DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Pre-NCAA Championships

On the web ...

http://www.ustfccca.org/2012/11/featured/dii-national-cross-country-rankings-2012-pre-ncaa



Rankings Central ...

http://www.ustfccca.org/rankings/division-ii-rankings



National Championship Central ...

http://www.ustfccca.org/weekly-results/national-championships-central-cross-country#d2



Stay tuned: USTFCCCA Region Awards to follow!







DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Pre-NCAA Championships



November 7, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – The final regular-season rankings of the nation’s cross country squads in NCAA Division II keeps Adams State’s men and Augustana (S.D.)’s women as the top-ranked teams according to raters of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The men of Adams State is looking to win their fourth NCAA title in five years while Augustana stands as the reigning national champion.



The NCAA DII Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Missouri Southern on Saturday, November 17, in Joplin, Mo. NCAA.com will broadcast the meet online.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Men's Cross Country National Rankings

2012 Week #7 -- November 7 (pre-NCAA Championships)

next release: FINAL -- NCAA Championship results (November 17)


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

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

2
Western State
South Central
RMAC
Jennifer Michel (6th)
5

3
Colorado Mines
South Central
RMAC
Chris Siemers (1st)
2

4
Chico State
West
CCAA
Gary Towne (17th)
3

5
Augustana (S.D.)
Central
NSIC
Tracy Hellman (12th)
4

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

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

8
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (44th)
13

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

10
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Pee Wee Halsell (26th)
10

11
American International
East
Northeast-10
Leo Mayo (7th)
16

12
Ashland
Midwest
GLIAC
Trent Mack (3rd)
19

13
Ferris State
Midwest
GLIAC
Steve Picucci (5th)
24

14
Missouri Southern
Central
MIAA
Tom Rutledge (24th)
23

15
Cedarville
Midwest
G-MAC
Paul Orchard (10th)
11

16
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Mike Hillyard (15th)
8

17
Minnesota State
Central
NSIC
Mark Schuck (34th)
12

18
Eastern New Mexico
South Central
Lone Star
Casey Blevins (1st)
20

19
Southwest Baptist
Central
MIAA
Corey McElhaney (5th)
21

20
East Stroudsburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Joe Koch (24th)
22

21
Lock Haven
Atlantic
PSAC
Aaron Russell (15th)
26

22
San Francisco State
West
CCAA
Tom Lyons (8th)
NR

23
Bentley
East
Northeast-10
Kevin Curtin (2nd)
NR

24
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (15th)
15

25
Humboldt State
West
CCAA
Scott Pesch (3rd)
25

26
Fort Lewis
South Central
RMAC
Mark Dutro (1st)
NR

27
UMass Lowell
East
Northeast-10
Gary Gardner (11th)
18

28
UW-Parkside
Midwest
GLVC
Micah VanDenend (3rd)
29

29
Lewis
Midwest
GLVC
Dana Schwarting (7th)
14

30
Fort Hays State
Central
MIAA
Dennis Weber (20th)
17

31
Slippery Rock
Atlantic
PSAC
John Papa (26th)
NR

32
Sioux Falls
Central
NSIC
Grant Watley (1st)
NR

33
Cal Poly Pomona
West
CCAA
Octavious Gillespie-Bennett (1st)
NR

34
West Texas A&M
South Central
Lone Star
Darren Flowers (4th)
33

35
Columbus State
Southeast
Peach Belt
J.D. Evilsizer (8th)
NR

Dropped Out: No. 27 Neb.-Kearney, No. 28 UC San Diego, No. 30 Northwest Missouri, No. 31 Wayne State (Mich.), No. 32 Tiffin, No. 34 Montana St.-Billings, No. 35 Mount Olive

(* 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 #7 -- November 7 (pre-NCAA Championships)

next release: FINAL -- NCAA Championship results (November 17)


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
Chico State
West
CCAA
Gary Towne (17th)
6

6
Alaska Anchorage
West
GNAC
Michael Friess (23rd)
5

7
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Steve Spence (15th)
8

8
Tampa
South
Sunshine
Jarrett Slaven (14th)
11

9
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (44th)
9

10
Winona State
Central
NSIC
Adam Boothe (1st)
13

11
UC-Colorado Springs
South Central
RMAC
David Harmer (1st)
14

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

13
Colorado Mines
South Central
RMAC
Chris Siemers (1st)
20

14
Indiana (Pa.)
Atlantic
PSAC
Joey Zins (4th)
15

15
U-Mary
Central
NSIC
Dennis Newell (7th)
17

16
Saginaw Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Rod Cowan (3rd)
NR

17
Ferris State
Midwest
GLIAC
Steve Picucci (5th)
7

18
Missouri Southern
Central
MIAA
Patty Vavra (19th)
21

19
Humboldt State
West
CCAA
Scott Pesch (3rd)
28

20
Simon Fraser
West
GNAC
Brit Townsend (13th)
10

21
Pittsburg State
Central
MIAA
Russ Jewett (27th)
24

22
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Mike Hillyard (16th)
18

23
West Texas A&M
South Central
Lone Star
Kimberly Dudley (15th)
19

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

25
Cal State Stanislaus
West
CCAA
Diljeet Taylor (6th)
27

26
Seattle Pacific
West
GNAC
Erika Daligcon (5th)
25

27
Kutztown
Atlantic
PSAC
Ray Hoffman (14th)
NR

28
Minnesota State
Central
NSIC
Jen Blue (13th)
29

29
Adelphi
East
Northeast-10
Katie Rees (3rd)
34

30
Bellarmine
Midwest
GLVC
Kris Horton (8th)
32

31
Midwestern State
South Central
Lone Star
Koby Styles (6th)
16

32
Hillsdale
Midwest
GLIAC
Andrew Towne (2nd)
NR

33
West Florida
South
Gulf South
John Bergen (5th)
35

34
Minnesota Duluth
Central
NSIC
Joanna Warmington (2nd)
31

35
Nova Southeastern
South
Sunshine
Bryan Hagopian (4th)
NR

Dropped Out: No. 23 Bloomsburg, No. 26 Wayne State (Mich.), No. 30 Western Washington, No. 33 Northern Michigan

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










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