2022 NJCAA DI Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 2

NEW ORLEANS – The leading duo remained the same, but there was significant shakeup in the Week 2 NJCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, which was released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

NJCAA Division I — Men's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Colby (Kan.) CC
Iowa Central CC
New Mexico JC
Trinidad State (Colo.)
El Paso (Texas) CC
1
Colby (Kan.) CC
2
Iowa Central CC
3
New Mexico JC
4
Trinidad State (Colo.)
5
El Paso (Texas) CC
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

Colby (Kan.) CC followed up its first-ever No. 1 ranking with a repeat honor at the top. The Trojans were impressive as runner-up in the Chile Pepper Festival, trailing only host Arkansas (ranked No. 21 in NCAA DI) in the McDonnell Memorial race. Colby is led by undefeated Sanele Masondo, who has twice this season been named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week.

Repeating at No. 2 is Iowa Central CC, a strong fourth in the Chile Pepper Festival’s McDonnell Memorial race. The Tritons are led by Aspel Kiprob, last year’s runner-up for Iowa Central, which is seeking a third-straight national team title.

The biggest mover in the top-10 was No. 3 New Mexico JC, which climbed up four places since the Week 1 poll. The T-Birds have been busy, winning the South Plains Invitational (a perfect 15 points) and their own New Mexico JC Invitational (17 points), both times led by 1-2 finishes from brothers German and Tomas Vega. Their scorers include Evans Pololet, last year’s NJCAA Outdoor 1500 champion.

Trinidad State (Colo.) drops one position to No. 4. The Trojans haven’t competed since the Week 1 poll, when they opened at a program-high No. 3 following impressive showings at the Joe I. Vigil and Greeno/Dirksen meets in September.

Moving up a spot to No. 5 is El Paso (Texas) CC, whose last event was the NCAA DI-dominated Cowboy Jamboree. The T-Birds are led by Adams Biwott, who was eighth in last year’s national championships.

Rounding out the top-10 are No. 6 Northwest Kansas Tech, No. 7 Butler (Kan.) CC, No. 8 Salt Lake (Utah) CC, No. 9 Central Arizona and No. 10 Iowa Western CC.

The 2022 NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday, November 12 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.

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

2022 Week 2 - October 5th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 colby-kan-cc COLBY (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6
Brady Johnson (4th)
100
(8 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 iowa-central-cc IOWA CENTRAL CC
Midwest Region
Region 11
Dee Brown (19th)
94 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 new-mexico-jc NEW MEXICO JC
West Region
Region 5
Jeff Becker (4th)
91 ▲ 4
(LW: 7)
4 trinidad-state-colo TRINIDAD STATE (COLO.)
West Region
Region 9
Lauren Masterson (7th)
81 ▼ 1
(LW: 3)
5 el-paso-texas-cc EL PASO (TEXAS) CC
West Region
Region 5
Felix Hinojosa (23rd)
79 ▲ 1
(LW: 6)
6 fort-hays-tech-northwest-kan FORT HAYS TECH NORTHWEST (KAN.)
Central Region
Region 6
Evans Kiptoo (9th)
76 ▼ 2
(LW: 4)
7 butler-kan-cc BUTLER (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6
Mark Emerson (2nd)
63 ▲ 2
(LW: 9)
8 salt-lake-utah-cc SALT LAKE (UTAH) CC
West Region
Region 18
Isaac Wood (1st)
62 ▲ 3
(LW: 11)
9 central-arizona CENTRAL ARIZONA
West Region
Region 1 (1)
Jonathon Harmon (12th)
61 ▼ 4
(LW: 5)
10 iowa-western-cc IOWA WESTERN CC
Midwest Region
Region 11
Marc Bierbaum (5th)
60 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11 southern-idaho SOUTHERN IDAHO
West Region
Region 18
Janae Richardson (1st)
56 ▼ 3
(LW: 8)
12 pima-ariz-cc PIMA (ARIZ.) CC
West Region
Region 1 (2)
Mark Bennett (2nd)
36 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13 vincennes-ind VINCENNES (IND.)
Midwest Region
Region 24
(???)
33 ▲ 3
(LW: 16)
14 eastern-florida-state EASTERN FLORIDA STATE
Atlantic Region
Region 8
Doug Butler (1st)
28 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15 cloud-county-kan-cc CLOUD COUNTY (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6
Drew Mahin (10th)
23 ▼ 2
(LW: 13)
16 amarillo-texas AMARILLO (TEXAS)
West Region
Region 5
Sean Hargrove (1st)
19 ▲ 4
(LW: 20)
17 hutchinson-kan-cc HUTCHINSON (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6
Justin Riggs (8th)
18 ◀▶
(LW: 17)
18 hill-texas HILL (TEXAS)
West Region
Region 5
Greg Lautenslager (2nd)
17 NR
19 southern-nevada SOUTHERN NEVADA
West Region
Region 18
Bryan Astudillo (2nd)
15 ▼ 4
(LW: 15)
20 ranger-texas RANGER (TEXAS)
West Region
Region 5
Kathy Graham (8th)
12 ▼ 1
(LW: 19)
21 western-texas WESTERN TEXAS
West Region
Region 5
James Williams (10th)
8 ▲ 1
(LW: 22)
22 garden-city-kan-cc GARDEN CITY (KAN.) CC
Central Region
Region 6
Emmett Statzer (5th)
7 ▼ 4
(LW: 18)
23 hagerstown-md-cc HAGERSTOWN (MD.) CC
Atlantic Region
Region 20
Mike Spinnler (10th)
6 NR
24 monroe-new-rochelle-n-y MONROE-NEW ROCHELLE (N.Y.)
Atlantic Region
Region 15
Shirvon Greene (8th)
5 NR
25 indian-hills-iowa-cc INDIAN HILLS (IOWA) CC
Midwest Region
Region 11
Brent Ewing (5th)
2 NR

Dropped Out: No. 21 Neosho County (Kan.) CC, No. 23 North Central Texas, No. 24 Dodge City (Kan.) CC



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4FINAL
Colby (Kan.) CC11111
Iowa Central CC22222
Fort Hays Tech Northwest (Kan.)46553
El Paso (Texas) CC65434
New Mexico JC73345
Trinidad State (Colo.)3410106
Central Arizona59767
Salt Lake (Utah) CC118678
Southern Idaho811889
Butler (Kan.) CC9711910
Hill (Texas)18161211
Vincennes (Ind.)1613131312
Pima (Ariz.) CC1212121713
Iowa Western CC101091114
Eastern Florida State1414141815
Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)24222516
Dodge City (Kan.) CC2417
Ranger (Texas)1920192118
Amarillo (Texas)2016151519
Garden City (Kan.) CC18222020
Barton (Kan.) CC21
Crowder (Mo.)22
Southern Nevada1519212523
Fort Scott (Kan.) CC1524
Neosho County (Kan.) CC21232425
Seminole State (Fla.)26
Colorado Mountain27
Delaware Tech CC28
Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.)29
South Plains (Texas)14
North Central Texas232519
Cloud County (Kan.) CC13151720
Hutchinson (Kan.) CC17171822
Indian Hills (Iowa) CC252423
Western Texas2221
Hagerstown (Md.) CC23

USTFCCCA NJCAA Division I Cross Country

2022 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks National Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
Week 1Wed 9/21
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Wed 10/5
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Wed 10/19
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Wed 11/2
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 12: NJCAA Champs - Tallahassee, Fla.
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/12
MEN | WOMEN