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By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA August 26, 2021   

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Defending champion St. Francis (Ill.) is an overwhelming favorite to win the team title again in 2021, according to the electorate in the NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll. The Saints earned all 20 first-place votes in the preseason edition of the poll, which was released on Thursday by the NAIA National Office.

NAIA — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
St. Francis (Ill.)
Taylor (Ind.)
College of Idaho
Milligan (Tenn.)
Indiana Wesleyan
1
St. Francis (Ill.)
2
Taylor (Ind.)
3
College of Idaho
4
Milligan (Tenn.)
5
Indiana Wesleyan
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Following top-ranked St. Francis (Ill.) – which returns its entire scoring lineup from last year – are second-ranked Taylor (Ind.) and third-ranked College of Idaho. The Trojans finished third at the 2020 NAIA Cross Country Championships, while the Yotes took runner-up honors.

No. 4 Milligan (Tenn.) and No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan 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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Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2021 Preseason - August 26th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTS2020
FINAL
1 st-francis-ill ST. FRANCIS (ILL.)
Chicagoland (1)
Jeff Barker (10th) 		560
(20 fpv) 		1
2 taylor-ind TAYLOR (IND.)
Crossroads (1)
Quinn White (12th) 		530 3
3 college-of-idaho COLLEGE OF IDAHO
Cascade (1)
Austin Basterrechea (6th) 		523 2
4 milligan-tenn MILLIGAN (TENN.)
AAC (1)
Chris Layne (23rd) 		512 7
5 indiana-wesleyan INDIANA WESLEYAN
Crossroads (2)
John Foss (34th) 		488 5
6 dordt-iowa DORDT (IOWA)
GPAC (1)
Nate Wolf (7th) 		466 8
7 aquinas-mich AQUINAS (MICH.)
WHAC (2)
Mike Wojciakowski (24th) 		451 9
8 saint-mary-kan SAINT MARY (KAN.)
KCAC (1)
Alstin Benton (9th) 		397 10
9 montreat-n-c MONTREAT (N.C.)
AAC (2)
Jason Lewkowicz (7th) 		394 11
10 huntington-ind HUNTINGTON (IND.)
Crossroads (4)
Lauren Davenport Johnson (2nd) 		391 12
11 lewis-clark-state-idaho LEWIS-CLARK STATE (IDAHO)
Cascade (4)
Mike Collins (25th) 		377 13
12 embry-riddle-ariz EMBRY-RIDDLE (ARIZ.)
Cal Pac (1)
Chris Bray (9th) 		353 4
13 oregon-tech OREGON TECH
Cascade (3)
Jack Kegg (11th) 		334 15
14 cornerstone-mich CORNERSTONE (MICH.)
WHAC (1)
Josh Neideck (2nd) 		319 16
15 the-masters-calif THE MASTER'S (CALIF.)
GSAC (1)
Zach Schroeder (14th) 		298 17
16 saint-francis-ind SAINT FRANCIS (IND.)
Crossroads (5)
Corey Birchmeier (6th) 		280 23
17 carroll-mont CARROLL (MONT.)
Frontier (1)
Shannon Flynn (3rd) 		270 19
18 southern-oregon SOUTHERN OREGON
Cascade (2)
Grier Gatlin (18th) 		242 ---
19 dalton-state-ga DALTON STATE (GA.)
SSAC (1)
Dean Thompson (4th) 		207 18
20 southeastern-fla SOUTHEASTERN (FLA.)
Sun Conference (2)
Paul Kurtz (10th) 		193 22
21 cumberlands-ky CUMBERLANDS (KY.)
Mid-South (1)
Randy Greer (7th) 		191 20
22 olivet-nazarene-ill OLIVET NAZARENE (ILL.)
Chicagoland (2)
Kyle Rago (2nd) 		188 25
23 oklahoma-city OKLAHOMA CITY
SAC (1)
Frezer Legesse (1st) 		171 6
24 northwest-wash NORTHWEST (WASH.)
Cascade (5)
Mark Mandi (13th) 		163 21
25 baker-kan BAKER (KAN.)
The Heart (2)
Tim Byers (8th) 		131 28

Also Receiving Votes: William Woods (Mo.) 102, Friends (Kan.) 77, Morningside (Iowa) 77, Grace (Ind.) 74, Columbia (Mo.) 44, Westmont (Calif.) 40, Indiana Tech 33, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 33, Montana Western 24, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 10, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 9, Benedictine (Kan.) 8, Eastern Oregon 7, Shawnee State (Ohio) 6

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Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5FINAL
Milligan (Tenn.)4222221
St. Francis (Ill.)1111112
Cornerstone (Mich.)14333333
Taylor (Ind.)2444444
College of Idaho3799665
The Master's (Calif.)151166776
Saint Mary (Kan.)8655557
Dordt (Iowa)618141414148
Indiana Wesleyan59151523159
Aquinas (Mich.)757781010
Montana TechRV1918162111
Oklahoma City23RV2020RV12
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)22121313121213
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)12141212111114
Grace (Ind.)RVRVRVRV151715
Carroll (Mont.)17192523201616
Westmont (Calif.)RVRV222210917
Southern Oregon18171010131318
Hastings (Neb.)242324RV2419
Indiana TechRVRVRVRV221920
Oregon Tech13RVRVRVRV2321
Montreat (N.C.)98889822
Huntington (Ind.)10131819181923
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)24RV24
Saint Francis (Ind.)16161717172225
Cumberlands (Ky.)2125RVRVRVRV26
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)11101616RVRV27
Dalton State (Ga.)1920RVRVRV28
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)RVRVRVRV29
William Woods (Mo.)RVRVRV30
Columbia (Mo.)RV212121191831
Benedictine (Kan.)RVRVRVRVRV32
Vanguard (Calif.)RVRVRVRV2533
Multnomah (Ore.)34
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.)35
Dickinson State (N.D.)36
Northwest (Wash.)2423242525RV
Friends (Kan.)RVRVRV
William Carey (Miss.)RVRVRV
Morningside (Iowa)RVRVRVRV
Baker (Kan.)25RVRVRV
Concordia (Neb.)15111121
Doane (Neb.)RVRVRV
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)RV
Southeastern (Fla.)2022RVRV
Marian (Ind.)RVRVRV
Montana WesternRVRV
Missouri BaptistRV
Campbellsville (Ky.)RV
Wayland Baptist (Texas)RV
Shawnee State (Ohio)RV
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)RV
Eastern OregonRV

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