DIII National Cross Country Coaches’ Poll: 2012 Week #4
NEW ORLEANS – The first national coaches’ poll of October for NCAA Division III cross country has been released, and North Central (Ill.)’s men and Williams’ women are still the unanimous No. 1 squads according to the voter-members of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The men of NCC have been No. 1 since the beginning of the season while Williams’ women enjoy their second week at top of the poll.
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The top four men’s squads are the same as they were last week as No. 2 Haverford, No. 3 Washington (Mo.), and No. 4 SUNY Geneseo round out the crew. On the women’s side, No. 2 MIT remains pat while Middlebury gained a spot to No. 3. Johns Hopkins went up to a tied-No. 3 from No. 6.
At No. 32 Wartburg’s men make their season debut in the poll while, in the women’s poll, No. 26 Kenyon and No. 27 Wesleyan (Conn.) are recognized in the top 35 for the first time this year.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2012 Week #4 — October 2 |
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| next poll: October 9 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
Week |
| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (8) | 280 | Midwest | CCIW | Al Carius (47th) |
1
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| 2 | Haverford | 272 | Mideast | Centennial | Tom Donnelly (38th) |
2
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| 3 | Washington (Mo.) | 264 | Midwest | UAA | Jeff Stiles (12th) |
3
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| 4 | SUNY Geneseo | 252 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Mike Woods (21st) |
4
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| 5 | Bates | 251 | New England | NESCAC | Al Fereshetian (18th) |
4
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| 6 | Calvin | 237 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Brian Diemer (27th) |
6
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| 7 | UW-La Crosse | 231 | Midwest | WIAC | Derek Stanley (1st) |
10
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| 8 | Williams | 224 | New England | NESCAC | Peter Farwell (34th) |
8
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| 9 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 216 | Midwest | CCIW | Scott Bradley (11th) |
7
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| 10 | Rochester | 209 | Atlantic | UAA | John Izzo (13th) |
11
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| 11 | Tufts | 203 | New England | NESCAC | Ethan Barron (8th) |
9
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| 12 | Augustana (Ill.) | 186 | Midwest | CCIW | Paul Olsen (47th) |
13
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| 13 | Middlebury | 182 | New England | NESCAC | Nicole Wilkerson (2nd) |
12
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| 14 | Dickinson | 172 | Mideast | Centennial | Don Nichter (23rd) |
21
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| 15 | UW-Stevens Point | 160 | Midwest | WIAC | Rick Witt (34th) |
16
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| 16 | Allegheny | 145 | Mideast | NCAC | Brent Wilkerson (3rd) |
15
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| 16 | SUNY Cortland | 145 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Steve Patrick (5th) |
14
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| 18 | Chicago | 139 | Midwest | UAA | Chris Hall (12th) |
20
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| 19 | NYU | 138 | Atlantic | UAA | Nick McDonough (15th) |
19
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| 20 | Johns Hopkins | 115 | Mideast | Centennial | Bobby Van Allen (14th) |
29
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| 21 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 110 | West | SCIAC | John Goldhammer (29th) |
22
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| 22 | UW-Platteville | 97 | Midwest | WIAC | Tom Antczak (20th) |
NR
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| 23 | Central (Iowa) | 93 | Central | IIAC | Joe Dunham (5th) |
24
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| 23 | Bowdoin | 93 | New England | NESCAC | Peter Slovenski (27th) |
23
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| 25 | Wabash | 91 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Roger Busch (7th) |
18
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| 26 | St. Lawrence | 83 | Atlantic | Liberty League | John Newman (12th) |
27
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| 27 | UW-Eau Claire | 80 | Midwest | WIAC | Dan Schwamberger (6th) |
30
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| 28 | Pomona-Pitzer | 65 | West | SCIAC | Tony Boston (5th) |
28
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| 29 | Amherst | 61 | New England | NESCAC | Ned Nedeau (16th) |
25
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| 30 | UW-Oshkosh | 58 | Midwest | WIAC | Eamon McKenna (1st) |
NR
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| 31 | Loras | 53 | Central | IIAC | Bob Schultz (8th) |
26
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| 32 | Wartburg | 33 | Central | IIAC | Steve Johnson (24th) |
RV
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| 33 | Case Western Reserve | 32 | Great Lakes | UAA | Kathy Lanese (12th) |
35
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| 34 | St. Olaf | 18 | Central | MIAC | Phil Lundin (5th) |
17
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| 35 | Carnegie Mellon | 15 | Mideast | UAA | Dario Donatelli (20th) |
34
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| Others Receiving Votes: TCNJ 14, Willamette 7, RPI 5, MIT 5, Luther 3, Ohio Northern 2, Puget Sound 1 | ||||||
| Dropped Out: No. 31 Luther, No. 32 RPI, No. 33 Willamette | ||||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in men’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | ||||||
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2012 Week #4 — October 2 |
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| next poll: October 9 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
Week |
| 1 | Williams (8) | 280 | New England | NESCAC | Peter Farwell (13th) |
1
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| 2 | MIT | 268 | New England | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (6th) |
2
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| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 254 | Mideast | Centennial | Bobby Van Allen (14th) |
6
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| 3 | Middlebury | 254 | New England | NESCAC | Nicole Wilkerson (2nd) |
4
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| 5 | Washington (Mo.) | 252 | Midwest | UAA | Jeff Stiles (12th) |
3
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| 6 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 251 | West | SCIAC | John Goldhammer (29th) |
5
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| 7 | St. Lawrence | 228 | Atlantic | Liberty League | Mike Howard (14th) |
7
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| 8 | Calvin | 223 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Brian Diemer (7th) |
8
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| 9 | SUNY Geneseo | 211 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Mike Woods (21st) |
9
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| 10 | UW-Eau Claire | 210 | Midwest | WIAC | Dan Schwamberger (6th) |
13
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| 11 | Wartburg | 207 | Central | IIAC | Steve Johnson (24th) |
10
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| 12 | St. Olaf | 187 | Central | MIAC | Chris Daymont (32nd) |
11
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| 13 | Dickinson | 184 | Mideast | Centennial | Don Nichter (23rd) |
12
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| 14 | Oberlin | 167 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Ray Appenheimer (7th) |
18
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| 15 | Rochester | 165 | Atlantic | UAA | Barbara Hartwig (24th) |
15
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| 16 | Chicago | 154 | Midwest | UAA | Chris Hall (12th) |
21
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| 17 | Haverford | 152 | Mideast | Centennial | Fran Rizzo (22nd) |
23
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| 18 | Tufts | 150 | New England | NESCAC | Kristen Morwick (13th) |
16
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| 19 | Case Western Reserve | 143 | Great Lakes | UAA | Kathy Lanese (15th) |
14
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| 20 | Amherst | 116 | New England | NESCAC | Cassie Funke-Harris (1st) |
19
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| 21 | Carleton | 111 | Central | MIAC | Donna Ricks (20th) |
20
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| 22 | Lewis & Clark | 110 | West | Northwest | Keith Woodard (6th) |
26
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| 23 | Hope | 109 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Mark Northuis (25th) |
17
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| 24 | Emory | 83 | South/Southeast | UAA | John Curtin (28th) |
24
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| 25 | Rowan | 75 | Atlantic | NJAC | Derick “Ringo” Adamson (6th) |
28
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| 26 | Kenyon | 62 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Duane Gomez (30th) |
NR
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| 27 | Ohio Northern | 60 | Great Lakes | OAC | Jason Maus (7th) |
25
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| 27 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 60 | New England | NESCAC | John Crooke (13th) |
RV
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| 29 | NYU | 50 | Atlantic | UAA | Nick McDonough (15th) |
22
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| 30 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 46 | Central | MIAC | Joe Sweeney (33rd) |
27
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| 31 | Illinois Wesleyan | 45 | Midwest | CCIW | Greg Huffaker (8th) |
30
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| 32 | Bates | 42 | New England | NESCAC | Jay Hartshorn (8th) |
32
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| 33 | Gettysburg | 28 | Mideast | Centennial | Aubrey Shenk (3rd) |
35
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| 34 | Willamette | 25 | West | Northwest | Matt McGuirk (9th) |
33
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| 35 | Luther | 24 | Central | IIAC | Yarrow Pasche (8th) |
29
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| Others Receiving Votes: UW-La Crosse 17, Carnegie Mellon 15, SUNY Cortland 11, Washington and Lee 4, Elizabethtown 4, UW-Stevens Point 2, Plattsburgh State 1 | ||||||
| Dropped Out: No. 31 Carnegie Mellon, No. 34 Plattsburg State | ||||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | ||||||
