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

NEW ORLEANS – This season went zero to 100 real quick.

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, released on Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Three different teams received first-place votes and only two of the top-30 teams didn’t budge since the previous release.

NCAA Division III — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
NYU
Williams
Johns Hopkins
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
MIT
1
NYU
2
Williams
3
Johns Hopkins
4
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
5
MIT
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

Welcome back to the top, NYU. The Violets, who hauled in six first-place votes, ascend to the No. 1 ranking for the first time since Week 1 in 2024. NYU annihilated the deepest field of the season in the College White 6k at the Paul Short Run. The Violets, led by Ashlyn Pallota and Josephine Dziedzic, routed 13 other nationally ranked teams by 102 points. NYU put its entire scoring lineup in the top 17 with Pallota and Dziedzic paving the way in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Williams held its ground at No. 2 and snagged three first-place votes from the electorate. The Ephs starred at the Keene State College Invitational with a resounding 18-60 victory over No. 18 Tufts. Williams put seven runners in the top ten with Tamar Byl-Brann winning by exactly 15 seconds over teammate Morgan Eigel.

Johns Hopkins jumped three spots from No. 6 to No. 3 after its effort in the College Gold 6k at the Paul Short Run. The Blue Jays posted a decisive head-to-head win over former No. 1 MIT, which also earned an invitation to the premier race. Storrie Kulynych-Irvin and Natalie Boquist provided JHU with a spark as they moved up a combined 89 places from 2 miles to 6k.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps captured the lone remaining first-place vote, but fell two spots to no fault of its own since room had to be made for Johns Hopkins. The fourth-ranked Athenas, who now sit ahead of former No. 1 MIT in the top five, aren’t far removed from excellent displays at the UCR Invitational as well as the DIII Pre-Nats.

Two of the biggest movers were UW-La Crosse and Middlebury. The Eagles soared from No. 16 to No. 6, while the Panthers climbed 12 spots from No. 25 to No. 13. UW-La Crosse impressed with two performances this past weekend, most notably a head-to-head victory over UChicago at the Joe Piane Invitational. Middlebury placed fourth in the College White 6k at the Paul Short Run, beating top-15 teams Washington and Lee, Emory, and Connecticut College.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 22, because that’s when the 2025 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships will be held at the Roger Millikin Cross Country Course in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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

2025 Week 4 - October 8th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 nyu NYU
Niagara Region (1)
UAA
Tyler Deck Shipley (5th)
296
(6 fpv)
▲ 4
(LW: 5)
2 williams WILLIAMS
Mideast Region (1)
NESCAC
Dusty López (3rd)
286
(3 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 johns-hopkins JOHNS HOPKINS
Mid-Atlantic Region (1)
Centennial
Bobby Van Allen (26th)
280 ▲ 3
(LW: 6)
4 claremont-mudd-scripps CLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS
West Region (1)
SCIAC
Marina Muncan (6th)
273
(1 fpv)
▼ 2
(LW: 2)
5 mit MIT
East Region (1)
NEWMAC
Riley Macon (4th)
265 ▼ 4
(LW: 1)
6 uw-la-crosse UW-LA CROSSE
North Region (1)
WIAC
Derek Stanley (14th)
250 ▲ 10
(LW: 16)
7 chicago CHICAGO
Midwest Region (1)
UAA
Chris Hall (25th)
238 ▼ 3
(LW: 4)
8 carnegie-mellon CARNEGIE MELLON
Mid-Atlantic Region (2)
UAA
Tim Connelly (11th)
227 ▼ 1
(LW: 7)
9 washington-mo WASHINGTON (MO.)
Midwest Region (2)
UAA
Jeff Stiles (25th)
216 ▼ 1
(LW: 8)
10 carleton CARLETON
North Region (2)
MIAC
Donna Ricks (33rd)
214 ▲ 1
(LW: 11)
11 suny-geneseo SUNY GENESEO
Niagara Region (2)
Empire 8
Dan Moore (11th)
202 ▲ 1
(LW: 12)
12 amherst AMHERST
Mideast Region (2)
NESCAC
Hannah Chappell-Dick (3rd)
189 ▼ 3
(LW: 9)
13 middlebury MIDDLEBURY
Mideast Region (3)
NESCAC
Nicole Wilkerson (15th)
178 ▲ 12
(LW: 25)
14 washington-and-lee WASHINGTON AND LEE
South Region (1)
ODAC
Mike Dager (12th)
175 ▼ 4
(LW: 10)
15 emory EMORY
South Region (2)
UAA
Linh Nguyen (7th)
155 ▼ 2
(LW: 13)
16 connecticut-college CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
Mideast Region (4)
NESCAC
Ned Bishop (41st)
144 ▼ 2
(LW: 14)
17 trine TRINE
Great Lakes Region (1)
MIAA
Zach Raber (13th)
138 ▼ 2
(LW: 15)
18 tufts TUFTS
East Region (2)
NESCAC
Jamie Norton (2nd)
131 ▼ 1
(LW: 17)
19 vassar VASSAR
Mideast Region (5)
Liberty League
James McCowan (21st)
117 ▼ 1
(LW: 18)
20 uc-santa-cruz UC SANTA CRUZ
West Region (2)
C2C
David Klech (9th)
114 ▼ 1
(LW: 19)
21 wartburg WARTBURG
Midwest Region (3)
American Rivers
Ryan Chapman (10th)
108 ▼ 1
(LW: 20)
22 colorado-college COLORADO COLLEGE
West Region (3)
SCAC
Alex Nichols (6th)
87 ▼ 1
(LW: 21)
23 uw-eau-claire UW-EAU CLAIRE
North Region (3)
WIAC
Dan Schwamberger (19th)
75 ▲ 4
(LW: 27)
24 calvin CALVIN
Great Lakes Region (2)
MIAA
Nicole Kramer (4th)
72 ◀▶
(LW: 24)
25 rpi RPI
Mideast Region (6)
Liberty League
John Lynch (15th)
65 ▼ 3
(LW: 22)
26 st-olaf ST. OLAF
North Region (4)
MIAC
Erica Maker (8th)
49 ▼ 3
(LW: 23)
27 coast-guard COAST GUARD
Mideast Region (7)
NEWMAC
Greg Ahnrud (2nd)
35 ▲ 2
(LW: 29)
28 pomona-pitzer POMONA-PITZER
West Region (4)
SCIAC
Emma DeLira (2nd)
28 ▼ 2
(LW: 26)
29 central-iowa CENTRAL (IOWA)
Midwest Region (4)
American Rivers
Joe Dunham (18th)
19 ▼ 1
(LW: 28)
30 wesleyan-conn WESLEYAN (CONN.)
Mideast Region (8)
NESCAC
Leo Mayo (5th)
15
(LW: RV)

Also Receiving Votes: Hope 9

Dropped Out: No. 30 George Fox



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4
NYU44551
Williams22222
Johns Hopkins55663
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps66324
MIT11115
UW-La Crosse101016166
Chicago33447
Carnegie Mellon97778
Washington (Mo.)78889
Carleton2116111110
SUNY Geneseo1213111211
Amherst899912
Middlebury2525252513
Washington and Lee1111101014
Emory1414131315
Connecticut College1212141416
Trine2021151517
Tufts1517171718
Vassar1615181819
UC Santa Cruz1818191920
Wartburg2118202021
Colorado College2423212122
UW-Eau ClaireRV30282723
Calvin2324242424
RPI1922222225
St. Olaf1720232326
Coast Guard2628292927
Pomona-PitzerRV27262628
Central (Iowa)2626272829
Wesleyan (Conn.)30RVRVRV30
HopeRV
George Fox28293030
John CarrollRVRV
RhodesRV
GrinnellRV
Ohio WesleyanRV
DePauw29

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Cross Country

2025 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Regional RankingsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonTue 8/26
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 8/27
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Tue 9/16
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 9/17
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 9/23
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 9/24
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Tue 9/30
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 10/1
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Tue 10/7
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 10/8
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Tue 10/14
Wed 10/15
Week 6Tue 10/21
Wed 10/22
Week 7Tue 11/4
Wed 11/5
Week 8Tue 11/18
Wed 11/19
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/22
Sun 11/23