2022 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The battle for No. 1 got a little closer in the Week 2 edition of the NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, which was released on Thursday by the NAIA National Office.
NAIA — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
1
Milligan (Tenn.)
Milligan (Tenn.)
2
Taylor (Ind.)
Taylor (Ind.)
3
Saint Mary (Kan.)
Saint Mary (Kan.)
4
St. Francis (Ill.)
St. Francis (Ill.)
5
The Master's (Calif.)
The Master's (Calif.)
Cross Country Polls & Rankings
Defending champion Milligan (Tenn.) remains No. 1, but their margin over No. 2 Taylor (Ind.) closed a bit as the Buffs had a 14-7 margin in first-place votes, compared to 16-2 in Week 1. Milligan won its own Eli Cramer Invitational with 20 points this past weekend after claiming the Queen City Invite with 25 points a week earlier. The Trojans were the top NAIA program at the Live in Lou Classic’s Silver Division, taking seventh place.
Moving up to No. 3 is Saint Mary (Kan.) as the Spires were champions of the Gans Creek Classic Open Division.
St. Francis (Ill.) dropped a spot to No. 4, while The Master’s (Calif.) remained No. 5.
Rounding out the top-10 are No. 6 College of Idaho, No. 7 Cornerstone (Mich.), No. 8 Grace (Ind.), No. 9 Dordt (Iowa) and No. 10 Southern Oregon.
The 2022 NAIA Cross Country Championships are scheduled to be held Friday, November 18, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.
