1st)
194 ▼ 1
(LW: 18)
20 montreat-n-c MONTREAT (N.C.)
AAC (2)
Jason Lewkowicz (6th)
179 ▼ 1
(LW: 19)
21 morningside-iowa MORNINGSIDE (IOWA)
GPAC (2)
Dave Nash (18th)
151 ▼ 1
(LW: 20)
22 montana-western MONTANA WESTERN
Frontier (2)
Dylan Zitzer (6th)
129 ▼ 1
(LW: 21)
23 oklahoma-city OKLAHOMA CITY
SAC (1)
Matt Aguero (5th)
107 ▼ 1
(LW: 22)
24 friends-kan FRIENDS (KAN.)
KCAC (2)
Jason Parr (4th)
104 ▼ 1
(LW: 23)
25 columbia-mo COLUMBIA (MO.)
AMC (1)
Tracy Jex (5th)
88 ▼ 1
(LW: 24)

Also Receiving Votes: Northwestern (Iowa) 82, Northwest (Wash.) 77, Madonna (Mich.) 49, Westmont (Calif.) 39, Cumberlands (Ky.) 35, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 15, Dalton State (Ga.) 11, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 10, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 4, Concordia (Neb.) 3, Baker (Kan.) 3

Dropped Out: No. 25 Northwestern (Iowa)



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5FINAL
St. Francis (Ill.)4222211
College of Idaho1116422
Taylor (Ind.)2111133
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)2011121413144
Indiana Wesleyan10778885
Oklahoma City12RV2223236
Milligan (Tenn.)8543347
Dordt (Iowa)6454558
Aquinas (Mich.)91069
Saint Mary (Kan.)19101011121310
Montreat (N.C.)RV171719202011
Huntington (Ind.)73357712
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)131716913
Benedictine (Kan.)RV131415151614
Oregon Tech162012111215
Cornerstone (Mich.)1366661016
The Master's (Calif.)1588991117
Dalton State (Ga.)RVRVRVRVRV18
Carroll (Mont.)119910171719
Cumberlands (Ky.)RV2325RVRVRV20
Northwest (Wash.)RVRV2221
Southeastern (Fla.)17151516181822
Saint Francis (Ind.)22121313141523
William Woods (Mo.)24
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)23141618191925
Columbia (Mo.)2520222425RV26
Morningside (Iowa)18161820212127
Baker (Kan.)RV24RVRVRVRV28
Friends (Kan.)2419212324RV29
Shawnee State (Ohio)RV30
Mount Mercy (Iowa)31
WVU Tech32
Viterbo (Wis.)33
Midway (Ky.)34
Xavier (La.)RV35
Northwestern (Iowa)RV2325RV24
Montana Western211819212225
Westmont (Calif.)24RVRVRV
Concordia (Neb.)RV22RVRVRVRV
St. Ambrose (Iowa)RV25RVRVRVRV
Wayland Baptist (Texas)5RVRVRV
Madonna (Mich.)3RVRV
Grace (Ind.)RVRVRVRV
Eastern OregonRVRV
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)RVRVRVRV
Vanguard (Calif.)RV20RVRV
Missouri BaptistRVRVRV
Siena Heights (Mich.)RVRVRV
Hastings (Neb.)RVRVRV
Campbellsville (Ky.)RV
Kansas WesleyanRV
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)RV
Montana TechRV

USTFCCCA NAIA Cross Country

2020 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Conference PollsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonMon 9/28
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 10/1
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Mon 10/26
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 10/29
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Mon 11/16
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 11/19
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Mon 2/15
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 2/18
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Mon 3/15
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 3/18
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Mon 3/29
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 3/29
MEN | WOMEN
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Fri 4/9
MEN | WOMEN
Apr. 9, 2021: NAIA Championship (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)