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
1
Colo. School of Mines
Colo. School of Mines
2
Grand Valley State
Grand Valley State
3
West Texas A&M
West Texas A&M
4
Adams State
Adams State
5
Cedarville
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.
