D2: Chico State Ranked #5 Men and #2 Women

DII National Cross Country Rankings – Week 4

October 12, 2011



NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week four national team rankings for the 2011 NCAA Division II cross country season. On the men's side, the top nine teams are unchanged from last week with Adams State and Western State still holding strong in the 1-2 positions. Nothing changed to the women's top 12 as Western State and Chico State are still in the top two slots.



AROUND THE POLLS



* Although the top half of the polls on both sides had little change from the previous week, a few nuggets are worth mentioning. On the men's side New Mexico Highlands (No. 20) returns to the poll while No. 25 Missouri Southern is in the top 25 for the first time this year. Harding's women made a huge leap to No. 13, up 11 spots from a week ago. Harding won a DII-stacked meet at Missouri S&T, 71-74, over then-No. 16 Pittsburg State.



* Meets to watch this weekend in the division include the Gettysburg Invite and the Penn State National where a handful of ranked teams will be on hand. Women's No. 4 Grand Valley State will be at Penn State while No. 9 Shippensburg headlines the Gettysburg meet.



* Next week (weekend of October 22) will be full of Division II conference championships. Stay tuned.



The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 19, in Spokane, Wash. NCAA Regional Championships will be held two weeks prior on the weekend of November 5.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Men's Cross Country National Team Rankings

2011 Week #4, October 12

next ranking: October 19


Rank
Institution
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week

1
Adams State
Central
RMAC
Damon Martin (17th)
1

2
Western State
Central
RMAC
Jennifer Michel (5th)
2

3
Grand Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Jerry Baltes (13th)
3

4
Colorado Mines
Central
RMAC
Art Siemers (10th)
4

5
Chico State
West
CCAA
Gary Towne (16th)
5

6
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Mike Hillyard (14th)
6

7
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (43rd)
7

8
Augustana (S.D.)
Central
NSIC
Tracy Hellman (11th)
8

9
Eastern New Mexico
South Central
Lone Star
Mike Harney (1st)
9

10
Central Missouri
South Central
MIAA
Kirk Pedersen (25th)
11

11
Alaska Anchorage
West
GNAC
Michael Friess (21st)
12

12
East Central (Okla.)
South Central
Great American
Steve Sawyer (3rd)
13

13
Minnesota State
Central
NSIC
Mark Schuck (30th)
14

14
Metro State
Central
RMAC
John Supsic (2nd)
15

15
Queens (N.C.)
Southeast
Conf. Carolinas
Scott Simmons (4th)
16

16
UMass Lowell
East
Northeast-10
Gary Gardner (10th)
10

17
Bellarmine
Midwest
GLVC
Jim Vargo (12th)
17

18
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Steve Spence (14th)
19

19
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Pee Wee Halsell (25th)
21

20
New Mexico Highlands
Central
RMAC
Bob DeVries (20th)
NR

21
Lock Haven
Atlantic
PSAC
Aaron Russell (14th)
20

22
Western Oregon
West
GNAC
Mike Johnson (8th)
22

23
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (14th)
24

24
Ashland
Midwest
GLIAC
Trent Mack (2nd)
23

25
Missouri Southern
South Central
MIAA
Tom Rutledge (23rd)
NR

Dropped Out: No. 18 Southern Connecticut, No. 25 Harding

teams ranked by T.J. Garlatz, Alaska Anchorage

(* year as head coach of that team in men's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)


USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Women's Cross Country National Team Rankings

2011 Week #4, October 12

next ranking: October 19


Rank
Institution
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week

1
Western State
Central
RMAC
Jennifer Michel (5th)
1

2
Chico State
West
CCAA
Gary Towne (16th)
2

3
Ferris State
Midwest
GLIAC
Steve Picucci (4th)
3

4
Grand Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Jerry Baltes (13th)
4

5
Adams State
Central
RMAC
Damon Martin (24th)
5

6
Alaska Anchorage
West
GNAC
Michael Friess (21st)
6

7
Augustana (S.D.)
Central
NSIC
Tracy Hellman (11th)
7

8
U-Mary
Central
NSIC
Dennis Newell (6th)
8

9
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Steve Spence (14th)
9

10
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (43rd)
10

11
Tampa
South
Sunshine
Jarrett Slaven (13th)
11

12
Midwestern State
South Central
Lone Star
Koby Styles (5th)
12

13
Harding
South Central
Great American
Steve Guymon (9th)
24

14
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (14th)
14

15
Pittsburg State
South Central
MIAA
Russ Jewett (26th)
16

16
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Pee Wee Halsell (25th)
15

17
Bellarmine
Midwest
GLVC
Kris Horton (7th)
17

18
Queens (N.C.)
Southeast
Conf. Carolinas
Scott Simmons (4th)
18

19
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Mike Hillyard (15th)
19

20
Missouri Southern
South Central
MIAA
Patty Vavra (16th)
25

21
Lock Haven
Atlantic
PSAC
Aaron Russell (14th)
20

22
Truman State
South Central
MIAA
John Cochrane (32nd)
13

23
Mansfield
Atlantic
PSAC
Mike Rohl (9th)
22

24
East Stroudsburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Joe Koch (25th)
23

25
Northwest Missouri
South Central
MIAA
Scott Lorek (8th)
21

Dropped Out: none

teams ranked by Ray Hoffman, Kutztown

(* year as head coach of that team in women's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)










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