2022 NJCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Ranking – Week 1

NEW ORLEANSMineral Area (Mo.) CC is at the top in the Week 1 edition of the NJCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

NJCAA Division III — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Mineral Area (Mo.)
Oxford (Ga.)
Joliet (Ill.) JC
Harper (Ill.)
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
1
Mineral Area (Mo.)
2
Oxford (Ga.)
3
Joliet (Ill.) JC
4
Harper (Ill.)
5
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

The Cardinals, fourth in last year’s national championships, claimed the pole position over reigning champion Oxford (Ga.), which checks in at No. 2. The 2022 NJCAA Division III Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday, November 5 at Stanley Park in Westfield, Massachusetts.

No. 3 is Joliet (Ill.) JC, runner-up last year after winning the title in 2020. Harper (Ill.) is No 4 – the Hawks were fifth last year and won three straight national crowns from 2016-18.

No. 5 is Rowan Gloucester (N.J.); the Roadrunners won the national title in 2012.

Next in line are No. 6 Georgia Military, No. 7 SUNY Broome CC, No. 8 Central Carolina (N.C.) CC and No. 9 Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC. Only nine programs are ranked as several teams have yet to kick off their season. Leah Lloyd of Finger Lakes (N.Y.) CC is the leading individual returner, having finished 3rd last year.

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

2022 Week 1 - September 21st

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 mineral-area-mo MINERAL AREA (MO.)
Central Region
Region 16
Steven Davis (4th)
▲ 3
(LW: 4)
2 oxford-ga OXFORD (GA.)
Central Region
Region 17 (1)
Ella O'Kelley (9th)
▼ 1
(LW: 1)
3 joliet-ill-jc JOLIET (ILL.) JC
Central Region
Region 4
Jeff DeGraw (17th)
▼ 1
(LW: 2)
4 harper-ill HARPER (ILL.)
Central Region
Region 4
Jim Macnider (12th)
▲ 1
(LW: 5)
5 rcsj-gloucester-n-j RCSJ GLOUCESTER (N.J.)
East Region
Region 19
Ryan Hughes (20th)
NR
6 georgia-military GEORGIA MILITARY
Central Region
Region 17 (2)
Robert Sherwood (7th)
◀▶
(LW: 6)
7 suny-broome-cc SUNY BROOME CC
Northeast Region
Region 3
Tom Carter
NR
8 central-carolina-n-c-cc CENTRAL CAROLINA (N.C.) CC
East Region
Region 10
Richard Briggs
NR
9 hudson-valley-n-y-cc HUDSON VALLEY (N.Y.) CC
Northeast Region
Region 3
Sarah Popovics (9th)
◀▶
(LW: 9)

Dropped Out: No. 3 DuPage (Ill.), No. 7 Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC, No. 8 Anne Arundel (Md.) CC, No. 10 Camden County (N.J.), No. 11 Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) CC



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4FINAL
Harper (Ill.)44441
Mineral Area (Mo.)12112
Oxford (Ga.)21223
Joliet (Ill.) JC33334
DuPage (Ill.)5
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)55556
Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC97667
Westmoreland County8
Lorain County (Ohio) CC10
Queensborough (N.Y.) CC11
Georgia Military6677
Abraham Baldwin (Ga.)88
SUNY Broome CC71099
SUNY Westchester1010
Kellogg (Mich.) CC8
Central Carolina (N.C.) CC89

USTFCCCA NJCAA Division III Cross Country

2022 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks National Coaches' Ranking KEY DATES
Week 1Wed 9/21
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Wed 10/5
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Wed 10/19
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Wed 10/26
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 5: NJCAA Champs - Westfield, Mass.
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/5
MEN | WOMEN