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By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA August 26, 2021   

2021 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Preseason

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Defending champion Taylor (Ind.) sits a near-unanimous No. 1 in the preseason edition of the NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, which was released on Thursday by the NAIA National Office. The Trojans hauled in 18 of 20 possible first-place votes.

NAIA — Men's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Taylor (Ind.)
Huntington (Ind.)
Milligan (Tenn.)
Saint Mary (Kan.)
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
1
Taylor (Ind.)
2
Huntington (Ind.)
3
Milligan (Tenn.)
4
Saint Mary (Kan.)
5
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
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Following Taylor (Ind.) – which returns at least four of those athletes who helped it win its first title in program history – is second-ranked Huntington (Ind.) and third-ranked Milligan (Tenn.), which is the same order in which they finished at the 2020 NAIA Cross Country Championships this past April in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

No. 4 Saint Mary (Kan.) and No. 5 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) round out the top-5 teams.

The 2021 NAIA Cross Country Championships are scheduled to be held Friday, November 19, in Vancouver, Washington.

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Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2021 Preseason - August 26th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTS2020
FINAL
1 taylor-ind TAYLOR (IND.)
Crossroads (1)
Quinn White (3rd) 		559
(18 fpv) 		1
2 huntington-ind HUNTINGTON (IND.)
Crossroads (3)
Lauren Davenport Johnson (2nd) 		534 2
3 milligan-tenn MILLIGAN (TENN.)
AAC (1)
Chris Layne (23rd) 		525 3
4 saint-mary-kan SAINT MARY (KAN.)
KCAC (1)
Alstin Benton (9th) 		504
(1 fpv) 		5
5 embry-riddle-ariz EMBRY-RIDDLE (ARIZ.)
Cal Pac (1)
Chris Bray (9th) 		478 6
6 lewis-clark-state-idaho LEWIS-CLARK STATE (IDAHO)
Cascade (2)
Mike Collins (25th) 		471
(1 fpv) 		8
7 indiana-wesleyan INDIANA WESLEYAN
Crossroads (2)
John Foss (34th) 		432 7
8 st-francis-ill ST. FRANCIS (ILL.)
Chicagoland (1)
Jeff Barker (10th) 		430 9
9 cornerstone-mich CORNERSTONE (MICH.)
WHAC (1)
Josh Neideck (2nd) 		412 10
10 oklahoma-city OKLAHOMA CITY
SAC (1)
Frezer Legesse (1st) 		405 4
11 oregon-tech OREGON TECH
Cascade (3)
Jack Kegg (11th) 		394 11
12 shawnee-state-ohio SHAWNEE STATE (OHIO)
Mid-South (1)
Eric Putnam (17th) 		366 12
13 dordt-iowa DORDT (IOWA)
GPAC (1)
Nate Wolf (7th) 		341 13
14 the-masters-calif THE MASTER'S (CALIF.)
GSAC (1)
Zach Schroeder (14th) 		327 14
15 southern-oregon SOUTHERN OREGON
Cascade (4)
Grier Gatlin (18th) 		312 ---
16 college-of-idaho COLLEGE OF IDAHO
Cascade (1)
Austin Basterrechea (6th) 		276 15
17 montreat-n-c MONTREAT (N.C.)
AAC (2)
Jason Lewkowicz (7th) 		269 16
18 olivet-nazarene-ill OLIVET NAZARENE (ILL.)
Chicagoland (2)
Kyle Rago (2nd) 		262 19
19 northwest-wash NORTHWEST (WASH.)
Cascade (6)
Mark Mandi (13th) 		209 17
20 goshen-ind GOSHEN (IND.)
Crossroads (6)
Rustin Nyce (6th) 		201 22
21 doane-neb DOANE (NEB.)
GPAC (2)
Brad Jenny (20th) 		182 20
22 carroll-mont CARROLL (MONT.)
Frontier (1)
Shannon Flynn (3rd) 		176 24
23 aquinas-mich AQUINAS (MICH.)
WHAC (2)
Mike Wojciakowski (24th) 		164 23
24 columbia-mo COLUMBIA (MO.)
AMC (3)
Tracy Jex (6th) 		140 27
25 grand-view-iowa GRAND VIEW (IOWA)
The Heart (1)
Jerry Monner (18th) 		106 28

Also Receiving Votes: Grace (Ind.) 87, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 73, Eastern Oregon 44, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 44, Northwestern (Iowa) 43, William Carey (Miss.) 43, Campbellsville (Ky.) 37, Baker (Kan.) 28, Westmont (Calif.) 28, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 17, Loyola (La.) 13, Friends (Kan.) 11

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Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5FINAL
Milligan (Tenn.)3644431
Saint Mary (Kan.)4222222
Indiana Wesleyan7111353
St. Francis (Ill.)8833114
College of Idaho1614161214105
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)65121412126
The Master's (Calif.)141066777
Dordt (Iowa)1313131313138
Huntington (Ind.)2710111099
Oklahoma City1011776610
Taylor (Ind.)13555411
Oregon Tech111799151412
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)54889813
Southern Oregon159141681714
Cornerstone (Mich.)9121110111115
Montreat (N.C.)17161717171816
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)18151515192217
Grand View (Iowa)2525RV25181618
Shawnee State (Ohio)12RV1918161519
Eastern OregonRV242221202120
Northwest (Wash.)19201819242521
Grace (Ind.)RV192122222022
Westmont (Calif.)RVRVRVRV211923
Goshen (Ind.)2022RVRVRVRV24
Aquinas (Mich.)23182323232325
Carroll (Mont.)22212424RVRV26
William Carey (Miss.)RVRVRVRVRVRV27
Campbellsville (Ky.)RV23RVRVRVRV28
Marian (Ind.)RV25RV252429
Michigan-DearbornRV2020RVRV30
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)31
Missouri BaptistRV32
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)RVRV33
Dakota State (S.D.)34
Midway (Ky.)35
Bushnell (Ore.)36
Wayland Baptist (Texas)RVRVRVRVRV
Benedictine (Kan.)RVRVRV
Indiana TechRV
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)RV
William Woods (Mo.)RVRVRV
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)RVRVRV
St. Ambrose (Iowa)RVRV
John Brown (Ark.)RV
Friends (Kan.)RVRV
Northwestern (Iowa)RVRV
UC Merced (Calif.)RV
Montana TechRV
Doane (Neb.)21
Columbia (Mo.)24
Loyola (La.)RV
Spring Arbor (Mich.)RV
Baker (Kan.)RV

USTFCCCA NAIA Cross Country

2021 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Conference PollsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonMon 8/23
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 8/26
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Mon 9/20
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 9/23
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Mon 10/4
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 10/7
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Mon 10/11
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 10/14
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Mon 10/25
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 10/28
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Mon 11/8
MEN | WOMEN		Mon 11/8
MEN | WOMEN		Nov. 19 NAIA Championships
(Vancouver, Wash.)
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)		Fri 11/19
MEN | WOMEN		Fri 11/19
MEN | WOMEN