2024 NJCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Ranking – Week 3

NEW ORLEANS – Region 4 powers are reordered at the top of the Week 3 edition of the 2024 NJCAA Division III Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Ranking, released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

National Coaches’ Rankings are presented by AthleticNET.

NJCAA Division III — Men's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
DuPage (Ill.)
Harper (Ill.)
Joliet (Ill.) JC
Kellogg (Mich.) CC
Mineral Area (Mo.)
1
DuPage (Ill.)
2
Harper (Ill.)
3
Joliet (Ill.) JC
4
Kellogg (Mich.) CC
5
Mineral Area (Mo.)
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

DuPage (Ill.) and defending champ Harper (Ill.) continue to flip-flop the No. 1 and No. 2 positions ahead of their first head-to-head meeting at Friday’s Bradley Pink Classic.

The Chaps are back on top after a strong showing at the Seminole Valley Classic a week ago, even topping a couple of higher-division JUCO programs as Kevin Diederich earned M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this year.

The Hawks were the leading NJCAA team at the Gene Davis Invitational, with Owen Whelan – a three-time M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week this fall – leading the way for Harper.

Joliet (Ill.) JC continues at No. 3. The Wolves have not competed the last two weeks.

Kellogg (Mich.) CC repeats its program-best No. 4. The Bruins impressed at the Muskegon Jayhawk Invitational as the leading NJCAA DIII team with Julian Borst being named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week.

Remaining No. 5 is Mineral Area (Mo.). The Cardinals were led by Anthony Tragesser’s seventh-place finish at the non-scored Principia North Farm Twilight.

Rounding out the top-10 are No. 6 RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.), No. 7 Brookdale (N.J.) CC, No. 8 Onondaga (N.Y.) CC, No. 9 Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC and No. 10 Patrick & Henry (Va.) CC.

There’s just over three weeks until the 2024 NJCAA Division III Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 9, at Pole Green Park near Richmond, Virginia.

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

2024 Week 3 - October 16th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 dupage-ill DUPAGE (ILL.)
Central Region
Region 4
Mallory Dominguez (1st)
▲ 1
(LW: 2)
2 harper-ill HARPER (ILL.)
Central Region
Region 4
Jim Macnider (14th)
▼ 1
(LW: 1)
3 joliet-ill-jc JOLIET (ILL.) JC
Central Region
Region 4
Jeff DeGraw (19th)
◀▶
(LW: 3)
4 kellogg-mich-cc KELLOGG (MICH.) CC
Central Region
Region 12
Tom Shaw (3rd)
◀▶
(LW: 4)
5 mineral-area-mo MINERAL AREA (MO.)
Central Region
Region 16
Steven Davis (7th)
◀▶
(LW: 5)
6 rcsj-gloucester-n-j RCSJ GLOUCESTER (N.J.)
East Region
Region 19
Ryan Hughes (22nd)
◀▶
(LW: 6)
7 brookdale-n-j-cc BROOKDALE (N.J.) CC
East Region
Region 19
Mike Tursi (11th)
▲ 1
(LW: 8)
8 onondaga-n-y-cc ONONDAGA (N.Y.) CC
Central Region
Region 3
Greg Kielar (8th)
▼ 1
(LW: 7)
9 suffolk-county-n-y-cc SUFFOLK COUNTY (N.Y.) CC
Northeast Region
Region 15
Matthew French (11th)
◀▶
(LW: 9)
10 patrick-henry-va-cc PATRICK & HENRY (VA.) CC
East Region
Region 10
Brandy Arnold
NR

Dropped Out: No. 10 Thaddeus Stevens (Pa.)



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4FINAL
DuPage (Ill.)212111
Harper (Ill.)121222
Joliet (Ill.) JC333333
Onondaga (N.Y.) CC107874
Kellogg (Mich.) CC444445
Mineral Area (Mo.)555566
Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC99987
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)766108
Patrick & Henry (Va.) CC1059
Brookdale (N.J.) CC6887910
Thaddeus Stevens (Pa.)1011
St. Charles (Mo.) CC12
Lorain County (Ohio) CC7613
Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC14
SUNY Erie15
Oxford (Ga.)16
Herkimer County (N.Y.) CC917
Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) CC8
East Central (Miss.) CC10

USTFCCCA NJCAA Division III Cross Country

2024 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks National Coaches' Ranking KEY DATES
PreseasonWed 9/4
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Wed 9/18
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Wed 10/2
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Wed 10/16
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Wed 10/30
MEN | WOMEN
Sat., Nov. 9 - NJCAA Championships (Richmond, Va.)
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/9
MEN | WOMEN