Edinboro & Alabama-Hunstville Women, Stonehill Men Are New Top Teams in DII Regional Rankings

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Edinboro & Alabama-Hunstville Women, Stonehill Men Are New Top Teams in DII Regional Rankings
October 8, 2013

NEW ORLEANS Aiming for a national top-10 rank for the first time this season, the Edinboro women headline a trio of teams that took control of their respective regions in Tuesday’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Regional Rankings.

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Edinboro’s women — ranked No. 14 nationally — took control of the Atlantic Region and the Alabama-Hunstville women moved atop the South Region, while Stonehill (No. 25) gained control of the East Region as the lone new men’s top-ranked regional squad.

Edinboro claimed the top spot from Indiana (Pa.) (No. 11 nationally) in the Atlantic after finishing as the top Division II unit at the Greater Louisville Classic. Led by senior Sarah Krolick in 16th overall and four runners in the top 100 of the mostly Division I race, the Fighting Scots defeated No. 8 Southern Indiana, No. 12 UW-Parkside, and No. 19 Tampa. The effect this will have on the Fighting Scots’ position in the National Coaches Poll will be revealed when it is released Wednesday.

Indiana (Pa.) dropped to the region’s second spot following a 32nd-place finish in the Gold division at the Paul Short Invitational.

Also making gains in the Atlantic is preseason favorite Shippensburg, which moved up one spot to No. 3 after winning the Brown division race at Paul Short. The Raiders have won each of the past five Atlantic Region team crowns.

Alabama-Hunstville was the other women’s team to move to No. 1 in its region — the South — as the Chargers were the top non-DI squad at Jacksonville State Foothills Invitational, led by individual overall winner junior Vicky Winslow.

The Chargers displaced Tampa (No. 19 nationally) after the Spartans finished fifth among DII teams at Louisville. Each of the past six South Regional team crowns have gone to the Spartans.

On the men’s side, idle Stonehill (No. 25 nationally) took control of the East Region as former top team and defending regional champ American International (No. 13) fell two spots in the region to No. 3 after a 36th-place team finish in the Gold division at Paul Short. Franklin Pierce also moved up one spot to No. 2.

NCAA Division II Regional Championships will be held November 9 & 10, and more information about host sites and dates for specific meets can be found at Regional Championships Central.



USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #4 — October 8
national rankings release: October 9
next regional release: October 15

ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Edinboro Edinboro, Pa. PSAC 1
2 Lock Haven Lock Haven, Pa. PSAC 2
3 Shippensburg Shippensburg, Pa. PSAC 3
4 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock, Pa. PSAC 4
5 East Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg, Pa. PSAC 5
6 California (Pa.) California, Pa. PSAC 6
7 Indiana (Pa.) Indiana, Pa. PSAC NR
8 West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon, W.Va. Mountain East 10
9 Kutztown Kutztown, Pa. PSAC 7
10 Wheeling Jesuit Wheeling, W.Va. Mountain East 8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2012: Edinboro, 2011: Edinboro, 2010: Lock Haven, 2009: Shippensburg, 2008: Lock Haven


CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Augustana (S.D.) Sioux Falls, S.D. NSIC 1
2 Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. MIAA 2
3 Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. MIAA 3
4 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, S.D. NSIC 4
5 Neb.-Kearney Kearney, Neb. MIAA 5
6 Pittsburg State Pittsburg, Kan. MIAA 6
7 Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. MIAA 7
8 Fort Hays State Hays, Kan. MIAA 8
9 Harding Searcy, Ark. Great American 10
10 Northwest Missouri Maryville, Mo. MIAA 9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Adams State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State, 2008: Adams State


EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Stonehill Easton, Mass. Northeast-10 2
2 Franklin Pierce Rindge, N.H. Northeast-10 3
3 American International Springfield, Mass. Northeast-10 1
4 Wilmington (Del.) New Castle, Del. CACC 5
5 Merrimack North Andover, Mass. Northeast-10 6
6 LIU Post Brookville, N.Y. East Coast 7
7 Assumption Worcester, Mass. Northeast-10 8
8 Adelphi Garden City, N.Y. Northeast-10 4
9 Saint Rose Albany, N.Y. Northeast-10 9
10 Molloy Rockville Centre, N.Y. East Coast 10
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: American International, 2011: UMass Lowell, 2010: UMass Lowell, 2009: UMass Lowell


MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Grand Valley State Allendale, Mich. GLIAC 1
2 Southern Indiana Evansville, Ind. GLVC 2
3 Malone Canton, Ohio GLIAC 4
4 Ashland Ashland, Ohio GLIAC 5
5 Cedarville Cedarville, Ohio G-MAC 3
6 Ferris State Big Rapids, Mich. GLIAC 8
7 Lewis Romeoville, Ill. GLVC 7
8 Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind. GLVC 9
9 Hillsdale Hillsdale, Mich. GLIAC 6
10 Wayne State (Mich.) Detroit, Mich. GLIAC NR
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State, 2009: Grand Valley State


SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Alabama-Huntsville Huntsville, Ala. Gulf South 1
2 West Florida Pensacola, Fla. Gulf South 2
3 Florida Southern Lakeland, Fla. Sunshine 3
4 Nova Southeastern Davie, Fla. Sunshine 4
5 Tampa Tampa, Florida Sunshine 7
6 West Alabama Livingston, Ala. Gulf South 5
7 Florida Tech Melbourne, Fla. Sunshine 6
8 Morehouse Atlanta, Ga. SIAC 8
9 Saint Leo Saint Leo, Fla. Sunshine 9
10 Valdosta State Valdosta, Ga. Gulf South 10
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Nova Southeastern, 2011: Alabama-Huntsville, 2010: Harding, 2009: Harding


SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Adams State Alamosa, Colo. RMAC 1
2 Western State Gunnison, Colo. RMAC 2
3 Colorado Mines Golden, Colo. RMAC 3
4 West Texas A&M Canyon, Texas Lone Star 6
5 Metro State Denver, Colo. RMAC 5
6 New Mexico Highlands Las Vegas, N.M. RMAC 4
7 UC-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colo. RMAC 7
8 Cameron Lawton, Okla. Lone Star 9
9 Eastern New Mexico Portales, N.M. Lone Star NR
10 Tarleton State Stephenville, Texas Lone Star 8
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Adams State, 2011: Eastern New Mexico, 2010: Central Missouri, 2009: Missouri Southern


SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Mount Olive Mount Olive, N.C. Conf. Carolinas 1
2 Columbus State Columbus, Ga. Peach Belt 2
3 Georgia Regents Augusta, Ga. Peach Belt 3
4 King Bristol, Tenn. Conf. Carolinas 4
5 Mars Hill Mars Hill, N.C. SAC 5
6 Flagler St. Augustine, Fla. Peach Belt 6
7 Georgia College Milledgeville, Ga. Peach Belt 7
8 UNC Pembroke Pembroke, N.C. Peach Belt 8
9 Queens (N.C.) Charlotte, N.C. SAC 9
10 Anderson (S.C.) Anderson, S.C. SAC 10
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Queens (N.C.)


WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Chico State Chico, Calif. CCAA 1
2 Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska GNAC 2
3 UC San Diego La Jolla, Calif. CCAA 3
4 Cal Poly Pomona Pomona, Calif. CCAA 4
5 Montana St.-Billings Billings, Mont. GNAC 5
6 Cal Baptist Riverside, Calif. PacWest 6
7 Western Washington Bellingham, Wash. GNAC 7
8 Humboldt State Arcata, Calif. CCAA 8
9 Simon Fraser Burnaby, B.C. GNAC 9
10 SF State San Francisco, Calif. CCAA 10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Chico State



USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #4 — October 8
national rankings release: October 9
next regional release: October 15

ATLANTIC Region (4 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Edinboro Edinboro, Pa. PSAC 2
2 Indiana (Pa.) Indiana, Pa. PSAC 1
3 Shippensburg Shippensburg, Pa. PSAC 4
4 Mansfield Mansfield, Pa. PSAC 6
5 California (Pa.) California, Pa. PSAC 3
6 Seton Hill Greensburg, Pa. PSAC 5
7 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock, Pa. PSAC 8
8 Kutztown Kutztown, Pa. PSAC 9
9 Bloomsburg Bloomsburg, Pa. PSAC 7
10 West Chester West Chester, Pa. PSAC 10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2012: Shippensburg, 2011: Shippensburg, 2010: Shippensburg, 2009: Shippensburg, 2008: Shippensburg


CENTRAL Region (4 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Augustana (S.D.) Sioux Falls, S.D. NSIC 1
2 Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. NSIC 2
3 Pittsburg State Pittsburg, Kan. MIAA 3
4 U-Mary Bismarck, N.D. NSIC 4
5 Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. MIAA 5
6 Neb.-Kearney Kearney, Neb. MIAA 7
7 Winona State Winona, Minn. NSIC 8
8 Minnesota State Mankato, Minn. NSIC 9
9 Harding Searcy, Ark. Great American NR
10 Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. MIAA 6
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Western State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State, 2008: Adams State


EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Stonehill Easton, Mass. Northeast-10 1
2 Merrimack North Andover, Mass. Northeast-10 2
3 LIU Post Brookville, N.Y. East Coast 6
4 Saint Anselm Goffstown, N.H. Northeast-10 4
5 Southern New Hampshire Manchester, N.H. Northeast-10 5
6 Bentley Waltham, Mass. Northeast-10 7
7 Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pa. CACC 8
8 Saint Rose Albany, N.Y. Northeast-10 9
9 Southern Connecticut New Haven, Conn. Northeast-10 10
10 Adelphi Garden City, N.Y. Northeast-10 3
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Stonehill, 2011: Stonehill, 2010: Stonehill, 2009: Stonehill


MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Grand Valley State Allendale, Mich. GLIAC 1
2 Southern Indiana Evansville, Ind. GLVC 2
3 Malone Canton, Ohio GLIAC 4
4 Hillsdale Hillsdale, Mich. GLIAC 5
5 Saginaw Valley State Bay City, Mich. GLIAC 7
6 Ferris State Big Rapids, Mich. GLIAC 6
7 Lewis Romeoville, Ill. GLVC 8
8 Northwood (Mich.) Midland, Mich. GLIAC NR
9 UW-Parkside Kenosha, Wis. GLVC 3
10 Ashland Ashland, Ohio GLIAC 9
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State, 2009: Grand Valley State


SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Alabama-Huntsville Huntsville, Ala. Gulf South 2
2 Tampa Tampa, Florida Sunshine 1
3 Nova Southeastern Davie, Fla. Sunshine 3
4 West Florida Pensacola, Fla. Gulf South 4
5 Saint Leo Saint Leo, Fla. Sunshine 5
6 Florida Tech Melbourne, Fla. Sunshine 6
7 West Georgia Carrollton, Ga. Gulf South 7
8 Valdosta State Valdosta, Ga. Gulf South 8
9 North Alabama Florence, Ala. Gulf South 9
10 Florida Southern Lakeland, Fla. Sunshine 10
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Tampa, 2011: Tampa, 2010: Tampa, 2009: Tampa


SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Adams State Alamosa, Colo. RMAC 1
2 Western State Gunnison, Colo. RMAC 2
3 Metro State Denver, Colo. RMAC 3
4 UC-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colo. RMAC 4
5 Midwestern State Wichita Falls, Texas Lone Star 5
6 West Texas A&M Canyon, Texas Lone Star 8
7 Eastern New Mexico Portales, N.M. Lone Star 7
8 Tarleton State Stephenville, Texas Lone Star NR
9 Dallas Baptist Dallas, Texas Heartland Conference 6
10 Colorado Mines Golden, Colo. RMAC 9
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Adams State, 2011: Midwestern State, 2010: Pittsburg State, 2009: Missouri Southern


SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Columbus State Columbus, Ga. Peach Belt 1
2 Wingate Wingate, N.C. SAC 2
3 Flagler St. Augustine, Fla. Peach Belt 3
4 UNC Pembroke Pembroke, N.C. Peach Belt 4
5 Mount Olive Mount Olive, N.C. Conf. Carolinas 5
6 Clayton State Morrow, Ga. Peach Belt 6
7 Georgia Regents Augusta, Ga. Peach Belt 7
8 King Bristol, Tenn. Conf. Carolinas 8
9 North Georgia Dahlonega, Ga. Peach Belt 9
10 Queens (N.C.) Charlotte, N.C. SAC 10
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Columbus State


WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska GNAC 1
2 Chico State Chico, Calif. CCAA 2
3 Simon Fraser Burnaby, B.C. GNAC 3
4 Cal State Stanislaus Turlock, Calif. CCAA 4
5 UC San Diego La Jolla, Calif. CCAA 5
6 Humboldt State Arcata, Calif. CCAA 6
7 Western Washington Bellingham, Wash. GNAC 7
8 Cal Baptist Riverside, Calif. PacWest 8
9 Seattle Pacific Seattle, Wash. GNAC 9
10 Cal State San Bernardino San Bernardino, Calif. CCAA 10
Regional Championship History — Champions:
2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Alaska Anchorage




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