DII First Regular-Season National Cross Country Rankings Released

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DII First Regular-Season National Cross Country Rankings Released



September 19, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – Adams State’s men and the women’s squad at Augustana (S.D.) retained the top spot in the first regular-season NCAA Division II national cross country rankings as conducted by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Adams State’s men is flanked by No. 2 Western State and No. 3 Chico State while on the women’s side, No. 2 Adams State and No. 3 Grand Valley State also occupy the top three.





USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Men's Cross Country National Rankings

2012 Week #1 -- September 19

next poll: September 26


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)
2

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

4
Colorado Mines
South Central
RMAC
Chris Siemers (1st)
6

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

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

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

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

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

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

11
Lock Haven
Atlantic
PSAC
Aaron Russell (15th)
12

12
Missouri Southern
Central
MIAA
Tom Rutledge (24th)
26

13
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (44th)
9

14
UC-Colorado Springs
South Central
RMAC
Mark Misch (6th)
13

15
Ferris State
Midwest
GLIAC
Steve Picucci (5th)
30

16
Humboldt State
West
CCAA
Scott Pesch (3rd)
21

17
Ashland
Midwest
GLIAC
Trent Mack (3rd)
20

18
Western Oregon
West
GNAC
Mike Johnson (9th)
15

19
Eastern New Mexico
South Central
Lone Star
Casey Blevins (1st)
14

20
Central Missouri
Central
MIAA
Kirk Pedersen (26th)
17

21
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (15th)
25

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

23
East Stroudsburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Joe Koch (24th)
22

24
Wayne State (Mich.)
Midwest
GLIAC
Rick Cummins (15th)
28

25
Minnesota State
Central
NSIC
Mark Schuck (31st)
24

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

27
New Mexico Highlands
South Central
RMAC
Bob DeVries (21st)
18

28
San Francisco State
West
CCAA
Tom Lyons (8th)
27

29
Seattle Pacific
West
GNAC
Erika Daligcon (5th)
NR

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

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

32
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Steve Spence (15th)
23

33
Hillsdale
Midwest
GLIAC
Jeff Forino (2nd)
35

34
Lewis
Midwest
GLVC
Dana Schwarting (7th)
NR

35
Pittsburg State
Central
MIAA
Russ Jewett (24th)
NR

Dropped Out: No. 16 East Central (Okla.), No. 19 Metro State, No. 29 Alabama-Huntsville, No. 31 Slippery Rock, No. 32 Bentley, No. 33 American International, No. 34 Florida Southern

(* 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 #1 -- September 19

next poll: September 26


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)
5

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

6
Chico State
West
CCAA
Gary Towne (17th)
8

7
U-Mary
Central
NSIC
Dennis Newell (7th)
4

8
Ferris State
Midwest
GLIAC
Steve Picucci (5th)
7

9
Simon Fraser
West
GNAC
Brit Townsend
9

10
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Steve Spence (15th)
10

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

12
Tampa
South
Sunshine
Jarrett Slaven (14th)
15

13
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (44th)
19

14
Missouri Southern
Central
MIAA
Patty Vavra (19th)
25

15
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Pee Wee Halsell (26th)
13

16
Bloomsburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Bernie Empie (4th)
14

17
Pittsburg State
Central
MIAA
Russ Jewett (27th)
12

18
Seattle Pacific
West
GNAC
Erika Daligcon (5th)
30

19
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (15th)
23

20
Minnesota State
Central
NSIC
Jen Blue (13th)
NR

21
Colorado Mines
South Central
RMAC
Chris Siemers (1st)
34

22
Hillsdale
Midwest
GLIAC
Andrew Towne (2nd)
27

23
Cal Poly Pomona
West
CCAA
Octavious Gillespie-Bennett (1st)
20

24
Northwest Missouri
Central
MIAA
Scott Lorek (9th)
22

25
Kutztown
Atlantic
PSAC
Ray Hoffman (14th)
NR

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

27
Mansfield
Atlantic
PSAC
Mike Rohl (10th)
24

28
Minnesota Duluth
Central
NSIC
Joanna Warmington (2nd)
18

29
UW-Parkside
Midwest
GLVC
Micah VanDenend (3rd)
32

30
UC-Colorado Springs
South Central
RMAC
Mark Misch (6th)
NR

31
Saginaw Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Rod Cowan (3rd)
17

32
Ashland
Midwest
GLIAC
Trent Mack (3rd)
16

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

34
Nova Southeastern
South
Sunshine
Bryan Hagopian (4th)
31

35
Adelphi
East
Northeast-10
Katie Rees (3rd)
NR

Dropped Out: No. 21 Slippery Rock, No. 26 Southern Indiana, No. 28 Lock Haven, No. 29 Regis (Colo.), No. 35 American International

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








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