2024 NJCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Ranking – Week 1
NEW ORLEANS – A new ranking finds a change at the very top in the Week 2 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).
The rankings still have two Missouri programs ahead of three from bordering Illinois.
National Coaches’ Rankings are presented by AthleticNET.
NJCAA Division III — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
1
Mineral Area (Mo.)
Mineral Area (Mo.)
2
Jefferson (Mo.)
Jefferson (Mo.)
3
DuPage (Ill.)
DuPage (Ill.)
4
Harper (Ill.)
Harper (Ill.)
5
Joliet (Ill.) JC
Joliet (Ill.) JC
Cross Country Polls & Rankings
Mineral Area (Mo.) is No. 1 for the first time since Week 4 of 2022, a year they finished as runner-up by a just one point. The Cardinals are led by Jailey Pigg, who was last week’s M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week.
Jefferson (Mo.) drops a notch to No. 2. The Vikings have been led thus far by Lauren Hartman, one of two Top-10 returners (along with Reagan Edwards) from last year’s runner-up team.
Remaining at No. 3 is DuPage (Ill.). The Chaps are led by returning Nationals third-place finisher Carmen Solis.
Two-time defending champion Harper (Ill.) is No. 4. The Hawks’ Isabella Wojciechowski is the current M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week and their top returner is her twin sister, Claudia.
No. 5 Joliet (Ill.) JC, which didn’t field a complete team last year, is led by freshman Gabby Zid.
Completing the top-10 are No. 6 Kellogg (Mich.) CC, No. 7 FIT (N.Y.), No. 8 RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.), No. 9 Georgia Military and No. 10 Onondaga (N.Y.) CC.
The season culminates on Saturday, November 9, when the 2024 NJCAA Division III Cross Country Championships will be held at Pole Green Park near Richmond, Virginia.
