DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #3

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DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #3



October 3, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – The latest national rankings for NCAA Division II cross country have been released, and the top teams from last week – Adams State’s men and Augustana (S.D.)’s women – are still viewed as the No. 1 squads in the division. Rankers of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) placed the Colorado Mines men’s team into the No. 2 slot, their highest ranking since 2010. On the women’s side, those in the top eight spots stayed unchanged from last week, but much shifting occurred outside the top 10.\



In the men’s rankings, the top five is rounded out by No. 3 Chico State, No. 4 Western State, and No. 5 Grand Valley State.

Cedarville makes their first-ever appearance in the DII rankings, debuting at No. 14, after winning the DII/NAIA division at their home All-Ohio Championships last weekend. The Yellowjackets were third overall in the race that included many Division I squads. Cedarville is eligible for NCAA DII postseason competition for the first time this year after transitioning from the NAIA in the previous years. In their last postseason appearance in 2010, Cedarville finished 15th at the NAIA Championships.



No. 29 Neb.-Kearney and No. 31 Tiffin are making their season debuts in the men’s rankings.



On the women’s side, No. 18 Winona State, No. 19 Wayne State (Mich.), No. 22 Humboldt State, and No. 24 Indiana (Pa.) are ranked for the first time this season.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Men's Cross Country National Rankings

2012 Week #3 -- October 3

next poll: October 10


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

1
Adams State
South Central
RMAC
Damon Martin (18th)
1

2
Colorado Mines
South Central
RMAC
Chris Siemers (1st)
4

3
Chico State
West
CCAA
Gary Towne (17th)
3

4
Western State
South Central
RMAC
Jennifer Michel (6th)
2

5
Grand Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Jerry Baltes (14th)
6

6
Augustana (S.D.)
Central
NSIC
Tracy Hellman (12th)
5

7
Alaska Anchorage
West
GNAC
Michael Friess (23rd)
8

8
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Mike Hillyard (15th)
7

9
UC-Colorado Springs
South Central
RMAC
Mark Misch (6th)
14

10
Missouri Southern
Central
MIAA
Tom Rutledge (24th)
11

11
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Pee Wee Halsell (26th)
12

12
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (15th)
21

13
Lock Haven
Atlantic
PSAC
Aaron Russell (15th)
10

14
Cedarville
Midwest
G-MAC
Paul Orchard (10th)
NR

15
Lewis
Midwest
GLVC
Dana Schwarting (7th)
34

16
Minnesota State
Central
NSIC
Mark Schuck (31st)
25

17
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (44th)
13

18
Ferris State
Midwest
GLIAC
Steve Picucci (5th)
15

19
UMass Lowell
East
Northeast-10
Gary Gardner (11th)
9

20
Fort Hays State
Central
MIAA
Dennis Weber (20th)
26

21
Western Oregon
West
GNAC
Mike Johnson (9th)
18

22
Humboldt State
West
CCAA
Scott Pesch (3rd)
16

23
Eastern New Mexico
South Central
Lone Star
Casey Blevins (1st)
19

24
Southwest Baptist
Central
MIAA
Corey McElhaney (5th)
22

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

26
San Francisco State
West
CCAA
Tom Lyons (8th)
28

27
UW-Parkside
Midwest
GLVC
Micah VanDenend (3rd)
31

28
New Mexico Highlands
South Central
RMAC
Bob DeVries (21st)
27

29
Neb.-Kearney
Central
MIAA
Brady Bonsall (6th)
NR

30
Wayne State (Mich.)
Midwest
GLIAC
Rick Cummins (16th)
24

31
Tiffin
Midwest
GLIAC
Jeremy Croy (13th)
NR

32
Northwest Missouri
Central
MIAA
Scott Lorek (5th)
30

33
Ashland
Midwest
GLIAC
Trent Mack (3rd)
17

34
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Steve Spence (15th)
32

35
Alabama-Huntsville
South
Gulf South
David Cain (15th)
NR

Dropped Out: No. 20 Central Missouri, No. 29 Seattle Pacific, No. 33 Hillsdale, No. 35 Pittsburg State

(* 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 Rankings

2012 Week #3 -- October 3

next poll: October 10


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

1
Augustana (S.D.)
Central
NSIC
Tracy Hellman (12th)
1

2
Adams State
South Central
RMAC
Damon Martin (25th)
2

3
Grand Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Jerry Baltes (14th)
3

4
Western State
South Central
RMAC
Jennifer Michel (6th)
4

5
Alaska Anchorage
West
GNAC
Michael Friess (23rd)
5

6
Chico State
West
CCAA
Gary Towne (17th)
6

7
U-Mary
Central
NSIC
Dennis Newell (7th)
7

8
Ferris State
Midwest
GLIAC
Steve Picucci (5th)
8

9
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Steve Spence (15th)
10

10
Midwestern State
South Central
Lone Star
Koby Styles (6th)
11

11
Simon Fraser
West
GNAC
Brit Townsend (13th)
9

12
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (44th)
13

13
Tampa
South
Sunshine
Jarrett Slaven (14th)
12

14
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (15th)
18

15
Colorado Mines
South Central
RMAC
Chris Siemers (1st)
20

16
Bloomsburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Bernie Empie (4th)
15

17
Missouri Southern
Central
MIAA
Patty Vavra (19th)
14

18
Winona State
Central
NSIC
Adam Boothe (1st)
NR

19
Wayne State (Mich.)
Midwest
GLIAC
Rick Cummins (16th)
NR

20
Seattle Pacific
West
GNAC
Erika Daligcon (5th)
21

21
Minnesota State
Central
NSIC
Jen Blue (13th)
19

22
Humboldt State
West
CCAA
Scott Pesch (3rd)
NR

23
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Pee Wee Halsell (26th)
16

24
Indiana (Pa.)
Atlantic
PSAC
Joey Zins (4th)
NR

25
Southwest Baptist
Central
MIAA
Corey McElhaney (5th)
26

26
Minnesota Duluth
Central
NSIC
Joanna Warmington (2nd)
25

27
Pittsburg State
Central
MIAA
Russ Jewett (27th)
17

28
UC-Colorado Springs
South Central
RMAC
David Harmer (1st)
31

29
Hillsdale
Midwest
GLIAC
Andrew Towne (2nd)
22

30
UC San Diego
West
CCAA
Nate Garcia (6th)
27

31
Nova Southeastern
South
Sunshine
Bryan Hagopian (4th)
33

32
Adelphi
East
Northeast-10
Katie Rees (3rd)
34

33
Bentley
East
Northeast-10
Kevin Curtin (2nd)
32

34
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Mike Hillyard (16th)
NR

35
Saginaw Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Rod Cowan (3rd)
35

Dropped Out: No. 23 Northwest Missouri, No. 24 Kutztown, No. 28 Cal Poly Pomona, No. 29 Northern Michigan, No. 30 UW-Parkside

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












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