Middlebury’s women have won NCAA cross country team crowns in 2010, 2008, and 2006
August 24, 2011
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday the results of a national preseason cross country coaches’ poll for NCAA Division III. The men of North Central College was chosen as the No. 1 team in the land according to the poll. Defending women’s national champion Middlebury will begin the 2011 season as a top team as well.
North Central’s men placed second last year at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships to current-No. 4 Haverford. The Cardinals last won the national crown in 2009 as part of a three-sport sweep over the 2009-2010 academic year. North Central received seven of eight first-place votes while No. 2 Calvin notched the remaining FPV. St. Lawrence checks in at No. 3, matching their 2010 final ranking and Washington (Mo.) sits at No. 5 after placing ninth nationally last year.
The UAA has equals the most men’s teams in the top 35 with five squads mentioned, including Washington (Mo.), No. 11 NYU, No. 26 Carnegie Mellon, tied-No. 35 Brandeis, and tied-No. 35 Rochester. The NESCAC also has five teams in the nation’s poll with No. 7 Williams, No. 10 Middlebury, No. 19 Bates, No. 27 Tufts, and No. 31 Bowdoin. The WIAC with four teams has the third-most teams in the poll among all conferences.
In the women’s poll, Middlebury was selected as the nation’s top team to begin the 2011 season. The squad won last year’s NCAA title in a squeaker, topping current-No. 3 Washington (Mo.) by a 185-193 tally. Overall, Middlebury has won six national titles in women’s cross country in the last 11 years which includes titles in 2010, 2008, and 2006.
Fellow NESCAC rival Williams College sits at No. 2 to begin the season after coming off a fifth-place showing at last year’s championships. MIT is ranked No. 4 while UW-Eau Claire is at No. 5.
The NESCAC, with five, has the most squads in the women’s top 35. Along with Middlebury and Williams are No. 7 Amherst, No. 18 Colby, and No. 31 Bowdoin to represent the conference. The Centennial Conference has four in the national poll, followed by the MIAC, SUNYAC, UAA, and WIAC with three apiece.
The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 19, in Oshkosh, Wis. NCAA Regional Championships will be held the weekend prior.
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division III
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Preseason, August 24
next poll: September 14
Rank
Institution (FPV)
Points
Region
Conference
Location
2010 FINAL
1
North Central (Ill.) (7)
279
Midwest
CCIW
Naperville, Ill.
2
2
Calvin (1)
267
Great Lakes
MIAA
Grand Rapids, Mich.
8
3
St. Lawrence
258
Atlantic
Liberty League
Canton, N.Y.
3
4
Haverford
249
Mideast
Centennial
Haverford, Pa.
1
5
Washington (Mo.)
244
Midwest
UAA
St. Louis, Mo.
9
6
Dickinson
241
Mideast
Centennial
Carlisle, Pa.
5
7
Williams
231
New England
NESCAC
Williamstown, Mass.
18
8
SUNY Geneseo
225
Atlantic
SUNYAC
Geneseo, N.Y.
7
9
UW-La Crosse
220
Midwest
WIAC
La Crosse, Wis.
DNQ
10
Middlebury
195
New England
NESCAC
Middlebury, Vt.
21
11
NYU
188
Atlantic
UAA
New York, N.Y.
10
12
Elizabethtown
179
Mideast
Middle Atlantic
Elizabethtown, Pa.
14
13
UW-Oshkosh
178
Midwest
WIAC
Oshkosh, Wis.
11
14
Wabash
175
Great Lakes
NCAC
Crawfordsville, Ind.
13
15
Wheaton (Ill.)
164
Midwest
CCIW
Wheaton, Ill.
DNQ
16
UW-Stevens Point
150
Midwest
WIAC
Stevens Point, Wis.
6
17
MIT
143
New England
NEWMAC
Cambridge, Mass.
12
18
Hamline
132
Central
MIAC
Saint Paul, Minn.
22
19
Bates
124
New England
NESCAC
Lewiston, Maine
DNQ
20
Augustana (Ill.)
106
Midwest
CCIW
Rock Island, Ill.
DNQ
21
Albion
101
Great Lakes
MIAA
Albion, Mich.
31
22
Willamette
97
West
Northwest
Salem, Ore.
23
23
Nebraska Wesleyan
96
Central
Great Plains
Lincoln, Neb.
24
24
Saint John's (Minn.)
80
Central
MIAC
Collegeville, Minn.
DNQ
25
UW-Platteville
72
Midwest
WIAC
Platteville, Wis.
4
26
Carnegie Mellon
69
Mideast
UAA
Pittsburgh, Pa.
20
27
Tufts
67
New England
NESCAC
Medford, Mass.
DNQ
28
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
64
West
SCIAC
Claremont, Calif.
19
29
Ohio Wesleyan
62
Great Lakes
NCAC
Delaware, Ohio
27
30
St. Thomas (Minn.)
56
Central
MIAC
Saint Paul, Minn.
DNQ
31
Bowdoin
48
New England
NESCAC
Brunswick, Maine
DNQ
32
Whitworth
43
West
Northwest
Spokane, Wash.
28
33
TCNJ
41
Atlantic
NJAC
Ewing, N.J.
DNQ
34
Lynchburg
36
South/Southeast
ODAC
Lynchburg, Va.
29
35
Rochester
30
Atlantic
UAA
Rochester, N.Y.
17
35
Brandeis
30
New England
UAA
Waltham, Mass.
16
Others Receiving Votes: UW-Eau Claire 25, Johns Hopkins 24, Allegheny 21, Colorado College 15, Saint Vincent 9, Trinity (Texas) 6.
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division III
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Preseason, August 24
next poll: September 14
Rank
Institution (FPV)
Points
Region
Conference
Location
Last
1
Middlebury
New England
NESCAC
Middlebury, Vt.
1
2
Williams
New England
NESCAC
Williamstown, Mass.
5
3
Washington (Mo.)
Midwest
UAA
St. Louis, Mo.
2
4
MIT
New England
NEWMAC
Cambridge, Mass.
3
5
UW-Eau Claire
Midwest
WIAC
Eau Claire, Wis.
4
6
SUNY Geneseo
Atlantic
SUNYAC
Geneseo, N.Y.
12
7
Amherst
New England
NESCAC
Amherst, Mass.
8
8
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
West
SCIAC
Claremont, Calif.
20
9
NYU
Atlantic
UAA
New York, N.Y.
28
10
Nebraska Wesleyan
Central
Great Plains
Lincoln, Neb.
13
11
Johns Hopkins
Mideast
Centennial
Baltimore, Md.
7
12
Luther
Central
IIAC
Decorah, Iowa
6
13
Plattsburgh State
Atlantic
SUNYAC
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
30
14
Elizabethtown
Mideast
Middle Atlantic
Elizabethtown, Pa.
11
15
Hope
Great Lakes
MIAA
Holland, Mich.
19
16
Calvin
Great Lakes
MIAA
Grand Rapids, Mich.
9
17
Dickinson
Mideast
Centennial
Carlisle, Pa.
22
18
Colby
New England
NESCAC
Waterville, Maine
DNQ
19
Haverford
Mideast
Centennial
Haverford, Pa.
25
20
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Liberty League
Canton, N.Y.
23
21
Wartburg
Central
IIAC
Waverly, Iowa
14
22
SUNY Cortland
Atlantic
SUNYAC
Cortland, N.Y.
15
23
Lewis & Clark
West
Northwest
Portland, Ore.
DNQ
24
Emory
South/Southeast
UAA
Atlanta, Ga.
26
25
St. Olaf
Central
MIAC
Northfield, Minn.
24
26
Swarthmore
Mideast
Centennial
Swarthmore, Pa.
DNQ
27
Carleton
Central
MIAC
Northfield, Minn.
DNQ
28
Vassar
Atlantic
Liberty League
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
DNQ
29
UW-La Crosse
Midwest
WIAC
La Crosse, Wis.
DNQ
30
Keene State
New England
Little East
Keene, N.H.
DNQ
31
Bowdoin
New England
NESCAC
Brunswick, Maine
DNQ
32
UW-Stevens Point
Midwest
WIAC
Stevens Point, Wis.
21
33
Ohio Northern
Great Lakes
OAC
Ada, Ohio
DNQ
34
St. Thomas (Minn.)
Central
MIAC
Saint Paul, Minn.
DNQ
35
TCNJ
Atlantic
NJAC
Ewing, N.J.
DNQ
Others Receiving Votes: (not available)
Keith Conning: My daughter Sarah Conning was a member of the Carleton College cross country team in Northfield, Minnesota in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990. She had an opportunity to continue running and obtain a great education at the same time.
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Tom Lewis
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