2022 NJCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Ranking – Week 3

NEW ORLEANS – No. 1 changed for the third-straight time in the Week 3 NJCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, which was 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

Mineral Area (Mo.) CC regained the top spot it had to begin the season. The Cardinals won the Greenville Classic with Riley Petsch leading the way as Mineral Area placed its scoring five in the top-10.

No. 2 is Oxford (Ga.), defending national champions. The Eagles were sixth as the leading JUCO program at the Berry Invitational.

Joliet (Ill.) JC follows as Nos. 3, 4 and 5 remain the same for the third-straight week with Harper (Ill.) and RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) completing the top-5.

Completing the top-10 are No. 6 Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC, No. 7 Georgia Military, No. 8 Abraham Baldwin (Ga.), No. 9 SUNY Broome CC and No. 10 SUNY Westchester.

Just over two weeks away is the 2022 NJCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 5 at Stanley Park in Westfield, Massachusetts.

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

2022 Week 3 - October 19th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 mineral-area-mo MINERAL AREA (MO.)
Central Region
Region 16
Steven Davis (4th)
▲ 1
(LW: 2)
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)
◀▶
(LW: 3)
4 harper-ill HARPER (ILL.)
Central Region
Region 4
Jim Macnider (12th)
◀▶
(LW: 4)
5 rcsj-gloucester-n-j RCSJ GLOUCESTER (N.J.)
East Region
Region 19
Ryan Hughes (20th)
◀▶
(LW: 5)
6 hudson-valley-n-y-cc HUDSON VALLEY (N.Y.) CC
Northeast Region
Region 3
Sarah Popovics (9th)
▲ 1
(LW: 7)
7 georgia-military GEORGIA MILITARY
Central Region
Region 17 (2)
Robert Sherwood (7th)
▼ 1
(LW: 6)
8 abraham-baldwin-ga ABRAHAM BALDWIN (GA.)
Central Region
Region 17 (3)
NR
9 suny-broome-cc SUNY BROOME CC
Northeast Region
Region 3
Tom Carter
▲ 1
(LW: 10)
10 suny-westchester SUNY WESTCHESTER
Northeast Region
Region 15
Karim McFarlane
NR

Dropped Out: No. 8 Kellogg (Mich.) CC, No. 9 Central Carolina (N.C.) 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