2021 NJCAA DI Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 3

NEW ORLEANS – Everything got tighter at the top of Week 3 NJCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, which was released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Coaches remained in agreement of the top-3 programs, with College of Southern Idaho continuing in the No. 1 spot it has occupied all season. But the Golden Eagles were one of just four teams to earn first-place votes this week as the poll as its tightest top-5 of the year.

All of this will be settled on the course as the 2021 NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday, November 13 at Pole Green Park in Richmond, Virginia.

NJCAA Division I — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Southern Idaho
Iowa Western CC
Iowa Central CC
New Mexico JC
Central Arizona
1
Southern Idaho
2
Iowa Western CC
3
Iowa Central CC
4
New Mexico JC
5
Central Arizona
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

College of Southern Idaho is showing no signs of cooling off, continuing with four first-place votes after winning the Ken Garland Classic with five scorers in the top-9. The Golden Eagles tightened their already-impressive spread of its five scorers to a season best of 29 seconds. Natalya Babcock led the way for CSI with the individual victory by 10 seconds.

Iowa Western CC maintains the No. 2 position by the slimmest of margins. The Reivers were one of four teams to earn a first-place vote after finishing as the top JUCO program at the Chile Pepper Festival. Mercy Biwott was the top JUCO individual for the second time in two races.

No. 3 Iowa Central CC is just one point out of being No. 2. The Tritons were the leading JUCO team in the Dan Huston Invitational as freshman Chloe Garcia Grafing continues as the squad’s lead runner, finishing ninth individually.

New Mexico JC is at No. 4 and earning two first-place votes. The T-Birds dominated the South Plains Invitational, placing its top-5 as the first five JUCO runners. Freshman Daisy Jerop led the way for NMJC with a runner-up finish

No. 5 Central Arizona also earned a first-place vote. The Vaqueras won the Arizona CC Conference Championships as all of five scorers were in the top-9. Ariz Duarte was runner-up invididually.

Rounding out the top-10 are No. 6 Cloud County (Kan.) CC, No. 7 Dodge City (Kan.) CC, No. 8 El Paso (Texas) CC, No. 9 Trinidad State (Colo.) JC and No. 10 Ranger (Texas). Ranger and Cloud County finished 1-2 in last year’s NJCAA Division I Championships.

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USTFCCCA NJCAA Division I
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2021 Week 3 - October 6th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 southern-idaho SOUTHERN IDAHO
West Region
Region 18 (1)
Lindsey Anderson (5th)
96
(4 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 iowa-western-cc IOWA WESTERN CC
Midwest Region
Region 11 (2)
Marc Bierbaum (4th)
92
(1 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 iowa-central-cc IOWA CENTRAL CC
Midwest Region
Region 11 (1)
Dee Brown (18th)
91 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4 new-mexico-jc NEW MEXICO JC
West Region
Region 5 (2)
Jeff Becker (9th)
88
(2 fpv)
▲ 2
(LW: 6)
5 central-arizona CENTRAL ARIZONA
West Region
Region 1 (1)
Jonathon Harmon (11th)
79
(1 fpv)
▼ 1
(LW: 4)
6 cloud-county-kan-cc CLOUD COUNTY (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6 (1)
Drew Mahin (9th)
76 ▲ 3
(LW: 9)
7 dodge-city-kan-cc DODGE CITY (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6 (2)
Cole Ballard (9th)
69 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8 el-paso-texas-cc EL PASO (TEXAS) CC
West Region
Region 5 (1)
Felix Hinojosa (22nd)
61 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9 trinidad-state-colo TRINIDAD STATE (COLO.)
West Region
Region 9 (1)
Lauren Masterson (6th)
60 ▼ 4
(LW: 5)
10 ranger-texas RANGER (TEXAS)
West Region
Region 5 (4)
Kathy Graham (7th)
57 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11 monroe-new-rochelle-n-y MONROE-NEW ROCHELLE (N.Y.)
Atlantic Region
Region 15
Shirvon Greene (7th)
48 NR
12 hutchinson-kan-cc HUTCHINSON (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6 (3)
Justin Riggs (7th)
44 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13 north-central-texas NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
West Region
Region 5 (6)
43 ▼ 2
(LW: 11)
14 western-texas WESTERN TEXAS
West Region
Region 5 (3)
James Williams (9th)
36 ▼ 1
(LW: 13)
15 garden-city-kan-cc GARDEN CITY (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6 (5)
Emmett Statzer (4th)
28 ▼ 1
(LW: 14)
16 south-plains-texas SOUTH PLAINS (TEXAS)
West Region
Region 5 (7)
Erik Vance (6th)
22 NR
17 indian-hills-iowa-cc INDIAN HILLS (IOWA) CC
Midwest Region
Region 11
Brent Ewing (4th)
21 ◀▶
(LW: 17)
18 vincennes-ind VINCENNES (IND.)
Midwest Region
Region 24
Chris Gafner (4th)
19 ▼ 3
(LW: 15)
19 jacksonville-texas JACKSONVILLE (TEXAS)
West Region
Region 14
Kirby Shepherd
13 ▼ 3
(LW: 16)
20 butler-kan-cc BUTLER (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6 (2)
Mark Emerson (1st)
6 ▼ 2
(LW: 18)
21 nmmi NMMI
West Region
Region 5 (5)
3 NR
21 highland-kan-cc HIGHLAND (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6 (3)
Chad Clevenger (14th)
3 ▼ 2
(LW: 19)
23 fort-scott-kan-cc FORT SCOTT (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6 (5)
2 NR
24 colorado-mountain COLORADO MOUNTAIN
West Region
Region 9 (2)
1 ▼ 3
(LW: 21)

Dropped Out: No. 20 Coffeyville (Kan.) CC



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5FINAL
Southern Idaho111131
Cloud County (Kan.) CC496442
El Paso (Texas) CC88863
New Mexico JC264694
Iowa Western CC22225
Iowa Central CC33316
Trinidad State (Colo.)59977
Central Arizona45558
Dodge City (Kan.) CC277789
Colby (Kan.) CC1110
NMMI21191711
Hutchinson (Kan.) CC71212101012
Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)11161213
Garden City (Kan.) CC61415151614
Indian Hills (Iowa) CC91717141415
North Central Texas71113121816
Vincennes (Ind.)1518181917
Essex County (N.J.)2418
Colorado Mountain2124242019
Jacksonville (Texas)111619202120
Butler (Kan.) CC121820222422
Highland (Kan.) CC1319212123
Western Texas513141313
Ranger (Texas)1010101115
Southern Nevada22
South Plains (Texas)161723
Fort Scott (Kan.) CC2323
Coffeyville (Kan.) CC1420

USTFCCCA NJCAA Division I Cross Country

2021 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks National Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
Week 1Wed 9/8
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Wed 9/22
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Wed 10/6
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Wed 10/20
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Wed 11/3
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 13: NJCAA DI Championships
(Richmond, Va.)
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/13
MEN | WOMEN