2024 NJCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Ranking – Week 4

NEW ORLEANS – Two changes among the top-3 highlight the Week 4 edition of the 2024 NJCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Ranking, released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

This is the final set of rankings before the 2024 NJCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, which will be held on Saturday, November 9, at Pole Green Park near Richmond, Virginia.

National Coaches’ Rankings are presented by AthleticNET.

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

Mineral Area (Mo.) is No. 1 for the fourth-straight poll and hopes to improve on their best-ever finish at the NJCAA DIII Cross Championships – in 2022, when they were runner-up, just one point out of first. Alyson Skiles has become the Cardinals’ leading runner, including taking fifth place as the top NJCAA DIII athlete in the Region 16 Championships.

Rising to No. 2 is two-time defending champion Harper (Ill.). The Hawks placed all five scorers in the top-9 in the powerful Region 4 Championships, led by individual champ Isabella Wojciechowski. Harper’s No. 2 runner is Isabella’s twin sister, Claudia, who is the lone returning scorer from last year’s title team.

Jefferson (Mo.) drops to No. 3. The Vikings – runner-up last year in the program’s first year – have two top-15 returners from that squad in Lauren Hartman and Reagan Edwards, who have both had team honors this year. Jefferson was the second DIII team behind Mineral Area in the Region 16 Championships.

No. 4 is DuPage (Ill.), which was runner-up in the Region 4 Championships. The Chaps – whose best-ever finish at the DIII nationals is third in 2021 – are led by Carmen Solis, who finished third in last year’s nationals.

Joliet (Ill.) JC has been No. 5 all season. The Wolves – third in stellar Region 4 Championships – were national champions in 2020 and are led by Gabriela Zid.

Rounding out the top-10 teams are No. 6 Kellogg (Mich.) CC, No. 7 Oxford (Ga.), No. 8 Georgia Military, No. 9 Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC) and No. 10 FIT (N.Y.). Two other individuals to keep an eye on are returning runner-up Lauren Keene of Southern Virginia CC and Lorain County (Ohio) CC’s Madison Palmer, who was fifth last year.

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

2024 Week 4 - October 30th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 mineral-area-mo MINERAL AREA (MO.)
Central Region
Region 16
Steven Davis (6th)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 harper-ill HARPER (ILL.)
Central Region
Region 4
Jim Macnider (14th)
▲ 1
(LW: 3)
3 jefferson-mo JEFFERSON (MO.)
Central Region
Region 16
Christopher Sandefur (2nd)
▼ 1
(LW: 2)
4 dupage-ill DUPAGE (ILL.)
Central Region
Region 4
Mallory Dominguez (1st)
◀▶
(LW: 4)
5 joliet-ill-jc JOLIET (ILL.) JC
Central Region
Region 4
Jeff DeGraw (19th)
◀▶
(LW: 5)
6 kellogg-mich-cc KELLOGG (MICH.) CC
Central Region
Region 12
Tom Shaw (3rd)
◀▶
(LW: 6)
7 oxford-ga OXFORD (GA.)
East Region
Region 17
Ella O'Kelley (11th)
▲ 1
(LW: 8)
8 georgia-military GEORGIA MILITARY
East Region
Region 17
Robert Sherwood (9th)
▼ 1
(LW: 7)
9 suffolk-county-n-y-cc SUFFOLK COUNTY (N.Y.) CC
Northeast Region
Region 15
Matthew French (11th)
◀▶
(LW: 9)
10 fit-n-y FIT (N.Y.)
Northeast Region
Region 15
Howard Lindsay (2nd)
◀▶
(LW: 10)

Dropped Out: (none)



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4FINAL
Mineral Area (Mo.)211111
Harper (Ill.)443322
Jefferson (Mo.)122233
DuPage (Ill.)334444
Joliet (Ill.) JC555555
FIT (N.Y.)9710106
Kellogg (Mich.) CC768667
RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)8898
Oxford (Ga.)787
Georgia Military9678
Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC61099
Ocean County (N.J.)10
Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) 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