Williams Moves to No. 1 in Latest DIII National Poll

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Williams Moves to No. 1 in Latest DIII National Poll



September 26, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – The women’s team at Williams College unanimously is the latest team to earn a No. 1 national poll position in NCAA Division III cross country by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In the first three weeks of the national poll, three different teams – Middlebury, MIT, and Williams – have been voted the top teams in the land by coaches from around the country. North Central College is still the No. 1 men’s team in the country according to the poll.



Williams’ women vaulted from No. 7 in the previous poll after winning their home invitational, the Purple Valley Classic, last weekend. The Ephs (78 points) bested a 21-team field which included then-No. 1 MIT (83) and then-No. 3 Middlebury (87). Williams last won the NCAA women’s cross country title in 2004. It is their first No. 1 ranking since November 2nd of last year which was prior to the NCAA Championships where they finished third.



Looking at the travels of the top five men’s team this weekend, No. 1 North Central’s men travels to the Notre Dame Invite this weekend. No. 2 Haverford will compete in No. 20 Dickinson’s Long-Short Invitational, No. 3 Washington (Mo.) goes to the Greater Louisville Classic, No. 4 SUNY Geneseo hosts their own invitational, and No. 5 Bates will compete in Gordon’s Pop Crowell Invitational.



Among the top five women’s teams scheduled to compete this weekend, No. 2 Washington (Mo.) will join their male counterparts at the Greater Louisville Classic, No. 4 Johns Hopkins is slated to compete at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run, and No. 5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps will split between Pomona-Pitzer’s and Stanford’s invites. No. 1 Williams hosts an alumni meet this weekend.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division III

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2012 Week #3 -- September 26

next poll: October 3


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

1
North Central (Ill.) (8)
280
Midwest
CCIW
Al Carius (47th)
1

2
Haverford
272
Mideast
Centennial
Tom Donnelly (38th)
2

3
Washington (Mo.)
264
Midwest
UAA
Jeff Stiles (12th)
3

4
SUNY Geneseo
250
Atlantic
SUNYAC
Mike Woods (21st)
4

4
Bates
250
New England
NESCAC
Al Fereshetian (18th)
5

6
Calvin
241
Great Lakes
MIAA
Brian Diemer (27th)
6

7
Wheaton (Ill.)
233
Midwest
CCIW
Scott Bradley (11th)
7

8
Williams
221
New England
NESCAC
Peter Farwell (34th)
11

9
Tufts
211
New England
NESCAC
Ethan Barron (8th)
8

10
UW-La Crosse
209
Midwest
WIAC
Derek Stanley (1st)
10

11
Rochester
203
Atlantic
UAA
John Izzo (13th)
12

12
Middlebury
191
New England
NESCAC
Nicole Wilkerson (2nd)
9

13
Augustana (Ill.)
181
Midwest
CCIW
Paul Olsen (47th)
13

14
SUNY Cortland
171
Atlantic
SUNYAC
Steve Patrick (5th)
14

15
Allegheny
156
Mideast
NCAC
Brent Wilkerson (3rd)
16

16
UW-Stevens Point
152
Midwest
WIAC
Rick Witt (34th)
24

17
St. Olaf
145
Central
MIAC
Phil Lundin (5th)
17

18
Wabash
139
Great Lakes
NCAC
Roger Busch (7th)
18

19
NYU
137
Atlantic
UAA
Nick McDonough (15th)
19

20
Chicago
128
Midwest
UAA
Chris Hall (12th)
15

21
Dickinson
125
Mideast
Centennial
Don Nichter (23rd)
20

22
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
110
West
SCIAC
John Goldhammer (29th)
23

23
Bowdoin
103
New England
NESCAC
Peter Slovenski (27th)
26

24
Central (Iowa)
90
Central
IIAC
Joe Dunham (5th)
25

25
Amherst
88
New England
NESCAC
Ned Nedeau (16th)
22

26
Loras
74
Central
IIAC
Bob Schultz (8th)
21

27
St. Lawrence
71
Atlantic
Liberty League
John Newman (12th)
28

28
Pomona-Pitzer
64
West
SCIAC
Tony Boston (5th)
29

29
Johns Hopkins
58
Mideast
Centennial
Bobby Van Allen (14th)
27

30
UW-Eau Claire
53
Midwest
WIAC
Dan Schwamberger (6th)
33

31
Luther
39
Central
IIAC
Steve Pasche (8th)
32

32
RPI
37
Atlantic
Liberty League
John Lynch (2nd)
30

33
Willamette
27
West
Northwest
Matt McGuirk (9th)
31

34
Carnegie Mellon
22
Mideast
UAA
Dario Donatelli (20th)
RV

35
Case Western Reserve
16
Great Lakes
UAA
Kathy Lanese (12th)
NR

Others Receiving Votes: MIT 15, Ohio Northern 5, TCNJ 4, Wartburg 3, Manchester 2.



Dropped Out: No. 34 Manchester, No. 35 MIT

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


USTFCCCA

NCAA Division III

Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2012 Week #3 -- September 26

next poll: October 3


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

1
Williams (8)
280
New England
NESCAC
Peter Farwell (13th)
7

2
MIT
267
New England
NEWMAC
Halston Taylor (6th)
1

3
Washington (Mo.)
262
Midwest
UAA
Jeff Stiles (12th)
2

4
Middlebury
253
New England
NESCAC
Nicole Wilkerson (2nd)
3

5
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
249
West
SCIAC
John Goldhammer (29th)
5

6
Johns Hopkins
247
Mideast
Centennial
Bobby Van Allen (14th)
4

7
St. Lawrence
232
Atlantic
Liberty League
Mike Howard (14th)
6

8
Calvin
222
Great Lakes
MIAA
Brian Diemer (7th)
8

9
SUNY Geneseo
215
Atlantic
SUNYAC
Mike Woods (21st)
9

10
Wartburg
213
Central
IIAC
Steve Johnson (24th)
10

11
St. Olaf
192
Central
MIAC
Chris Daymont (32nd)
11

12
Dickinson
190
Mideast
Centennial
Don Nichter (23rd)
13

13
UW-Eau Claire
188
Midwest
WIAC
Dan Schwamberger (6th)
14

14
Case Western Reserve
175
Great Lakes
UAA
Kathy Lanese (15th)
15

15
Rochester
164
Atlantic
UAA
Barbara Hartwig (24th)
16

16
Tufts
155
New England
NESCAC
Kristen Morwick (13th)
18

17
Hope
153
Great Lakes
MIAA
Mark Northuis (25th)
17

18
Oberlin
151
Great Lakes
NCAC
Ray Appenheimer (7th)
35

19
Amherst
125
New England
NESCAC
Cassie Funke-Harris (1st)
11

20
Carleton
124
Central
MIAC
Donna Ricks (20th)
21

21
Chicago
121
Midwest
UAA
Chris Hall (12th)
20

22
NYU
103
Atlantic
UAA
Nick McDonough (15th)
27

23
Haverford
101
Mideast
Centennial
Fran Rizzo (22nd)
22

24
Emory
91
South/Southeast
UAA
John Curtin (28th)
23

25
Ohio Northern
88
Great Lakes
OAC
Jason Maus (7th)
19

26
Lewis & Clark
85
West
Northwest
Keith Woodard (6th)
24

27
St. Thomas (Minn.)
81
Central
MIAC
Joe Sweeney (33rd)
25

28
Rowan
58
Atlantic
NJAC
Derick "Ringo" Adamson (6th)
26

29
Luther
54
Central
IIAC
Yarrow Pasche (8th)
28

30
Illinois Wesleyan
47
Midwest
CCIW
Greg Huffaker (8th)
31

31
Carnegie Mellon
39
Mideast
UAA
Dario Donatelli (20th)
33

32
Bates
37
New England
NESCAC
Jay Hartshorn (8th)
NR

33
Willamette
33
West
Northwest
Matt McGuirk (9th)
30

34
Plattsburgh State
17
Atlantic
SUNYAC
Nick Jones (2nd)
32

35
Gettysburg
14
Mideast
Centennial
Aubrey Shenk (3rd)
29

Others Receiving Votes: Wesleyan (Conn.) 5, TCNJ 4, John Carroll 3, Elizabethtown 1, Wellesley 1.



Dropped Out: No. 34 John Carroll

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












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