2025 NCAA DII Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 4

NEW ORLEANS – We’re halfway through the cross country season with many teams priming their approaches for the upcoming championship season in two weeks time.

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA DII Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, as released on Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). All USTFCCCA polls and rankings are presented by AthleticNET.

NCAA Division II — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Colo. School of Mines
Grand Valley State
West Texas A&M
Adams State
Cedarville
1
Colo. School of Mines
2
Grand Valley State
3
West Texas A&M
4
Adams State
5
Cedarville
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

Colo. School of Mines remains the leader and holds four first-place votes from the electorate The Orediggers are set to race No. 4 Adams State at the FHSU Tiger Open this weekend.

Grand Valley State rose to second nationally after a brilliant performance at the Joe Piane Invitational. The Lakers finished fourth with a score of 161 points, an outstanding average time of 16:53, and a tight gap of 39 seconds. Last year’s individual NCAA DII Cross Country Champion Lauren Kiley was supported by strong races from Allie Arnsman and Abigail VanderKooi to help the Lakers defeat many Division I teams. 

West Texas A&M dropped to third in the rankings after a third place finish at the Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic Gold race with an average time of 17:21, and 42 second spread between its runners. The Buffaloes placed three of their runners in the top 20, led by M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week Sarah Koomson. Cedarville moved up to fifth after placing fifth in the race race, only 66 points behind the Buffaloes with an average time of 17:35. 

No. 6 Wingate, which competed at the Paul Short Run last week, fell one spot to No. 6, where the Yellow Jackets used to be. The Bulldogs were 16th overall with a close pack (a nine second gap between their second and fifth runners), and displayed progress with their seventh runner running the same time as their third scorer last year at the same meet. 

Nebraska-Kearney rose two places to 18th after a seventh place finish at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival scoring 258 points with the return of Ella Buhlke adding a key low stick.

No. 19 Catawba saw the biggest upward leap (five positions) in the rankings this week. The Indians placed seventh at the Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic with a strong front running from Hannah Caudill and Madison Clay.

Nine different ranked teams will compete this weekend at the Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois: No. 9 Lewis, No. 10 Walsh, No. 11 Fort Lewis, No. 14 Pittsburg State, No. 15 Chico State, No. 20 Tampa, No. 28 Colorado Mesa, No. 29 Palm Beach Atlantic, and No. 30 Colorado Christian.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 22, because that’s when the 2025 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships will be held at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2025 Week 4 - October 8th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 colo-school-of-mines COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES
South Central Region (1)
RMAC (1)
Chris Siemers (14th)
236
(4 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 grand-valley-state GRAND VALLEY STATE
Midwest Region (1)
GLIAC (1)
Jerry Baltes (27th)
232
(3 fpv)
▲ 1
(LW: 3)
3 west-texas-am WEST TEXAS A&M
South Central Region (2)
Lone Star (1)
Zach Daniel (4th)
228
(1 fpv)
▼ 1
(LW: 2)
4 adams-state ADAMS STATE
South Central Region (3)
RMAC (3)
Damon Martin (38th)
215 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5 cedarville CEDARVILLE
Midwest Region (2)
G-MAC (1)
Jeff Bolender (16th)
205 ▲ 1
(LW: 6)
6 wingate WINGATE
Southeast Region (1)
SAC (1)
Pol Domenech (6th)
204 ▼ 1
(LW: 5)
7 western-colorado WESTERN COLORADO
South Central Region (4)
RMAC (4)
Jennifer Michel (19th)
192 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8 uc-colorado-springs UC-COLORADO SPRINGS
South Central Region (5)
RMAC (2)
Corey Kubatzky (11th)
183 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9 lewis LEWIS
Midwest Region (3)
GLVC (1)
James Kearney (12th)
177 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10 walsh WALSH
Midwest Region (4)
G-MAC (2)
Rob Mizicko (14th)
168 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11 fort-lewis FORT LEWIS
South Central Region (6)
RMAC (5)
Gracen Key (1st)
157 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12 winona-state WINONA STATE
Central Region (1)
NSIC (1)
John Hibshman (6th)
155 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13 stanislaus-state STANISLAUS STATE
West Region (1)
CCAA (2)
Darren Holman (10th)
142 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14 pittsburg-state PITTSBURG STATE
Central Region (2)
MIAA (1)
Ben Barrows (5th)
135 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15 chico-state CHICO STATE
West Region (2)
CCAA (1)
Gary Towne (30th)
124 ▲ 1
(LW: 16)
16 northern-michigan NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Midwest Region (5)
GLIAC (2)
Jenny Ryan (19th)
121 ▼ 1
(LW: 15)
17 neb-kearney NEB.-KEARNEY
Central Region (3)
MIAA (3)
Brady Bonsall (19th)
101 ▲ 3
(LW: 20)
17 csu-pueblo CSU PUEBLO
South Central Region (7)
RMAC (7)
Matt Morris (10th)
101 ◀▶
(LW: 17)
19 catawba CATAWBA
Southeast Region (2)
SAC (2)
Jason Bryan (12th)
97 ▲ 5
(LW: 24)
20 tampa TAMPA
South Region (1)
Sunshine (1)
Logan Wells (4th)
89 ▲ 1
(LW: 21)
21 northwest-missouri NORTHWEST MISSOURI
Central Region (4)
MIAA (4)
Wick Cunningham (5th)
74 NR
22 missouri-southern MISSOURI SOUTHERN
Central Region (5)
MIAA (5)
Jamie Burnham (10th)
61 ▼ 4
(LW: 18)
23 lee-tenn LEE (TENN.)
South Region (2)
GSC (2)
Caleb Morgan (12th)
56 ▼ 1
(LW: 22)
23 mississippi-college MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
South Region (4)
GSC (1)
Joe Snyder (1st)
56 NR
23 rogers-state ROGERS STATE
Central Region (6)
MIAA (2)
Matt Kennedy (6th)
56 ▼ 4
(LW: 19)
26 fort-hays-state FORT HAYS STATE
Central Region (7)
MIAA (6)
Jason McCullough (21st)
45 ▼ 3
(LW: 23)
27 minnesota-state MINNESOTA STATE
Central Region (8)
NSIC (2)
Jen Blue (26th)
29 ▼ 1
(LW: 26)
28 colorado-mesa COLORADO MESA
South Central Region (8)
RMAC (6)
Travis Floeck (2nd)
24 ▼ 3
(LW: 25)
29 palm-beach-atlantic PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
South Region (3)
Sunshine (2)
Mark Rennix (1st)
21 ▼ 1
(LW: 28)
30 colorado-christian COLORADO CHRISTIAN
South Central Region (9)
RMAC (10)
Evan Verbal (2nd)
19 ▼ 3
(LW: 27)

Also Receiving Votes: Cal Poly Pomona 7, Biola (Calif.) 4, MSU Denver 3, Augustana (S.D.) 2, Findlay 1

Dropped Out: No. 29 Cal Poly Pomona, No. 30 Davis and Elkins



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6
Colo. School of Mines4441111
Grand Valley State3333222
UC-Colorado Springs7788883
West Texas A&M2222334
Cedarville11966555
Adams State1114446
Wingate5555667
Western Colorado10677778
Chico StateRV2020161599
Stanislaus State17161613131210
Lewis889991011
Northern MichiganRV15161512
Biola (Calif.)23RVRV1313
Winona State14221312121114
Colorado Mesa20252825281415
Catawba19282724191716
Pittsburg State12101414141817
Rogers State18161819233018
Neb.-KearneyRV182120171619
Western Washington282120
Tampa22232221202021
Walsh21141110102222
Fort Lewis15111011112623
Mississippi CollegeRV232524
Minnesota State30132426272725
CSU Pueblo6151517171926
Alaska Anchorage2827
Northwest MissouriRV30212328
Lee (Tenn.)13121222232929
Missouri Southern1918222430
Palm Beach Atlantic2829RVRV
Flagler252930RVRV
Minnesota DuluthRVRV
Seattle PacificRV
Saginaw Valley StateRV
Fort Hays State2627232326RV
Colorado ChristianRV19172730
Cal Poly Pomona27262629RV
Augustana (S.D.)92129RVRV
MSU DenverRVRVRVRV
FindlayRV
Davis and Elkins28RVRV30
UW-Parkside242425
Point Loma NazareneRVRV
U-Mary16
Nova SoutheasternRV
Southwest BaptistRV

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Cross Country

2025 Rankings & Polls Calendar
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