October 5, 2011
NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week three national team rankings for the 2011 NCAA Division II cross country season. The top eight men's and top seven women's teams remained unchanged for another week.
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country National Team Rankings
2011 Week #3, October 5
next ranking: October 12
Rank
Institution
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week
1
Adams State
Central
RMAC
Damon Martin (17th)
1
2
Western State
Central
RMAC
Jennifer Michel (5th)
2
3
Grand Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Jerry Baltes (13th)
3
4
Colorado Mines
Central
RMAC
Art Siemers (10th)
4
5
Chico State
West
CCAA
Gary Towne (16th)
5
6
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Mike Hillyard (14th)
6
7
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (43rd)
7
8
Augustana (S.D.)
Central
NSIC
Tracy Hellman (11th)
8
9
Eastern New Mexico
South Central
Lone Star
Mike Harney (1st)
14
10
UMass Lowell
East
Northeast-10
Gary Gardner (10th)
9
11
Central Missouri
South Central
MIAA
Kirk Pedersen (25th)
10
12
Alaska Anchorage
West
GNAC
Michael Friess (21st)
11
13
East Central (Okla.)
South Central
Great American
Steve Sawyer (3rd)
20
14
Minnesota State
Central
NSIC
Mark Schuck (30th)
12
15
Metro State
Central
RMAC
John Suspic (2nd)
15
16
Queens (N.C.)
Southeast
Conf. Carolinas
Scott Simmons (4th)
16
17
Bellarmine
Midwest
GLVC
Jim Vargo (12th)
17
18
Southern Connecticut
East
Northeast-10
John Wallin (2nd)
18
19
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Steve Spence (14th)
19
20
Lock Haven
Atlantic
PSAC
Aaron Russell (14th)
13
21
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Pee Wee Halsell (24th)
21
22
Western Oregon
West
GNAC
Mike Johnson (8th)
22
23
Ashland
Midwest
GLIAC
Trent Mack (2nd)
24
24
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (14th)
23
25
Harding
South Central
Great American
Steve Guymon (9th)
NR
Dropped Out: No. 25 Cal Poly Pomona
teams ranked by T.J. Garlatz, Alaska Anchorage
(* 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 Team Rankings
2011 Week #3, October 5
next ranking: October 12
Rank
Institution
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week
1
Western State
Central
RMAC
Jennifer Michel (5th)
1
2
Chico State
West
CCAA
Gary Towne (16th)
2
3
Ferris State
Midwest
GLIAC
Steve Picucci (4th)
3
4
Grand Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Jerry Baltes (13th)
4
5
Adams State
Central
RMAC
Damon Martin (24th)
5
6
Alaska Anchorage
West
GNAC
Michael Friess (21st)
6
7
Augustana (S.D.)
Central
NSIC
Tracy Hellman (11th)
7
8
U-Mary
Central
NSIC
Dennis Newell (6th)
10
9
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Steve Spence (14th)
8
10
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Doug Watts (43rd)
11
11
Tampa
South
Sunshine
Jarrett Slaven (13th)
14
12
Midwestern State
South Central
Lone Star
Koby Styles (5th)
12
13
Truman State
South Central
MIAA
John Cochrane (32nd)
15
14
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Karen Boen (14th)
13
15
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Pee Wee Halsell (24th)
17
16
Pittsburg State
South Central
MIAA
Russ Jewett (26th)
18
17
Bellarmine
Midwest
GLVC
Kris Horton (7th)
22
18
Queens (N.C.)
Southeast
Conf. Carolinas
Scott Simmons (4th)
9
19
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Mike Hillyard (15th)
19
20
Lock Haven
Atlantic
PSAC
Aaron Russell (14th)
16
21
Northwest Missouri
South Central
MIAA
Scott Lorek (8th)
NR
22
Mansfield
Atlantic
PSAC
Mike Rohl (9th)
24
23
East Stroudsburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Joe Koch (25th)
NR
24
Harding
South Central
Great American
Steve Guymon (9th)
NR
25
Missouri Southern
South Central
MIAA
Patty Vavra (16th)
20
Dropped Out: No. 21 Cal Poly Pomona, No. 23 UC San Diego, No. 25 Colorado Mines
teams ranked by Ray Hoffman, Kutztown
(* year as head coach of that team in women's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Nader: College athletics dumbing down society
BERKELEY -- Major universities such as UC Berkeley should eliminate athletic scholarships or risk losing their academic luster, consumer advocate Ralph Nader told a standing-room-only crowd Tuesday.
Nader's remarks were at a public event associated with a UC Berkeley class on how an athletics program affects a university. The course is co-taught by Nader's sister, UC Berkeley anthropology professor Laura Nader.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_19040365
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Keith Conning: Professor Laura Nader lives at 1854 San Juan Avenue in Berkeley. My wife, Marian (Barr) Conning, 69, whose father, Percy Munson Barr, was an Emeritus Professor of Forestry at Cal, grew up across the street at 1849 San Juan Avenue. Nader was her faculty advisor at Cal.
Nader's remarks were at a public event associated with a UC Berkeley class on how an athletics program affects a university. The course is co-taught by Nader's sister, UC Berkeley anthropology professor Laura Nader.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_19040365
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Keith Conning: Professor Laura Nader lives at 1854 San Juan Avenue in Berkeley. My wife, Marian (Barr) Conning, 69, whose father, Percy Munson Barr, was an Emeritus Professor of Forestry at Cal, grew up across the street at 1849 San Juan Avenue. Nader was her faculty advisor at Cal.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
North Coast Section Meet of Champions Track & Field Committee Agenda
NORTH COAST SECTION, CIF
5 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 209, San Ramon, CA 94583
925-263-2110, FAX 925-263-2120
Web Site: www.cifncs.org
MOC TRACK & FIELD COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 7:00 pm.
North Coast Section Office (We will meet in the old office at 12925 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon.)
AGENDA
I. Call meeting to order.
a. Welcome and Introductions
b. Add items to the agenda, if any
II. Approve minutes of previous meeting – previously mailed
III. Distribution of 2012 National Federation Rules Books and Case Books (if here)
IV. Pole Vault Proposal (see attached) –presented by Chris Smith, pole vault coach Piedmont HS
Assistant Coach: Chris Smith
Coach Chris Smith has been coaching the pole vault at Piedmont since 2003. In that time he has produced two North Coast Champions. He also developed a club program through USA Track and Field and has produced three All-Americans and one USATF Juniors National Champion in the pole vault. In 2008 he was selected by the US Olympic Committee to participate in an elite coaches developmental clinic at the Olympic Training Center. He is also a Level 1 USATF Coach and a safety certified pole vault coach.
http://sites.google.com/site/piedmonttrack/home/team-coaches-and-staff
V. Review of the 2012 NCS/Les Schwab Track & Field Championships
a. Site – Edwards Stadium???
b. Meet format – no changes
c. Personnel
a. How do we want to invite the service of officials?
b. What is the process?
c. Dress for Officials
i. Gifts
d. Which officials do we honor this year?-
VI. 2012 NCS/Les Schwab MOC Track & Field Championship Bulletin – will be handed out at the meeting
VII. Location of Class A/Area Championships
a. Tri-Valley-Granada HS
b. Bay Shore – James Logan HS
c. Redwood Empire –NBL
d. Class A – Montgomery HS – not confirmed
VIII. History of Section Competitions
a. Top 10 – compiled by Keith Conning
Castlemont HS, Oakland student teacher/coach 1967-68; King JHS, Berkeley teacher/coach 1968-73; Berkeley HS teacher/coach 1973-1999.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/06125607367216039226
b. Complete Results
c. Section Individual Records
IX. Issues/items to be resolved for next meeting: Hytek 3.0?
X. NEXT MEETING:
Date:
Time:
NCS POLE VAULT AND HIGH JUMP JUDGING
POLE INSPECTION AND ATHLETE WEIGHT VERIFICATION (POLE VAULT)
Meet Management Responsibility
1.) Check pole weight labels to insure compliance with NFHS rules regarding athlete
weight, matching pole etching and proper label placement prior to the start of the
warm up period. Athletes will not be allowed to use a pole that has not been
checked by meet management for his/her warm up or competition. Athletes are
allowed to share poles if the pole being shared is presented to meet management
or the head pole vault official for approval for use by the athlete intending to use
said pole.
Coaches Responsibility
1.) Insure the pole(s) are in safe usable condition
2.) Insure pole(s) are proper length and are not altered in any way that would bring
them out of NFHS rules compliance
3.) Present to meet management a completed and signed accurate athlete weight
Verification form.
MEET MANAGEMENT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE A SAFE
FACILITY AND LANDING SYSTEM THAT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL NFHS
RULES AND REGULATIONS AND MAINTAIN A SAFE AND CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT DURING THE WARM UP AND COMPETITION PERIODS
WARM UP PERIODS
1.) Check in time at the event site for warm up periods will 1½ hours for the pole vault
and 1 hour for the high jump prior to the start time for each competition.
2.) Coaches (pole vault only) and athletes will not be allowed to enter the competition
area to begin warm up prior to the check in time.
3.) No coach or athlete will be allowed to enter the competition area at any time without
proper identification (wrist band or coach’s field pass).
4.) Coaches will remain in the coach’s box during the warm up and competition periods.
Communication with athletes will take place on the side or behind the coach’s box.
The coach may leave the coaches box to during the competition to take care of
personal needs however must return promptly and cannot speak with the athlete(s) if
the athlete(s) is still a competitor unless they are in the coach’s box. The coach cannot
offer coaching to athletes involved in other events while they are in the competition
area at any time. The coach and the athlete(s) may leave the competition area once the
athlete(s) is no longer a part of the competition however they will not be allowed to
return.
5.) Use of a warm up bungee will be determined by of meet management
COMPETITION PERIODS
STARTING HEIGHTS OF HIGH JUMP AND POLE VAULT
Meet Management will determine starting heights after all of the entries are submitted.
Under no circumstances will the opening height be higher than the 40th percentile of
section entry marks. Continuing flights of “five alive” will be used until there are nine or
fewer competitors at the next height change. The competition will then be conducted as a
single flight consisting of the remaining competitors.
POLE VAULTERS / HIGH JUMPERS COMPETING IN OTHER EVENTS
Athletes may be excused for a maximum of thirty (30) minutes to compete in another
event.
Permission may be granted by the head event official to compete in his/her trials at the
current height out of order or opt to return to the event with the number of trials
remaining he/she was excused with.
In both above cases, the competition will continue and the athlete will return at whatever
the crossbar has been raised during his/her excused absence.
TIE BREAKERS
A jump off will occur to determine first place or a placing that would allow the athlete to
continue to the next competition (NCS Trials, MOC or CIF State Championships).
ALL NFHS AND CIF COMPETITION RULES FOR THE POLE VAULT AND HIGH
JUMP WILL APPLY
5 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 209, San Ramon, CA 94583
925-263-2110, FAX 925-263-2120
Web Site: www.cifncs.org
MOC TRACK & FIELD COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 7:00 pm.
North Coast Section Office (We will meet in the old office at 12925 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon.)
AGENDA
I. Call meeting to order.
a. Welcome and Introductions
b. Add items to the agenda, if any
II. Approve minutes of previous meeting – previously mailed
III. Distribution of 2012 National Federation Rules Books and Case Books (if here)
IV. Pole Vault Proposal (see attached) –presented by Chris Smith, pole vault coach Piedmont HS
Assistant Coach: Chris Smith
Coach Chris Smith has been coaching the pole vault at Piedmont since 2003. In that time he has produced two North Coast Champions. He also developed a club program through USA Track and Field and has produced three All-Americans and one USATF Juniors National Champion in the pole vault. In 2008 he was selected by the US Olympic Committee to participate in an elite coaches developmental clinic at the Olympic Training Center. He is also a Level 1 USATF Coach and a safety certified pole vault coach.
http://sites.google.com/site/piedmonttrack/home/team-coaches-and-staff
V. Review of the 2012 NCS/Les Schwab Track & Field Championships
a. Site – Edwards Stadium???
b. Meet format – no changes
c. Personnel
a. How do we want to invite the service of officials?
b. What is the process?
c. Dress for Officials
i. Gifts
d. Which officials do we honor this year?-
VI. 2012 NCS/Les Schwab MOC Track & Field Championship Bulletin – will be handed out at the meeting
VII. Location of Class A/Area Championships
a. Tri-Valley-Granada HS
b. Bay Shore – James Logan HS
c. Redwood Empire –NBL
d. Class A – Montgomery HS – not confirmed
VIII. History of Section Competitions
a. Top 10 – compiled by Keith Conning
Castlemont HS, Oakland student teacher/coach 1967-68; King JHS, Berkeley teacher/coach 1968-73; Berkeley HS teacher/coach 1973-1999.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/06125607367216039226
b. Complete Results
c. Section Individual Records
IX. Issues/items to be resolved for next meeting: Hytek 3.0?
X. NEXT MEETING:
Date:
Time:
NCS POLE VAULT AND HIGH JUMP JUDGING
POLE INSPECTION AND ATHLETE WEIGHT VERIFICATION (POLE VAULT)
Meet Management Responsibility
1.) Check pole weight labels to insure compliance with NFHS rules regarding athlete
weight, matching pole etching and proper label placement prior to the start of the
warm up period. Athletes will not be allowed to use a pole that has not been
checked by meet management for his/her warm up or competition. Athletes are
allowed to share poles if the pole being shared is presented to meet management
or the head pole vault official for approval for use by the athlete intending to use
said pole.
Coaches Responsibility
1.) Insure the pole(s) are in safe usable condition
2.) Insure pole(s) are proper length and are not altered in any way that would bring
them out of NFHS rules compliance
3.) Present to meet management a completed and signed accurate athlete weight
Verification form.
MEET MANAGEMENT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE A SAFE
FACILITY AND LANDING SYSTEM THAT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL NFHS
RULES AND REGULATIONS AND MAINTAIN A SAFE AND CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT DURING THE WARM UP AND COMPETITION PERIODS
WARM UP PERIODS
1.) Check in time at the event site for warm up periods will 1½ hours for the pole vault
and 1 hour for the high jump prior to the start time for each competition.
2.) Coaches (pole vault only) and athletes will not be allowed to enter the competition
area to begin warm up prior to the check in time.
3.) No coach or athlete will be allowed to enter the competition area at any time without
proper identification (wrist band or coach’s field pass).
4.) Coaches will remain in the coach’s box during the warm up and competition periods.
Communication with athletes will take place on the side or behind the coach’s box.
The coach may leave the coaches box to during the competition to take care of
personal needs however must return promptly and cannot speak with the athlete(s) if
the athlete(s) is still a competitor unless they are in the coach’s box. The coach cannot
offer coaching to athletes involved in other events while they are in the competition
area at any time. The coach and the athlete(s) may leave the competition area once the
athlete(s) is no longer a part of the competition however they will not be allowed to
return.
5.) Use of a warm up bungee will be determined by of meet management
COMPETITION PERIODS
STARTING HEIGHTS OF HIGH JUMP AND POLE VAULT
Meet Management will determine starting heights after all of the entries are submitted.
Under no circumstances will the opening height be higher than the 40th percentile of
section entry marks. Continuing flights of “five alive” will be used until there are nine or
fewer competitors at the next height change. The competition will then be conducted as a
single flight consisting of the remaining competitors.
POLE VAULTERS / HIGH JUMPERS COMPETING IN OTHER EVENTS
Athletes may be excused for a maximum of thirty (30) minutes to compete in another
event.
Permission may be granted by the head event official to compete in his/her trials at the
current height out of order or opt to return to the event with the number of trials
remaining he/she was excused with.
In both above cases, the competition will continue and the athlete will return at whatever
the crossbar has been raised during his/her excused absence.
TIE BREAKERS
A jump off will occur to determine first place or a placing that would allow the athlete to
continue to the next competition (NCS Trials, MOC or CIF State Championships).
ALL NFHS AND CIF COMPETITION RULES FOR THE POLE VAULT AND HIGH
JUMP WILL APPLY
DIII Regional Cross Country Rankings – Week 4
October 4, 2011
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week four regional rankings for the NCAA Division III 2011 season on Tuesday. No new numbers ones were reported this week.
New to the regional top ten for the first time this week are:
MEN - none
WOMEN - John Carroll (Great Lakes), Albion (Great Lakes), Wilmington (Ohio) (Great Lakes), Salisbury (Mideast), Washington & Lee
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division III
Men's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2011 Week #4 -- October 4
national poll release: October 5
next regional release: October 11
ATLANTIC Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, N.Y.
SUNYAC
1
2
St. Lawrence
Canton, N.Y.
Liberty League
2
3
NYU
New York, N.Y.
UAA
3
4
Rochester
Rochester, N.Y.
UAA
4
5
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, N.Y.
SUNYAC
9
6
Rowan
Glassboro, N.J.
NJAC
5
7
TCNJ
Ewing, N.J.
NJAC
6
8
Plattsburgh State
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
SUNYAC
7
9
Vassar
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Liberty League
10
10
Ithaca
Ithaca, N.Y.
Empire 8
8
CENTRAL Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Hamline
Saint Paul, Minn.
MIAC
1
2
St. Olaf
Northfield, Minn.
MIAC
3
3
Nebraska Wesleyan
Lincoln, Neb.
Great Plains
2
4
Loras
Dubuque, Iowa
IIAC
4
5
Saint John's (Minn.)
Collegeville, Minn.
MIAC
5
6
St. Thomas (Minn.)
Saint Paul, Minn.
MIAC
6
7
Central (Iowa)
Pella, Iowa
IIAC
8
8
Wartburg
Waverly, Iowa
IIAC
9
9
Carleton
Northfield, Minn.
MIAC
10
10
Luther
Decorah, Iowa
IIAC
7
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Calvin
Grand Rapids, Mich.
MIAA
1
2
Wabash
Crawfordsville, Ind.
NCAC
2
3
Albion
Albion, Mich.
MIAA
3
4
Hope
Holland, Mich.
MIAA
4
5
Ohio Northern
Ada, Ohio
OAC
5
6
DePauw
Greencastle, Ind.
NCAC
6
7
Manchester
North Manchester, Ind.
HCAC
7
8
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware, Ohio
NCAC
9
9
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, Ohio
UAA
8
10
Mount Union
Alliance, Ohio
OAC
NR
MIDEAST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Haverford
Haverford, Pa.
Centennial
1
2
Dickinson
Carlisle, Pa.
Centennial
2
3
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, Pa.
Middle Atlantic
3
4
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Md.
Centennial
5
5
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, Pa.
UAA
4
6
Allegheny
Meadville, Pa.
NCAC
6
7
Swarthmore
Swarthmore, Pa.
Centennial
NR
8
Saint Vincent
Latrobe, Pa.
PAC
7
9
Messiah
Grantham, Pa.
Middle Atlantic
9
9
York (Pa.)
York, Pa.
CAC
10
MIDWEST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
North Central (Ill.)
Naperville, Ill.
CCIW
1
2
Washington (Mo.)
St. Louis, Mo.
UAA
2
3
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wis.
WIAC
3
4
Augustana (Ill.)
Rock Island, Ill.
CCIW
4
5
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse, Wis.
WIAC
6
6
Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
UAA
5
7
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wis.
WIAC
7
8
UW-Platteville
Platteville, Wis.
WIAC
8
9
Wheaton (Ill.)
Wheaton, Ill.
CCIW
9
10
UW-Stout
Menominie, Wis.
WIAC
NR
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
MIT
Cambridge, Mass.
NEWMAC
1
2
Williams
Williamstown, Mass.
NESCAC
2
3
Middlebury
Middlebury, Vt.
NESCAC
3
4
Tufts
Medford, Mass.
NESCAC
4
5
Bates
Lewiston, Maine
NESCAC
5
6
Bowdoin
Brunswick, Maine
NESCAC
6
7
Brandeis
Waltham, Mass.
UAA
7
8
Springfield (Mass.)
Springfield, Mass.
NEWMAC
9
9
Wesleyan (Conn.)
Middletown, Conn.
NESCAC
8
10
Connecticut College
New London, Conn.
NESCAC
10
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Emory
Atlanta, Ga.
UAA
1
2
Centre
Danville, Ky.
SCAC
3
3
UT Tyler
Tyler, Texas
ASC
5
4
Rhodes
Memphis, Tenn.
SCAC
4
5
Trinity (Texas)
San Antonio, Texas
SCAC
6
6
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Va.
CAC
7
7
Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Va.
ODAC
2
8
Christopher Newport
Newport News, Va.
USA South
8
9
Virginia Wesleyan
Virginia Beach, Va.
ODAC
9
10
Bridgewater (Va.)
Bridgewater, Va.
ODAC
10
WEST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Pomona-Pitzer
Claremont, Calif.
SCIAC
1
2
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Claremont, Calif.
SCIAC
2
3
Willamette
Salem, Ore.
Northwest
7
4
Occidental
Los Angeles, Calif.
SCIAC
6
5
Whitworth
Spokane, Wash.
Northwest
4
6
Linfield
McMinnville, Ore.
Northwest
3
7
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colo.
SCAC
5
8
La Verne
La Verne, Calif.
SCIAC
8
9
Lewis & Clark
Portland, Ore.
Northwest
10
10
George Fox
Newberg, Ore.
Northwest
NR
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division III
Women's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2011 Week #4 -- October 4
national poll release: October 5
next regional release: October 11
ATLANTIC Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, N.Y.
SUNYAC
1
2
Rowan
Glassboro, N.J.
NJAC
5
3
Plattsburgh State
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
SUNYAC
2
4
NYU
New York, N.Y.
UAA
3
5
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, N.Y.
SUNYAC
6
6
St. Lawrence
Canton, N.Y.
Liberty League
4
7
TCNJ
Ewing, N.J.
NJAC
8
8
Vassar
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Liberty League
9
9
Ithaca
Ithaca, N.Y.
Empire 8
7
10
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, N.Y.
SUNYAC
10
CENTRAL Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
St. Olaf
Northfield, Minn.
MIAC
1
2
Carleton
Northfield, Minn.
MIAC
4
3
Nebraska Wesleyan
Lincoln, Neb.
Great Plains
2
4
Luther
Decorah, Iowa
IIAC
3
5
St. Thomas (Minn.)
Saint Paul, Minn.
MIAC
5
6
Wartburg
Waverly, Iowa
IIAC
7
7
St. Benedict
St. Joseph, Minn.
MIAC
6
8
Gustavus Adolphus
St. Peter, Minn.
MIAC
8
9
Grinnell
Grinnell, Iowa
Midwest
9
10
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, Iowa
IIAC
10
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Calvin
Grand Rapids, Mich.
MIAA
1
2
Hope
Holland, Mich.
MIAA
2
3
Oberlin
Oberlin, Ohio
NCAC
5
4
Ohio Northern
Ada, Ohio
OAC
3
5
John Carroll
University Heights, Ohio
OAC
NR
6
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, Ohio
UAA
4
7
Mount Union
Alliance, Ohio
OAC
6
8
Albion
Albion, Mich.
MIAA
7
9
Adrian
Adrian, Mich.
MIAA
NR
10
Wilmington (Ohio)
Wilmington, Ohio
OAC
NR
MIDEAST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Md.
Centennial
1
2
Dickinson
Carlisle, Pa.
Centennial
2
3
Haverford
Haverford, Pa.
Centennial
3
4
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, Pa.
Middle Atlantic
4
5
Muhlenberg
Allentown, Pa.
Centennial
8
6
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, Pa.
UAA
6
7
Swarthmore
Swarthmore, Pa.
Centennial
10
8
Marywood
Scranton, Pa.
Colonial States
5
9
Salisbury
Salisbury, Md.
CAC
NR
10
Grove City
Grove City, Pa.
PAC
7
MIDWEST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Washington (Mo.)
St. Louis, Mo.
UAA
1
2
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wis.
WIAC
2
3
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse, Wis.
WIAC
3
4
Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
UAA
5
5
North Central (Ill.)
Naperville, Ill.
CCIW
4
6
UW-Platteville
Platteville, Wis.
WIAC
6
7
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wis.
WIAC
7
8
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wis.
WIAC
8
9
St. Norbert
De Pere, Wis.
Midwest
9
10
Illinois Wesleyan
Bloomington, Ill.
CCIW
10
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Middlebury
Middlebury, Vt.
NESCAC
1
2
MIT
Cambridge, Mass.
NEWMAC
2
3
Williams
Williamstown, Mass.
NESCAC
3
4
Amherst
Amherst, Mass.
NESCAC
4
5
Tufts
Medford, Mass.
NESCAC
5
6
Colby
Waterville, Maine
NESCAC
6
7
Keene State
Keene, N.H.
Little East
7
8
Bowdoin
Brunswick, Maine
NESCAC
8
9
Wellesley
Wellesley, Mass.
NEWMAC
8
10
Wesleyan (Conn.)
Middletown, Conn.
NESCAC
10
Wesleyan (Conn.)
Middletown, Conn.
NESCAC
NR
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Emory
Atlanta, Ga.
UAA
1
2
Trinity (Texas)
San Antonio, Texas
SCAC
4
3
Rhodes
Memphis, Tenn.
SCAC
2
4
Centre
Danville, Ky.
SCAC
3
5
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Va.
CAC
7
6
Bridgewater (Va.)
Bridgewater, Va.
ODAC
9
7
Washington and Lee
Lexington, Va.
ODAC
NR
8
Christopher Newport
Newport News, Va.
USA South
6
9
Virginia Wesleyan
Virginia Beach, Va.
ODAC
10
10
Shenandoah
Winchester, Va.
USA South
8
WEST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Claremont, Calif.
SCIAC
1
2
Lewis & Clark
Portland, Ore.
Northwest
2
3
Whitman
Walla Walla, Wash.
Northwest
4
4
Whittier
Whittier, Calif.
SCIAC
3
5
Willamette
Salem, Ore.
Northwest
7
6
Linfield
McMinnville, Ore.
Northwest
5
7
Occidental
Los Angeles, Calif.
SCIAC
9
8
Pomona-Pitzer
Claremont, Calif.
SCIAC
6
9
Whitworth
Spokane, Wash.
Northwest
8
10
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Independent
10
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U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Communications Manager
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2011 USTFCCCA CONVENTION
DEC 12-15, 2011 • SAN ANTONIO, TX
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NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week four regional rankings for the NCAA Division III 2011 season on Tuesday. No new numbers ones were reported this week.
New to the regional top ten for the first time this week are:
MEN - none
WOMEN - John Carroll (Great Lakes), Albion (Great Lakes), Wilmington (Ohio) (Great Lakes), Salisbury (Mideast), Washington & Lee
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division III
Men's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2011 Week #4 -- October 4
national poll release: October 5
next regional release: October 11
ATLANTIC Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, N.Y.
SUNYAC
1
2
St. Lawrence
Canton, N.Y.
Liberty League
2
3
NYU
New York, N.Y.
UAA
3
4
Rochester
Rochester, N.Y.
UAA
4
5
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, N.Y.
SUNYAC
9
6
Rowan
Glassboro, N.J.
NJAC
5
7
TCNJ
Ewing, N.J.
NJAC
6
8
Plattsburgh State
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
SUNYAC
7
9
Vassar
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Liberty League
10
10
Ithaca
Ithaca, N.Y.
Empire 8
8
CENTRAL Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Hamline
Saint Paul, Minn.
MIAC
1
2
St. Olaf
Northfield, Minn.
MIAC
3
3
Nebraska Wesleyan
Lincoln, Neb.
Great Plains
2
4
Loras
Dubuque, Iowa
IIAC
4
5
Saint John's (Minn.)
Collegeville, Minn.
MIAC
5
6
St. Thomas (Minn.)
Saint Paul, Minn.
MIAC
6
7
Central (Iowa)
Pella, Iowa
IIAC
8
8
Wartburg
Waverly, Iowa
IIAC
9
9
Carleton
Northfield, Minn.
MIAC
10
10
Luther
Decorah, Iowa
IIAC
7
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Calvin
Grand Rapids, Mich.
MIAA
1
2
Wabash
Crawfordsville, Ind.
NCAC
2
3
Albion
Albion, Mich.
MIAA
3
4
Hope
Holland, Mich.
MIAA
4
5
Ohio Northern
Ada, Ohio
OAC
5
6
DePauw
Greencastle, Ind.
NCAC
6
7
Manchester
North Manchester, Ind.
HCAC
7
8
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware, Ohio
NCAC
9
9
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, Ohio
UAA
8
10
Mount Union
Alliance, Ohio
OAC
NR
MIDEAST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Haverford
Haverford, Pa.
Centennial
1
2
Dickinson
Carlisle, Pa.
Centennial
2
3
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, Pa.
Middle Atlantic
3
4
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Md.
Centennial
5
5
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, Pa.
UAA
4
6
Allegheny
Meadville, Pa.
NCAC
6
7
Swarthmore
Swarthmore, Pa.
Centennial
NR
8
Saint Vincent
Latrobe, Pa.
PAC
7
9
Messiah
Grantham, Pa.
Middle Atlantic
9
9
York (Pa.)
York, Pa.
CAC
10
MIDWEST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
North Central (Ill.)
Naperville, Ill.
CCIW
1
2
Washington (Mo.)
St. Louis, Mo.
UAA
2
3
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wis.
WIAC
3
4
Augustana (Ill.)
Rock Island, Ill.
CCIW
4
5
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse, Wis.
WIAC
6
6
Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
UAA
5
7
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wis.
WIAC
7
8
UW-Platteville
Platteville, Wis.
WIAC
8
9
Wheaton (Ill.)
Wheaton, Ill.
CCIW
9
10
UW-Stout
Menominie, Wis.
WIAC
NR
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
MIT
Cambridge, Mass.
NEWMAC
1
2
Williams
Williamstown, Mass.
NESCAC
2
3
Middlebury
Middlebury, Vt.
NESCAC
3
4
Tufts
Medford, Mass.
NESCAC
4
5
Bates
Lewiston, Maine
NESCAC
5
6
Bowdoin
Brunswick, Maine
NESCAC
6
7
Brandeis
Waltham, Mass.
UAA
7
8
Springfield (Mass.)
Springfield, Mass.
NEWMAC
9
9
Wesleyan (Conn.)
Middletown, Conn.
NESCAC
8
10
Connecticut College
New London, Conn.
NESCAC
10
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Emory
Atlanta, Ga.
UAA
1
2
Centre
Danville, Ky.
SCAC
3
3
UT Tyler
Tyler, Texas
ASC
5
4
Rhodes
Memphis, Tenn.
SCAC
4
5
Trinity (Texas)
San Antonio, Texas
SCAC
6
6
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Va.
CAC
7
7
Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Va.
ODAC
2
8
Christopher Newport
Newport News, Va.
USA South
8
9
Virginia Wesleyan
Virginia Beach, Va.
ODAC
9
10
Bridgewater (Va.)
Bridgewater, Va.
ODAC
10
WEST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Pomona-Pitzer
Claremont, Calif.
SCIAC
1
2
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Claremont, Calif.
SCIAC
2
3
Willamette
Salem, Ore.
Northwest
7
4
Occidental
Los Angeles, Calif.
SCIAC
6
5
Whitworth
Spokane, Wash.
Northwest
4
6
Linfield
McMinnville, Ore.
Northwest
3
7
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colo.
SCAC
5
8
La Verne
La Verne, Calif.
SCIAC
8
9
Lewis & Clark
Portland, Ore.
Northwest
10
10
George Fox
Newberg, Ore.
Northwest
NR
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division III
Women's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2011 Week #4 -- October 4
national poll release: October 5
next regional release: October 11
ATLANTIC Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, N.Y.
SUNYAC
1
2
Rowan
Glassboro, N.J.
NJAC
5
3
Plattsburgh State
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
SUNYAC
2
4
NYU
New York, N.Y.
UAA
3
5
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, N.Y.
SUNYAC
6
6
St. Lawrence
Canton, N.Y.
Liberty League
4
7
TCNJ
Ewing, N.J.
NJAC
8
8
Vassar
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Liberty League
9
9
Ithaca
Ithaca, N.Y.
Empire 8
7
10
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, N.Y.
SUNYAC
10
CENTRAL Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
St. Olaf
Northfield, Minn.
MIAC
1
2
Carleton
Northfield, Minn.
MIAC
4
3
Nebraska Wesleyan
Lincoln, Neb.
Great Plains
2
4
Luther
Decorah, Iowa
IIAC
3
5
St. Thomas (Minn.)
Saint Paul, Minn.
MIAC
5
6
Wartburg
Waverly, Iowa
IIAC
7
7
St. Benedict
St. Joseph, Minn.
MIAC
6
8
Gustavus Adolphus
St. Peter, Minn.
MIAC
8
9
Grinnell
Grinnell, Iowa
Midwest
9
10
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, Iowa
IIAC
10
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Calvin
Grand Rapids, Mich.
MIAA
1
2
Hope
Holland, Mich.
MIAA
2
3
Oberlin
Oberlin, Ohio
NCAC
5
4
Ohio Northern
Ada, Ohio
OAC
3
5
John Carroll
University Heights, Ohio
OAC
NR
6
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, Ohio
UAA
4
7
Mount Union
Alliance, Ohio
OAC
6
8
Albion
Albion, Mich.
MIAA
7
9
Adrian
Adrian, Mich.
MIAA
NR
10
Wilmington (Ohio)
Wilmington, Ohio
OAC
NR
MIDEAST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Md.
Centennial
1
2
Dickinson
Carlisle, Pa.
Centennial
2
3
Haverford
Haverford, Pa.
Centennial
3
4
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, Pa.
Middle Atlantic
4
5
Muhlenberg
Allentown, Pa.
Centennial
8
6
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, Pa.
UAA
6
7
Swarthmore
Swarthmore, Pa.
Centennial
10
8
Marywood
Scranton, Pa.
Colonial States
5
9
Salisbury
Salisbury, Md.
CAC
NR
10
Grove City
Grove City, Pa.
PAC
7
MIDWEST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Washington (Mo.)
St. Louis, Mo.
UAA
1
2
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wis.
WIAC
2
3
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse, Wis.
WIAC
3
4
Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
UAA
5
5
North Central (Ill.)
Naperville, Ill.
CCIW
4
6
UW-Platteville
Platteville, Wis.
WIAC
6
7
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wis.
WIAC
7
8
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wis.
WIAC
8
9
St. Norbert
De Pere, Wis.
Midwest
9
10
Illinois Wesleyan
Bloomington, Ill.
CCIW
10
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Middlebury
Middlebury, Vt.
NESCAC
1
2
MIT
Cambridge, Mass.
NEWMAC
2
3
Williams
Williamstown, Mass.
NESCAC
3
4
Amherst
Amherst, Mass.
NESCAC
4
5
Tufts
Medford, Mass.
NESCAC
5
6
Colby
Waterville, Maine
NESCAC
6
7
Keene State
Keene, N.H.
Little East
7
8
Bowdoin
Brunswick, Maine
NESCAC
8
9
Wellesley
Wellesley, Mass.
NEWMAC
8
10
Wesleyan (Conn.)
Middletown, Conn.
NESCAC
10
Wesleyan (Conn.)
Middletown, Conn.
NESCAC
NR
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Emory
Atlanta, Ga.
UAA
1
2
Trinity (Texas)
San Antonio, Texas
SCAC
4
3
Rhodes
Memphis, Tenn.
SCAC
2
4
Centre
Danville, Ky.
SCAC
3
5
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Va.
CAC
7
6
Bridgewater (Va.)
Bridgewater, Va.
ODAC
9
7
Washington and Lee
Lexington, Va.
ODAC
NR
8
Christopher Newport
Newport News, Va.
USA South
6
9
Virginia Wesleyan
Virginia Beach, Va.
ODAC
10
10
Shenandoah
Winchester, Va.
USA South
8
WEST Region
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Claremont, Calif.
SCIAC
1
2
Lewis & Clark
Portland, Ore.
Northwest
2
3
Whitman
Walla Walla, Wash.
Northwest
4
4
Whittier
Whittier, Calif.
SCIAC
3
5
Willamette
Salem, Ore.
Northwest
7
6
Linfield
McMinnville, Ore.
Northwest
5
7
Occidental
Los Angeles, Calif.
SCIAC
9
8
Pomona-Pitzer
Claremont, Calif.
SCIAC
6
9
Whitworth
Spokane, Wash.
Northwest
8
10
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Independent
10
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U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Communications Manager
1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750
New Orleans, LA 70163
(O) 504-599-8904 (F) 504-599-8909
Email: tom@ustfccca.org
Follow Us: twitter.com/USTFCCCA
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2011 USTFCCCA CONVENTION
DEC 12-15, 2011 • SAN ANTONIO, TX
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DII Regional Rankings – Week 3
October 4, 2011
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week three regional rankings for the NCAA Division II 2011 season on Tuesday. All number one teams from a week ago remain at the top spot with the exception of Adams State who took over as the new No. 1 in the women's Central region.
New to the regional top ten for the first time this week are:
MEN - Missouri S&T (Midwest), Benedict (South), Augusta State (Southeast).
WOMEN - West Texas A&M (South Central), Eastern New Mexico (South Central), Montevallo (Southeast).
USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning team strength with current-season results in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2011 Week #2 -- September 27
national poll release: September 28
next Regional release: October 3
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Edinboro
Edinboro, Pa.
PSAC
1
2
Shippensburg
Shippensburg, Pa.
PSAC
3
3
Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa.
PSAC
2
4
East Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
PSAC
5
5
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock, Pa.
PSAC
4
6
California (Pa.)
California, Pa.
PSAC
6
7
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon, W.Va.
WVIAC
10
8
Kutztown
Kutztown, Pa.
PSAC
9
9
Wheeling Jesuit
Wheeling, W.Va.
WVIAC
7
10
Millersville
Millersville, Pa.
PSAC
8
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
Augustana (S.D.)
Sioux Falls, S.D.
NSIC
4
5
Minnesota State
Mankato, Minn.
NSIC
5
6
Metro State
Denver, Colo.
RMAC
6
7
New Mexico Highlands
Las Vegas, N.M.
RMAC
7
8
Neb.-Kearney
Kearney, Neb.
RMAC
8
9
Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minn.
NSIC
10
10
UC-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colo.
RMAC
9
EAST Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
UMass Lowell
Lowell, Mass.
Northeast-10
1
2
Southern Connecticut
New Haven, Conn.
Northeast-10
2
3
Stonehill
Easton, Mass.
Northeast-10
3
4
Bentley
Waltham, Mass.
Northeast-10
4
5
Adelphi
Garden City, N.Y.
Northeast-10
5
6
American International
Springfield, Mass.
Northeast-10
NR
7
Felician
Lodi, N.J.
CACC
10
8
Merrimack
North Andover, Mass.
Northeast-10
8
9
C.W. Post
Brookville, N.Y.
East Coast
6
10
Assumption
Worcester, Mass.
Northeast-10
NR
MIDWEST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Grand Valley State
Allendale, Mich.
GLIAC
1
2
Southern Indiana
Evansville, Ind.
GLVC
2
3
Ashland
Ashland, Ohio
GLIAC
4
4
Bellarmine
Louisville, Ky.
GLVC
3
5
Hillsdale
Hillsdale, Mich.
GLIAC
5
6
Ferris State
Big Rapids, Mich.
GLIAC
6
7
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights, Ky.
GLVC
7
8
Lewis
Romeoville, Ill.
GLVC
8
9
UW-Parkside
Kenosha, Wis.
GLVC
9
10
Missouri S&T
Rolla, Mo.
GLVC
NR
SOUTH Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Alabama-Huntsville
Huntsville, Ala.
Gulf South
1
2
Florida Tech
Melbourne, Fla.
Sunshine
2
3
West Florida
Pensacola, Fla.
Gulf South
3
4
West Alabama
Livingston, Ala.
Gulf South
6
5
Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Sunshine
5
6
Florida Southern
Lakeland, Fla.
Sunshine
4
7
Valdosta State
Valdosta, Ga.
Gulf South
8
8
Nova Southeastern
Davie, Fla.
Sunshine
7
9
Saint Leo
Saint Leo, Fla.
Sunshine
9
10
Benedict
Columbia, S.C.
SIAC
NR
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Mo.
MIAA
1
2
Eastern New Mexico
Portales, N.M.
Lone Star
3
3
East Central (Okla.)
Ada, Okla.
Great American
2
4
Harding
Searcy, Ark.
Great American
7
5
Pittsburg State
Pittsburg, Kan.
MIAA
5
6
Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo.
MIAA
6
7
Missouri Southern
Joplin, Mo.
MIAA
4
8
Southwest Baptist
Bolivar, Mo.
MIAA
9
9
Truman State
Kirksville, Mo.
MIAA
10
10
Cameron
Lawton, Okla.
Lone Star
8
SOUTHEAST Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Queens (N.C.)
Charlotte, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
1
2
King College
Bristol, Tenn.
Conf. Carolinas
2
3
Mount Olive
Mount Olive, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
3
4
UNC Pembroke
Pembroke, N.C.
Peach Belt
4
5
Mars Hill
Mars Hill, N.C.
SAC
5
6
Anderson (S.C.)
Anderson, S.C.
SAC
6
7
Wingate
Wingate, N.C.
SAC
7
8
Columbus State
Columbus, Ga.
Peach Belt
8
9
Augusta State
Augusta, Ga.
Peach Belt
NR
10
Clayton State
Morrow, Ga.
Peach Belt
NR
WEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Chico State
Chico, Calif.
CCAA
1
2
Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
GNAC
2
3
Western Washington
Bellingham, Wash.
GNAC
3
4
Western Oregon
Monmouth, Ore.
GNAC
4
5
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, Calif.
CCAA
5
6
San Francisco State
San Francisco, Calif.
CCAA
6
7
Northwest Nazarene
Nampa, Idaho
GNAC
7
8
UC San Diego
La Jolla, Calif.
CCAA
8
9
BYU Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii
PacWest
9
10
Grand Canyon
Phoenix, Ariz.
PacWest
10
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Women's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2011 Week #2 -- September 27
national poll release: September 28
next Regional release: October 3
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Shippensburg
Shippensburg, Pa.
PSAC
1
2
Edinboro
Edinboro, Pa.
PSAC
2
3
Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa.
PSAC
3
4
Mansfield
Mansfield, Pa.
PSAC
4
5
East Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
PSAC
8
6
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock, Pa.
PSAC
7
7
Kutztown
Kutztown, Pa.
PSAC
5
8
Bloomsburg (Pa.)
Bloomsburg, Pa.
PSAC
NR
9
Seton Hill
Greensburg, Pa.
WVIAC
9
10
Indiana (Pa.)
Indiana, Pa.
PSAC
6
CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Adams State
Alamosa, Colo.
RMAC
2
2
Western State
Gunnison, Colo.
RMAC
1
3
Augustana (S.D.)
Sioux Falls, S.D.
NSIC
3
4
U-Mary
Bismarck, N.D.
NSIC
4
5
Colorado Mines
Golden, Colo.
RMAC
5
6
Colorado Mesa
Grand Junction, Colo.
RMAC
7
7
Regis (Colo.)
Denver, Colo.
RMAC
6
8
Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minn.
NSIC
8
9
St. Cloud State
St. Cloud, Minn.
NSIC
9
10
Winona State
Winona, Minn.
NSIC
10
EAST Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Stonehill
Easton, Mass.
Northeast-10
1
2
Bentley
Waltham, Mass.
Northeast-10
2
3
Southern Connecticut
New Haven, Conn.
Northeast-10
3
4
UMass Lowell
Lowell, Mass.
Northeast-10
4
5
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa.
CACC
5
6
Adelphi
Garden City, N.Y.
Northeast-10
7
7
Merrimack
North Andover, Mass.
Northeast-10
8
8
Saint Rose
Albany, N.Y.
Northeast-10
6
9
Southern New Hampshire
Manchester, N.H.
Northeast-10
9
10
Wilmington (Del.)
New Castle, Del.
CACC
10
MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Ferris State
Big Rapids, Mich.
GLIAC
1
2
Grand Valley State
Allendale, Mich.
GLIAC
2
3
Bellarmine
Louisville, Ky.
GLVC
4
4
Southern Indiana
Evansville, Ind.
GLVC
3
5
Saginaw Valley State
Bay City, Mich.
GLIAC
5
6
Ashland
Ashland, Ohio
GLIAC
6
7
Hillsdale
Hillsdale, Mich.
GLIAC
8
8
UW-Parkside
Kenosha, Wis.
GLVC
7
9
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights, Ky.
GLVC
9
10
Lewis
Romeoville, Ill.
GLVC
10
SOUTH Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Sunshine
1
2
Nova Southeastern
Davie, Fla.
Sunshine
2
3
West Florida
Pensacola, Fla.
Gulf South
3
4
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Independent (D-II)
5
5
West Alabama
Livingston, Ala.
Gulf South
7
6
Alabama-Huntsville
Huntsville, Ala.
Gulf South
10
7
Delta State
Cleveland, Miss.
Gulf South
6
8
Florida Southern
Lakeland, Fla.
Sunshine
4
9
Saint Leo
Saint Leo, Fla.
Sunshine
9
10
Florida Tech
Melbourne, Fla.
Sunshine
8
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Midwestern State
Wichita Falls, Texas
Lone Star
1
2
Truman State
Kirksville, Mo.
MIAA
2
3
Pittsburg State
Pittsburg, Kan.
MIAA
3
4
Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo.
MIAA
5
5
Harding
Searcy, Ark.
Great American
6
6
Missouri Southern
Joplin, Mo.
MIAA
4
7
West Texas A&M
Canyon, Texas
Lone Star
NR
8
Southwest Baptist
Bolivar, Mo.
MIAA
7
9
East Central (Okla.)
Ada, Okla.
Great American
8
10
Eastern New Mexico
Portales, N.M.
Lone Star
NR
SOUTHEAST Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Queens (N.C.)
Charlotte, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
1
2
King College
Bristol, Tenn.
Conf. Carolinas
2
3
Mount Olive
Mount Olive, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
3
4
Anderson (S.C.)
Anderson, S.C.
SAC
4
5
Lenoir-Rhyne
Hickory, N.C.
SAC
7
6
UNC Pembroke
Pembroke, N.C.
Peach Belt
6
7
Augusta State
Augusta, Ga.
Peach Belt
5
8
Wingate
Wingate, N.C.
SAC
8
9
Lees-McRae
Banner Elk, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
9
10
Montevallo
Montevallo, Ala.
Peach Belt
NR
WEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Chico State
Chico, Calif.
CCAA
1
2
Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
GNAC
2
3
Western Washington
Bellingham, Wash.
GNAC
3
4
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, Calif.
CCAA
4
5
UC San Diego
La Jolla, Calif.
CCAA
5
6
San Francisco State
San Francisco, Calif.
CCAA
6
7
Seattle Pacific
Seattle, Wash.
GNAC
7
8
BYU Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii
PacWest
8
9
Northwest Nazarene
Nampa, Idaho
GNAC
9
10
Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
GNAC
10
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U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Communications Manager
1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750
New Orleans, LA 70163
(O) 504-599-8904 (F) 504-599-8909
Email: tom@ustfccca.org
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REGISTER NOW FOR THE
2011 USTFCCCA CONVENTION
DEC 12-15, 2011 • SAN ANTONIO, TX
http://www.ustfccca.org/ustfccca-convention
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week three regional rankings for the NCAA Division II 2011 season on Tuesday. All number one teams from a week ago remain at the top spot with the exception of Adams State who took over as the new No. 1 in the women's Central region.
New to the regional top ten for the first time this week are:
MEN - Missouri S&T (Midwest), Benedict (South), Augusta State (Southeast).
WOMEN - West Texas A&M (South Central), Eastern New Mexico (South Central), Montevallo (Southeast).
USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning team strength with current-season results in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2011 Week #2 -- September 27
national poll release: September 28
next Regional release: October 3
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Edinboro
Edinboro, Pa.
PSAC
1
2
Shippensburg
Shippensburg, Pa.
PSAC
3
3
Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa.
PSAC
2
4
East Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
PSAC
5
5
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock, Pa.
PSAC
4
6
California (Pa.)
California, Pa.
PSAC
6
7
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon, W.Va.
WVIAC
10
8
Kutztown
Kutztown, Pa.
PSAC
9
9
Wheeling Jesuit
Wheeling, W.Va.
WVIAC
7
10
Millersville
Millersville, Pa.
PSAC
8
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
Augustana (S.D.)
Sioux Falls, S.D.
NSIC
4
5
Minnesota State
Mankato, Minn.
NSIC
5
6
Metro State
Denver, Colo.
RMAC
6
7
New Mexico Highlands
Las Vegas, N.M.
RMAC
7
8
Neb.-Kearney
Kearney, Neb.
RMAC
8
9
Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minn.
NSIC
10
10
UC-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colo.
RMAC
9
EAST Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
UMass Lowell
Lowell, Mass.
Northeast-10
1
2
Southern Connecticut
New Haven, Conn.
Northeast-10
2
3
Stonehill
Easton, Mass.
Northeast-10
3
4
Bentley
Waltham, Mass.
Northeast-10
4
5
Adelphi
Garden City, N.Y.
Northeast-10
5
6
American International
Springfield, Mass.
Northeast-10
NR
7
Felician
Lodi, N.J.
CACC
10
8
Merrimack
North Andover, Mass.
Northeast-10
8
9
C.W. Post
Brookville, N.Y.
East Coast
6
10
Assumption
Worcester, Mass.
Northeast-10
NR
MIDWEST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Grand Valley State
Allendale, Mich.
GLIAC
1
2
Southern Indiana
Evansville, Ind.
GLVC
2
3
Ashland
Ashland, Ohio
GLIAC
4
4
Bellarmine
Louisville, Ky.
GLVC
3
5
Hillsdale
Hillsdale, Mich.
GLIAC
5
6
Ferris State
Big Rapids, Mich.
GLIAC
6
7
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights, Ky.
GLVC
7
8
Lewis
Romeoville, Ill.
GLVC
8
9
UW-Parkside
Kenosha, Wis.
GLVC
9
10
Missouri S&T
Rolla, Mo.
GLVC
NR
SOUTH Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Alabama-Huntsville
Huntsville, Ala.
Gulf South
1
2
Florida Tech
Melbourne, Fla.
Sunshine
2
3
West Florida
Pensacola, Fla.
Gulf South
3
4
West Alabama
Livingston, Ala.
Gulf South
6
5
Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Sunshine
5
6
Florida Southern
Lakeland, Fla.
Sunshine
4
7
Valdosta State
Valdosta, Ga.
Gulf South
8
8
Nova Southeastern
Davie, Fla.
Sunshine
7
9
Saint Leo
Saint Leo, Fla.
Sunshine
9
10
Benedict
Columbia, S.C.
SIAC
NR
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Mo.
MIAA
1
2
Eastern New Mexico
Portales, N.M.
Lone Star
3
3
East Central (Okla.)
Ada, Okla.
Great American
2
4
Harding
Searcy, Ark.
Great American
7
5
Pittsburg State
Pittsburg, Kan.
MIAA
5
6
Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo.
MIAA
6
7
Missouri Southern
Joplin, Mo.
MIAA
4
8
Southwest Baptist
Bolivar, Mo.
MIAA
9
9
Truman State
Kirksville, Mo.
MIAA
10
10
Cameron
Lawton, Okla.
Lone Star
8
SOUTHEAST Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Queens (N.C.)
Charlotte, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
1
2
King College
Bristol, Tenn.
Conf. Carolinas
2
3
Mount Olive
Mount Olive, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
3
4
UNC Pembroke
Pembroke, N.C.
Peach Belt
4
5
Mars Hill
Mars Hill, N.C.
SAC
5
6
Anderson (S.C.)
Anderson, S.C.
SAC
6
7
Wingate
Wingate, N.C.
SAC
7
8
Columbus State
Columbus, Ga.
Peach Belt
8
9
Augusta State
Augusta, Ga.
Peach Belt
NR
10
Clayton State
Morrow, Ga.
Peach Belt
NR
WEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Chico State
Chico, Calif.
CCAA
1
2
Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
GNAC
2
3
Western Washington
Bellingham, Wash.
GNAC
3
4
Western Oregon
Monmouth, Ore.
GNAC
4
5
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, Calif.
CCAA
5
6
San Francisco State
San Francisco, Calif.
CCAA
6
7
Northwest Nazarene
Nampa, Idaho
GNAC
7
8
UC San Diego
La Jolla, Calif.
CCAA
8
9
BYU Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii
PacWest
9
10
Grand Canyon
Phoenix, Ariz.
PacWest
10
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Women's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2011 Week #2 -- September 27
national poll release: September 28
next Regional release: October 3
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Shippensburg
Shippensburg, Pa.
PSAC
1
2
Edinboro
Edinboro, Pa.
PSAC
2
3
Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa.
PSAC
3
4
Mansfield
Mansfield, Pa.
PSAC
4
5
East Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
PSAC
8
6
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock, Pa.
PSAC
7
7
Kutztown
Kutztown, Pa.
PSAC
5
8
Bloomsburg (Pa.)
Bloomsburg, Pa.
PSAC
NR
9
Seton Hill
Greensburg, Pa.
WVIAC
9
10
Indiana (Pa.)
Indiana, Pa.
PSAC
6
CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Adams State
Alamosa, Colo.
RMAC
2
2
Western State
Gunnison, Colo.
RMAC
1
3
Augustana (S.D.)
Sioux Falls, S.D.
NSIC
3
4
U-Mary
Bismarck, N.D.
NSIC
4
5
Colorado Mines
Golden, Colo.
RMAC
5
6
Colorado Mesa
Grand Junction, Colo.
RMAC
7
7
Regis (Colo.)
Denver, Colo.
RMAC
6
8
Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minn.
NSIC
8
9
St. Cloud State
St. Cloud, Minn.
NSIC
9
10
Winona State
Winona, Minn.
NSIC
10
EAST Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Stonehill
Easton, Mass.
Northeast-10
1
2
Bentley
Waltham, Mass.
Northeast-10
2
3
Southern Connecticut
New Haven, Conn.
Northeast-10
3
4
UMass Lowell
Lowell, Mass.
Northeast-10
4
5
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa.
CACC
5
6
Adelphi
Garden City, N.Y.
Northeast-10
7
7
Merrimack
North Andover, Mass.
Northeast-10
8
8
Saint Rose
Albany, N.Y.
Northeast-10
6
9
Southern New Hampshire
Manchester, N.H.
Northeast-10
9
10
Wilmington (Del.)
New Castle, Del.
CACC
10
MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Ferris State
Big Rapids, Mich.
GLIAC
1
2
Grand Valley State
Allendale, Mich.
GLIAC
2
3
Bellarmine
Louisville, Ky.
GLVC
4
4
Southern Indiana
Evansville, Ind.
GLVC
3
5
Saginaw Valley State
Bay City, Mich.
GLIAC
5
6
Ashland
Ashland, Ohio
GLIAC
6
7
Hillsdale
Hillsdale, Mich.
GLIAC
8
8
UW-Parkside
Kenosha, Wis.
GLVC
7
9
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights, Ky.
GLVC
9
10
Lewis
Romeoville, Ill.
GLVC
10
SOUTH Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Sunshine
1
2
Nova Southeastern
Davie, Fla.
Sunshine
2
3
West Florida
Pensacola, Fla.
Gulf South
3
4
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Independent (D-II)
5
5
West Alabama
Livingston, Ala.
Gulf South
7
6
Alabama-Huntsville
Huntsville, Ala.
Gulf South
10
7
Delta State
Cleveland, Miss.
Gulf South
6
8
Florida Southern
Lakeland, Fla.
Sunshine
4
9
Saint Leo
Saint Leo, Fla.
Sunshine
9
10
Florida Tech
Melbourne, Fla.
Sunshine
8
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Midwestern State
Wichita Falls, Texas
Lone Star
1
2
Truman State
Kirksville, Mo.
MIAA
2
3
Pittsburg State
Pittsburg, Kan.
MIAA
3
4
Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo.
MIAA
5
5
Harding
Searcy, Ark.
Great American
6
6
Missouri Southern
Joplin, Mo.
MIAA
4
7
West Texas A&M
Canyon, Texas
Lone Star
NR
8
Southwest Baptist
Bolivar, Mo.
MIAA
7
9
East Central (Okla.)
Ada, Okla.
Great American
8
10
Eastern New Mexico
Portales, N.M.
Lone Star
NR
SOUTHEAST Region (2 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Queens (N.C.)
Charlotte, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
1
2
King College
Bristol, Tenn.
Conf. Carolinas
2
3
Mount Olive
Mount Olive, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
3
4
Anderson (S.C.)
Anderson, S.C.
SAC
4
5
Lenoir-Rhyne
Hickory, N.C.
SAC
7
6
UNC Pembroke
Pembroke, N.C.
Peach Belt
6
7
Augusta State
Augusta, Ga.
Peach Belt
5
8
Wingate
Wingate, N.C.
SAC
8
9
Lees-McRae
Banner Elk, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
9
10
Montevallo
Montevallo, Ala.
Peach Belt
NR
WEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week
1
Chico State
Chico, Calif.
CCAA
1
2
Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
GNAC
2
3
Western Washington
Bellingham, Wash.
GNAC
3
4
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, Calif.
CCAA
4
5
UC San Diego
La Jolla, Calif.
CCAA
5
6
San Francisco State
San Francisco, Calif.
CCAA
6
7
Seattle Pacific
Seattle, Wash.
GNAC
7
8
BYU Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii
PacWest
8
9
Northwest Nazarene
Nampa, Idaho
GNAC
9
10
Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
GNAC
10
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Tom Lewis
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Communications Manager
1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750
New Orleans, LA 70163
(O) 504-599-8904 (F) 504-599-8909
Email: tom@ustfccca.org
Follow Us: twitter.com/USTFCCCA
REGISTER NOW FOR THE
2011 USTFCCCA CONVENTION
DEC 12-15, 2011 • SAN ANTONIO, TX
http://www.ustfccca.org/ustfccca-convention
DI National Coaches Poll
NEW ORLEANS – On Tuesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week four national cross country coaches’ poll for the 2011 NCAA Division I season. A busy previous weekend caused quite a shift the national women’s top 25, including a new number one in two-time defending NCAA Champion Villanova. On the men’s side, No. 1 Oklahoma State stays at the top spot after winning their home Cowboy Jamboree while in-state rival Oklahoma makes their first-ever showing in the national top three.
AROUND THE POLLS
MEN
– No. 1 Oklahoma State and No. 2 Wisconsin are in the top two spots for the fourth week in a row … Two-time defending NCAA Champion Oklahoma State has been the top-ranked team since the preseason.
– At No. 3, Oklahoma is making their first-ever appearance in the national top three. The Sooners won Lehigh’s Paul Short Run last weekend by a wide margin over five other nationally-ranked DI schools.
– New to the top ten, BYU moved up eight spots to No. 6 after winning the Notre Dame Invitational last Friday over then-No. 10 Florida State, 46-93.
– No. 18 Columbia debuts in the poll for the first time since at least 1998. The Lions were third at the Paul Short Run, but topped four other top-20 teams on the course.
– At No. 20 and No. 22, Washington State and UCLA are making their first showings to the poll this season, while at No. 27 Texas A&M is listed in the national top 30 for the first time since 2008.
– The Pac-12 leads all conferences with six teams in the national top 25, followed by the Big East (4) and the Big Ten (4).
– Seven ranked teams are schedule to compete this weekend in some form or fashion. No. 5 Iona and No. 18 Columbia have the New York Metro Championships this weekend at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx. No. 13 Northern Arizona and No. 23 Arizona State have an intrastate battle coming at the Grand Canyon Invite.
WOMEN
— A brand new slate of the nation’s top three emerged after last weekend’s performances. No. 1 Villanova retains the top spot they last held last year en route to a second-straight NCAA title. The Wildcats finished second to now-No. 2 Providence, 101-104, at Lehigh. No. 3 Florida State rose four spots from seventh after taking the top spot at Notre Dame this past weekend, besting five other nationally-ranked teams, including now-No. 11 Arkansas and then-No. 2 New Mexico.
– At No. 8, Syracuse makes their first showing in the nation’s top ten this season. The Orange was third to Providence and Villanova, but topped then-No. 1 Georgetown at Lehigh’s meet.
– No. 25 Notre Dame and No. 30 Clemson debut in the poll for the first time this season. For Clemson, it’s their first ranking since at least 1995.
– The Big East and Pac-12 each have six teams in the national top 30 to lead the way among conferences. The ACC and Big Ten follow with five teams apiece.
– A light weekend is ahead compared to last as only five ranked teams are slated to be in action. No. 1 Villanova will likely run a smaller group at the Jack St. Clair Memorial in Philly this weekend. No. 2 Providence will compete at the New England (NEICAAA) Championship. No. 14 Arizona goes to the Grand Canyon Invite, No. 15 Michigan State heads to the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships, and No. 21 Minnesota takes on the Pine Hill Invite.
NOTE: Next week is slated to be a "repeat" week, meaning all positions on this week’s poll will carry to next week.
The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held on Monday, November 21, in Terre Haute, Ind. NCAA Regional Championships will be held nine days prior on Saturday, November 12.
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Week #4 -- October 4
next ranking: October 11 (repeat), October 18 (regular)
Rank
Institution (FPV)
Points
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week
1
Oklahoma State (11)
359
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (6th)
1
2
Wisconsin (1)
348
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mick Byrne (4th)
2
3
Oklahoma
327
Midwest
Big 12
Martin Smith (7th)
4
4
Stanford
325
West
Pac-12
Jason Dunn (5th)
3
5
Iona
296
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
Ricardo Santos (4th)
5
6
BYU
291
Mountain
West Coast
Ed Eyestone (12th)
14
7
Indiana
290
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (5th)
6
8
Colorado
275
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (17th)
7
9
NC State
270
Southeast
ACC
Rollie Geiger (34th)
9
10
Oregon
253
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
8
11
Florida State
250
South
ACC
Bob Braman (12th)
10
12
Portland
227
West
West Coast
Rob Conner (22nd)
11
13
Northern Arizona
209
Mountain
Big Sky
Eric Heins (5th)
13
14
Princeton
206
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Steve Dolan (8th)
12
15
Arkansas
179
South Central
SEC
Chris Bucknam (4th)
16
16
Georgetown
172
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Patrick Henner (13th)
22
17
Minnesota
143
Midwest
Big Ten
Steve Plasencia (16th)
20
18
Columbia
139
Northeast
Ivy
Willy Wood (18th)
RV
19
Villanova
125
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Marcus O'Sullivan (12th)
18
20
Washington State
118
West
Pac-12
Pete Julian (2nd)
NR
21
Syracuse
101
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (7th)
15
22
UCLA
92
West
Pac-12
Mike Maynard (3rd)
RV
23
Arizona State
91
West
Pac-12
Greg Kraft (16th)
29
24
Providence
81
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (28th)
17
25
New Mexico
80
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (5th)
21
26
Michigan
74
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Alex Gibby (2nd)
28
27
Texas A&M
54
South Central
Big 12
Pat Henry (8th)
RV
28
Florida
43
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (5th)
29
29
North Carolina
30
Southeast
ACC
Peter Watson (4th)
RV
29
Eastern Kentucky
30
Southeast
Ohio Valley
Rick Erdmann (33rd)
26
Others Receiving Votes: Texas 28, Virginia 17, Lamar 11, Tulsa 11, Air Force 10, Notre Dame 8, Penn State 7, Ohio State 4, Iowa State 3, Brown 3, Virginia Tech 1.
Dropped Out: No. 19 Virginia, No. 23 Notre Dame, No. 24 Texas, No. 25 Ohio State, No. 27 Louisville
compiled by Don Kopriva
(* year as head coach of that team in men's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Week #4 -- October 4
next ranking: October 11 (repeat), October 18 (regular)
Rank
Institution (FPV)
Points
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week
1
Villanova (6)
354
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Gina Procaccio (12th)
5
2
Providence (5)
346
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (28th)
3
3
Florida State
326
South
ACC
Karen Harvey (5th)
7
4
Colorado (1)
316
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (17th)
4
5
Georgetown
313
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Chris Miltenberg (4th)
1
6
Stanford
305
West
Pac-12
Edrick Floreal (1st)
6
7
New Mexico
265
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (5th)
2
8
Syracuse
260
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (7th)
12
9
Iowa State
257
Midwest
Big 12
Corey Ihmels (5th)
8
10
California
238
West
Pac-12
Tony Sandoval (30th)
10
11
Arkansas
227
South Central
SEC
Lance Harter (22nd)
18
12
Oregon
219
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
17
13
North Carolina
210
Southeast
ACC
Peter Watson (4th)
15
14
Arizona
198
West
Pac-12
Fred Harvey (10th)
11
15
Michigan State
195
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (8th)
19
16
Virginia
193
Southeast
ACC
Jason Vigilante (4th)
16
17
Texas
180
South Central
Big 12
Bev Kearney (20th)
14
18
Michigan
161
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mike McGuire (22nd)
13
19
West Virginia
127
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Sean Cleary (5th)
24
20
Penn State
124
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
Beth Alford-Sullivan (13th)
28
21
Minnesota
94
Midwest
Big Ten
Gary Wilson (27th)
21
22
Florida
88
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (5th)
26
23
Iowa
76
Midwest
Big Ten
Layne Anderson (10th)
27
24
Washington
75
West
Pac-12
Greg Metcalf (10th)
20
25
Notre Dame
65
Great Lakes
Big East
Tim Connelly (24th)
NR
26
Duke
61
Southeast
ACC
Kevin Jermyn (8th)
9
27
BYU
59
Mountain
West Coast
Patrick Shane (30th)
29
28
Princeton
51
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Peter Farrell (34th)
22
29
Oklahoma State
48
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (3rd)
23
30
Clemson
42
Southeast
ACC
Lawrence Johnson (4th)
RV
Others Receiving Votes: Vanderbilt 25, Yale 16, Texas Tech 14, Indiana 12, Kansas State 10, Connecticut 8, Tulsa 7, Dartmouth 7, Cornell 4, Missouri 2, San Francisco 1.
Dropped Out: No. 25 Texas Tech, No. 30 Vanderbilt.
compiled by Jesse Rosen
(* year as head coach of that team in women's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)
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AROUND THE POLLS
MEN
– No. 1 Oklahoma State and No. 2 Wisconsin are in the top two spots for the fourth week in a row … Two-time defending NCAA Champion Oklahoma State has been the top-ranked team since the preseason.
– At No. 3, Oklahoma is making their first-ever appearance in the national top three. The Sooners won Lehigh’s Paul Short Run last weekend by a wide margin over five other nationally-ranked DI schools.
– New to the top ten, BYU moved up eight spots to No. 6 after winning the Notre Dame Invitational last Friday over then-No. 10 Florida State, 46-93.
– No. 18 Columbia debuts in the poll for the first time since at least 1998. The Lions were third at the Paul Short Run, but topped four other top-20 teams on the course.
– At No. 20 and No. 22, Washington State and UCLA are making their first showings to the poll this season, while at No. 27 Texas A&M is listed in the national top 30 for the first time since 2008.
– The Pac-12 leads all conferences with six teams in the national top 25, followed by the Big East (4) and the Big Ten (4).
– Seven ranked teams are schedule to compete this weekend in some form or fashion. No. 5 Iona and No. 18 Columbia have the New York Metro Championships this weekend at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx. No. 13 Northern Arizona and No. 23 Arizona State have an intrastate battle coming at the Grand Canyon Invite.
WOMEN
— A brand new slate of the nation’s top three emerged after last weekend’s performances. No. 1 Villanova retains the top spot they last held last year en route to a second-straight NCAA title. The Wildcats finished second to now-No. 2 Providence, 101-104, at Lehigh. No. 3 Florida State rose four spots from seventh after taking the top spot at Notre Dame this past weekend, besting five other nationally-ranked teams, including now-No. 11 Arkansas and then-No. 2 New Mexico.
– At No. 8, Syracuse makes their first showing in the nation’s top ten this season. The Orange was third to Providence and Villanova, but topped then-No. 1 Georgetown at Lehigh’s meet.
– No. 25 Notre Dame and No. 30 Clemson debut in the poll for the first time this season. For Clemson, it’s their first ranking since at least 1995.
– The Big East and Pac-12 each have six teams in the national top 30 to lead the way among conferences. The ACC and Big Ten follow with five teams apiece.
– A light weekend is ahead compared to last as only five ranked teams are slated to be in action. No. 1 Villanova will likely run a smaller group at the Jack St. Clair Memorial in Philly this weekend. No. 2 Providence will compete at the New England (NEICAAA) Championship. No. 14 Arizona goes to the Grand Canyon Invite, No. 15 Michigan State heads to the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships, and No. 21 Minnesota takes on the Pine Hill Invite.
NOTE: Next week is slated to be a "repeat" week, meaning all positions on this week’s poll will carry to next week.
The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held on Monday, November 21, in Terre Haute, Ind. NCAA Regional Championships will be held nine days prior on Saturday, November 12.
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Week #4 -- October 4
next ranking: October 11 (repeat), October 18 (regular)
Rank
Institution (FPV)
Points
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week
1
Oklahoma State (11)
359
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (6th)
1
2
Wisconsin (1)
348
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mick Byrne (4th)
2
3
Oklahoma
327
Midwest
Big 12
Martin Smith (7th)
4
4
Stanford
325
West
Pac-12
Jason Dunn (5th)
3
5
Iona
296
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
Ricardo Santos (4th)
5
6
BYU
291
Mountain
West Coast
Ed Eyestone (12th)
14
7
Indiana
290
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (5th)
6
8
Colorado
275
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (17th)
7
9
NC State
270
Southeast
ACC
Rollie Geiger (34th)
9
10
Oregon
253
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
8
11
Florida State
250
South
ACC
Bob Braman (12th)
10
12
Portland
227
West
West Coast
Rob Conner (22nd)
11
13
Northern Arizona
209
Mountain
Big Sky
Eric Heins (5th)
13
14
Princeton
206
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Steve Dolan (8th)
12
15
Arkansas
179
South Central
SEC
Chris Bucknam (4th)
16
16
Georgetown
172
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Patrick Henner (13th)
22
17
Minnesota
143
Midwest
Big Ten
Steve Plasencia (16th)
20
18
Columbia
139
Northeast
Ivy
Willy Wood (18th)
RV
19
Villanova
125
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Marcus O'Sullivan (12th)
18
20
Washington State
118
West
Pac-12
Pete Julian (2nd)
NR
21
Syracuse
101
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (7th)
15
22
UCLA
92
West
Pac-12
Mike Maynard (3rd)
RV
23
Arizona State
91
West
Pac-12
Greg Kraft (16th)
29
24
Providence
81
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (28th)
17
25
New Mexico
80
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (5th)
21
26
Michigan
74
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Alex Gibby (2nd)
28
27
Texas A&M
54
South Central
Big 12
Pat Henry (8th)
RV
28
Florida
43
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (5th)
29
29
North Carolina
30
Southeast
ACC
Peter Watson (4th)
RV
29
Eastern Kentucky
30
Southeast
Ohio Valley
Rick Erdmann (33rd)
26
Others Receiving Votes: Texas 28, Virginia 17, Lamar 11, Tulsa 11, Air Force 10, Notre Dame 8, Penn State 7, Ohio State 4, Iowa State 3, Brown 3, Virginia Tech 1.
Dropped Out: No. 19 Virginia, No. 23 Notre Dame, No. 24 Texas, No. 25 Ohio State, No. 27 Louisville
compiled by Don Kopriva
(* year as head coach of that team in men's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Week #4 -- October 4
next ranking: October 11 (repeat), October 18 (regular)
Rank
Institution (FPV)
Points
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week
1
Villanova (6)
354
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Gina Procaccio (12th)
5
2
Providence (5)
346
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (28th)
3
3
Florida State
326
South
ACC
Karen Harvey (5th)
7
4
Colorado (1)
316
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (17th)
4
5
Georgetown
313
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Chris Miltenberg (4th)
1
6
Stanford
305
West
Pac-12
Edrick Floreal (1st)
6
7
New Mexico
265
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (5th)
2
8
Syracuse
260
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (7th)
12
9
Iowa State
257
Midwest
Big 12
Corey Ihmels (5th)
8
10
California
238
West
Pac-12
Tony Sandoval (30th)
10
11
Arkansas
227
South Central
SEC
Lance Harter (22nd)
18
12
Oregon
219
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
17
13
North Carolina
210
Southeast
ACC
Peter Watson (4th)
15
14
Arizona
198
West
Pac-12
Fred Harvey (10th)
11
15
Michigan State
195
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (8th)
19
16
Virginia
193
Southeast
ACC
Jason Vigilante (4th)
16
17
Texas
180
South Central
Big 12
Bev Kearney (20th)
14
18
Michigan
161
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mike McGuire (22nd)
13
19
West Virginia
127
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Sean Cleary (5th)
24
20
Penn State
124
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
Beth Alford-Sullivan (13th)
28
21
Minnesota
94
Midwest
Big Ten
Gary Wilson (27th)
21
22
Florida
88
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (5th)
26
23
Iowa
76
Midwest
Big Ten
Layne Anderson (10th)
27
24
Washington
75
West
Pac-12
Greg Metcalf (10th)
20
25
Notre Dame
65
Great Lakes
Big East
Tim Connelly (24th)
NR
26
Duke
61
Southeast
ACC
Kevin Jermyn (8th)
9
27
BYU
59
Mountain
West Coast
Patrick Shane (30th)
29
28
Princeton
51
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Peter Farrell (34th)
22
29
Oklahoma State
48
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (3rd)
23
30
Clemson
42
Southeast
ACC
Lawrence Johnson (4th)
RV
Others Receiving Votes: Vanderbilt 25, Yale 16, Texas Tech 14, Indiana 12, Kansas State 10, Connecticut 8, Tulsa 7, Dartmouth 7, Cornell 4, Missouri 2, San Francisco 1.
Dropped Out: No. 25 Texas Tech, No. 30 Vanderbilt.
compiled by Jesse Rosen
(* year as head coach of that team in women's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)
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U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Communications Manager
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Clovis Invitational Top Fifteen Boys All-Time List
by Keith Conning
e-mail keithconning@aol.com
Please let me know where Gary Nagel and Chris Schwartz went after high school.
Boys
Time First Name Last Name (High School, City Section/State) Year University
14:54 Ammar Moussa (Arcadia SS) 2010 Colorado
14:53 Sam Pons (South Pasadena SS) 2009 Princeton
14:54 Lane Werley (Martin Luther King, Riverside SS) 2010 UCLA
14:56 Louie Quintana (Arroyo Grande SS) 1990 Arizona State
14:59 Erik Olson (Novato NCS) 2009 Stanford
15:02 Mark Mastalir (Jesuit, Carmichael SJS) 1984 Stanford
15:03 Eric Mastalir (Jesuit, Carmichael SJS) 1984 Stanford
15:03 Michael Cybulski (Royal, Simi Valley SS) 2006 UCLA
15:03 Wade Meddles (Sierra Lutheran, Minden, Nevada) 2009 Azusa Pacific
15:06 Gary Nagel (Mt. Whitney, Visalia CS) 1983 ?
15:08 Garrett Rowe (Mt. View CCS) 2009 Princeton
15:09 Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian, Redding NS) 2002 Wisconsin
15:09 Chris Schwartz (Foothill, Bakersfield CS) 2008 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
"Chris Schwartz went to Cal Poly SLO for one Red-Shirt year after high school then dropped off their roster. Don't know where (or if) he ran after that." scott.joerger@gmail.com
"Chris Schwartz (2007) attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before joining the Armed Forces;" http://rise.espn.go.com/track-and-xc/california/2011-xc/Rankings/Preseason/Boys-State-Division-I-XC-Preview.aspx
15:10 Billy Nelson (Taft CS) 2001 Colorado
15:10 Mikel Thomas (Clovis CS) 2006 Nebraska
15:10 Zack Torres (Crescenta Valley SS) 2008 UCLA
15:10 Jonathan Sanchez (Buchanan, Clovis CS) 2008 Duke
e-mail keithconning@aol.com
Please let me know where Gary Nagel and Chris Schwartz went after high school.
Boys
Time First Name Last Name (High School, City Section/State) Year University
14:54 Ammar Moussa (Arcadia SS) 2010 Colorado
14:53 Sam Pons (South Pasadena SS) 2009 Princeton
14:54 Lane Werley (Martin Luther King, Riverside SS) 2010 UCLA
14:56 Louie Quintana (Arroyo Grande SS) 1990 Arizona State
14:59 Erik Olson (Novato NCS) 2009 Stanford
15:02 Mark Mastalir (Jesuit, Carmichael SJS) 1984 Stanford
15:03 Eric Mastalir (Jesuit, Carmichael SJS) 1984 Stanford
15:03 Michael Cybulski (Royal, Simi Valley SS) 2006 UCLA
15:03 Wade Meddles (Sierra Lutheran, Minden, Nevada) 2009 Azusa Pacific
15:06 Gary Nagel (Mt. Whitney, Visalia CS) 1983 ?
15:08 Garrett Rowe (Mt. View CCS) 2009 Princeton
15:09 Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian, Redding NS) 2002 Wisconsin
15:09 Chris Schwartz (Foothill, Bakersfield CS) 2008 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
"Chris Schwartz went to Cal Poly SLO for one Red-Shirt year after high school then dropped off their roster. Don't know where (or if) he ran after that." scott.joerger@gmail.com
"Chris Schwartz (2007) attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before joining the Armed Forces;" http://rise.espn.go.com/track-and-xc/california/2011-xc/Rankings/Preseason/Boys-State-Division-I-XC-Preview.aspx
15:10 Billy Nelson (Taft CS) 2001 Colorado
15:10 Mikel Thomas (Clovis CS) 2006 Nebraska
15:10 Zack Torres (Crescenta Valley SS) 2008 UCLA
15:10 Jonathan Sanchez (Buchanan, Clovis CS) 2008 Duke
Monday, October 03, 2011
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Regional Cross Country Rankings
as of 10/3/2011 8:10:06 AM
2011 Week #4, October 3
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Regional Cross Country Rankings
MEN
GREAT LAKES Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Wisconsin Big Ten 1 0
2 Indiana Big Ten 2 0
3 Michigan Big Ten 5 ▲ 2
4 Notre Dame Big East 4 0
5 Ohio State Big Ten 3 ▼ 2
6 Michigan State Big Ten 6 0
7 Purdue Big Ten 8 ▲ 1
8 Butler Horizon 9 ▲ 1
9 Cincinnati Big East 13 ▲ 4
10 Eastern Michigan Mid-Amer. 7 ▼ 3
11 Indiana State Mo. Valley 10 ▼ 1
12 Kent State Mid-Amer. 14 ▲ 2
13 Marquette Big East 11 ▼ 2
14 Toledo Mid-Amer. NR
15 Akron Mid-Amer. NR
MID-ATLANTIC Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Princeton Ivy 1 0
2 Georgetown Big East 3 ▲ 1
3 Villanova Big East 2 ▼ 1
4 Penn State Big Ten 4 0
5 Navy Patriot 5 0
6 La Salle A-10 6 0
7 American Patriot 7 0
8 Lehigh Patriot 11 ▲ 3
9 Duquesne A-10 8 ▼ 1
10 Saint Joseph's A-10 9 ▼ 1
11 Maryland ACC 12 ▲ 1
12 Penn Ivy 10 ▼ 2
13 Bucknell Patriot NR
14 UMBC Am. East 13 ▼ 1
15 Mount St. Mary's NEC 15 0
MIDWEST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Oklahoma State Big 12 1 0
2 Oklahoma Big 12 2 0
3 Minnesota Big Ten 3 0
4 Iowa State Big 12 4 0
5 Tulsa Conf. USA 6 ▲ 1
6 Illinois Big Ten 5 ▼ 1
7 Kansas Big 12 7 0
8 Iowa Big Ten 8 0
9 Southern Illinois Mo. Valley 9 0
10 Nebraska Big Ten 10 0
11 South Dakota Stat Summit 11 0
12 Drake Mo. Valley 12 0
13 Missouri Big 12 NR
14 Loyola-Chicago Horizon 13 ▼ 1
15 Wichita State Mo. Valley NR
MOUNTAIN Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 BYU West Coast 2 ▲1
2 Colorado Pac-12 1 ▼1
3 Northern Arizona Big Sky 3 0
4 New Mexico Mtn. West 5 ▲1
5 Air Force Mtn. West 4 ▼1
6 Utah State WAC 7 ▲1
7 Weber State Big Sky 6 ▼1
8 Southern Utah Summit 8 0
9 New Mexico State WAC 11 ▲2
10 Wyoming Mtn. West 9 ▼1
11 Colorado State Mtn. West 10 ▼1
12 UTEP Conf. USA 12 0
13 Montana State Big Sky 13 0
14 Utah Valley Great West 14 0
15 Texas Tech Big 12 15 0
NORTHEAST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Iona MAAC 1 0
2 Columbia Ivy 5 ▲3
3 Syracuse Big East 2 ▼1
4 Providence Big East 3 ▼1
5 Brown Ivy 8 ▲3
6 Dartmouth Ivy 4 ▼2
7 Northeastern Colonial 7 0
8 Harvard Ivy 6 ▼2
9 Cornell Ivy 9 0
10 Albany Am. East 10 0
11 Yale Ivy 11 0
12 Boston University Am. East 12 0
13 Boston College ACC 14 ▲1
14 Marist MAAC 15 ▲1
15 Buffalo Mid-Amer. NR
SOUTH Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Florida State ACC 1 0
2 Florida SEC 2 0
3 Georgia SEC 3 0
4 Chattanooga Southern 5 ▲1
5 Middle Tennessee Sun Belt 12 ▲7
6 Mississippi State SEC 9 ▲3
7 Georgia Tech ACC 10 ▲3
8 Tennessee SEC 7 ▼1
9 Mississippi SEC 8 ▼1
10 Alabama SEC 4 ▼6
11 Kennesaw State A-Sun NR
12 Belmont A-Sun 6 ▼6
13 East Tennessee StaA-Sun 11 ▼2
14 Auburn SEC 13 ▼1
15 North Florida A-Sun 14 ▼1
SOUTH CENTRAL Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Arkansas SEC 1 0
2 Texas A&M Big 12 3 ▲1
3 Texas Big 12 2 ▼1
4 Lamar Southland 4 0
5 Rice Conf. USA 7 ▲2
6 Texas A&M-CorpusSouthland 6 0
7 UTSA Southland 5 ▼2
8 Houston Conf. USA 9 ▲1
9 Ark.-Little Rock Sun Belt 10 ▲1
10 Stephen F. Austin Southland 11 ▲1
11 Baylor Big 12 8 ▼3
12 McNeese State Southland 15 ▲3
13 LSU SEC 13 0
14 UTPA Great West 12 ▼2
15 Houston Baptist Great West 14 ▼1
SOUTHEAST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 NC State ACC 1 0
2 North Carolina ACC 4 ▲2
3 Eastern Kentucky OVC 3 0
4 Virginia Tech ACC 6 ▲2
5 Duke ACC 8 ▲3
6 Virginia ACC 2 ▼4
7 Louisville Big East 5 ▼2
8 William and Mary Colonial 7 ▼1
9 Davidson Southern 9 0
10 Liberty Big South NR
11 UNCG Southern 13 ▲2
12 Kentucky SEC NR
13 Wake Forest ACC 11 ▼2
14 Furman Southern NR
15 Richmond A-10 12 ▼3
WEST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Stanford Pac-12 1 0
2 Oregon Pac-12 2 0
3 Portland West Coast 3 0
4 Arizona State Pac-12 4 0
5 Washington State Pac-12 8 ▲3
6 UCLA Pac-12 5 ▼1
7 Cal Poly Big West 6 ▼1
8 California Pac-12 7 ▼1
9 Long Beach State Big West 9 0
10 Washington Pac-12 10 0
11 UC Santa Barbara Big West 11 0
12 Idaho WAC 12 0
13 Boise State Mtn. West 13 0
14 Arizona Pac-12 14 0
15 Loyola MarymountWest Coast 15 0
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2011 Week #4, October 3
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Regional Cross Country Rankings
WOMEN
GREAT LAKES Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Michigan State Big Ten 2 ▲ 1
2 Michigan Big Ten 1 ▼ 1
3 Notre Dame Big East 5 ▲ 2
4 Indiana Big Ten 4 0
5 Wisconsin Big Ten 6 ▲ 1
6 Toledo Mid-Amer. 3 ▼ 3
7 Ohio State Big Ten 8 ▲ 1
8 Miami (Ohio) Mid-Amer. 9 ▲ 1
9 Central Michigan Mid-Amer. 13 ▲ 4
10 Butler Horizon 10 0
11 Dayton A-10 7 ▼ 4
12 Purdue Big Ten 11 ▼ 1
13 Indiana State Mo. Valley 14 ▲ 1
14 Ohio Mid-Amer. 15 ▲ 1
15 Eastern Michigan Mid-Amer. 12 ▼ 3
MID-ATLANTIC Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Villanova Big East 2 ▲ 1
2 Georgetown Big East 1 ▼ 1
3 Penn State Big Ten 4 ▲ 1
4 West Virginia Big East 5 ▲ 1
5 Princeton Ivy 3 ▼ 2
6 Navy Patriot 6 0
7 La Salle A-10 7 0
8 Loyola (Md.) MAAC 12 ▲ 4
9 Maryland ACC 14 ▲ 5
10 Lehigh Patriot 11 ▲ 1
11 Saint Joseph's A-10 15 ▲ 4
12 Bucknell Patriot 8 ▼ 4
13 Penn Ivy 9 ▼ 4
14 Towson Colonial 13 ▼ 1
15 Duquesne A-10 10 ▼ 5
MIDWEST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Iowa State Big 12 1 0
2 Minnesota Big Ten 3 ▲ 1
3 Iowa Big Ten 4 ▲ 1
4 Oklahoma State Big 12 2 ▼ 2
5 Tulsa Conf. USA 5 0
6 Kansas Big 12 6 0
7 Nebraska Big Ten 8 ▲ 1
8 Wichita State Mo. Valley 13 ▲ 5
9 Northwestern Big Ten 7 ▼ 2
10 Missouri Big 12 14 ▲ 4
11 Illinois State Mo. Valley 12 ▲ 1
12 Oklahoma Big 12 9 ▼ 3
13 Illinois Big Ten 11 ▼ 2
14 Kansas State Big 12 10 ▼ 4
15 Saint Louis A-10 15 0
MOUNTAIN Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Colorado Pac-12 2 ▲1
2 New Mexico Mtn. West 1 ▼1
3 BYU West Coast 3 0
4 Colorado State Mtn. West 5 ▲1
5 Weber State Big Sky 6 ▲1
6 Texas Tech Big 12 4 ▼2
7 Utah Pac-12 7 0
8 Northern Arizona Big Sky 8 0
9 Idaho State Big Sky 9 0
10 Southern Utah Summit 10 0
11 New Mexico State WAC 11 0
12 Utah Valley Great West NR
13 Air Force Mtn. West 12 ▼1
14 Wyoming Mtn. West 14 0
15 Montana State Big Sky NR
NORTHEAST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Providence Big East 1 0
2 Syracuse Big East 2 0
3 Yale Ivy 13 ▲10
4 Cornell Ivy 5 ▲1
5 Dartmouth Ivy 3 ▼2
6 Connecticut Big East 6 0
7 Boston College ACC 7 0
8 Stony Brook Am. East 8 0
9 Brown Ivy 11 ▲2
10 Columbia Ivy 4 ▼6
11 New Hampshire Am. East 9 ▼2
12 Harvard Ivy 14 ▲2
13 Iona MAAC 10 ▼3
14 Boston University Am. East 12 ▼2
15 Vermont Am. East 15 0
SOUTH Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Florida State ACC 1 0
2 Florida SEC 2 0
3 Vanderbilt SEC 3 0
4 North Florida A-Sun 6 ▲2
5 Mississippi SEC 14 ▲9
6 Georgia SEC 5 ▼1
7 Mississippi State SEC 4 ▼3
8 USF Big East 9 ▲1
9 Alabama SEC 7 ▼2
10 Lipscomb A-Sun 8 ▼2
11 Georgia State Colonial 10 ▼1
12 Samford Southern 11 ▼1
13 Belmont A-Sun NR
14 UAB Conf. USA 15 ▲1
15 Jacksonville A-Sun 13 ▼2
SOUTH CENTRAL Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Arkansas SEC 2 ▲1
2 Texas Big 12 1 ▼1
3 Rice Conf. USA 6 ▲3
4 SMU Conf. USA 5 ▲1
5 Texas A&M-CorpusSouthland 7 ▲2
6 Baylor Big 12 4 ▼2
7 Texas A&M Big 12 3 ▼4
8 Lamar Southland 12 ▲4
9 UTSA Southland 10 ▲1
10 TCU Mtn. West 8 ▼2
11 UT Arlington Southland NR
12 Nicholls State Southland NR
13 McNeese State Southland 13 0
14 Houston Conf. USA 11 ▼3
15 Texas State Southland 14 ▼1
SOUTHEAST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 North Carolina ACC 2 ▲1
2 Virginia ACC 3 ▲1
3 Clemson ACC 4 ▲1
4 Duke ACC 1 ▼3
5 Virginia Tech ACC 5 0
6 NC State ACC 7 ▲1
7 James Madison Colonial 6 ▼1
8 Wake Forest ACC 9 ▲1
9 East Carolina Conf. USA 10 ▲1
10 Furman Southern 11 ▲1
11 William and Mary Colonial 12 ▲1
12 Richmond A-10 8 ▼4
13 Western Kentucky Sun Belt NR
14 Eastern Kentucky OVC NR
15 UNCG Southern NR
WEST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Stanford Pac-12 1 0
2 Oregon Pac-12 4 ▲2
3 California Pac-12 2 ▼1
4 Arizona Pac-12 3 ▼1
5 Washington Pac-12 5 0
6 San Francisco West Coast 6 0
7 Arizona State Pac-12 7 0
8 Portland West Coast 11 ▲3
9 UC Davis Big West 8 ▼1
10 Cal Poly Big West 9 ▼1
11 Oregon State Pac-12 15 ▲4
12 Loyola MarymountWest Coast 10 ▼2
13 Idaho WAC 13 0
14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 12 ▼2
15 Washington State Pac-12 14 ▼1
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2011 Week #4, October 3
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Regional Cross Country Rankings
MEN
GREAT LAKES Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Wisconsin Big Ten 1 0
2 Indiana Big Ten 2 0
3 Michigan Big Ten 5 ▲ 2
4 Notre Dame Big East 4 0
5 Ohio State Big Ten 3 ▼ 2
6 Michigan State Big Ten 6 0
7 Purdue Big Ten 8 ▲ 1
8 Butler Horizon 9 ▲ 1
9 Cincinnati Big East 13 ▲ 4
10 Eastern Michigan Mid-Amer. 7 ▼ 3
11 Indiana State Mo. Valley 10 ▼ 1
12 Kent State Mid-Amer. 14 ▲ 2
13 Marquette Big East 11 ▼ 2
14 Toledo Mid-Amer. NR
15 Akron Mid-Amer. NR
MID-ATLANTIC Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Princeton Ivy 1 0
2 Georgetown Big East 3 ▲ 1
3 Villanova Big East 2 ▼ 1
4 Penn State Big Ten 4 0
5 Navy Patriot 5 0
6 La Salle A-10 6 0
7 American Patriot 7 0
8 Lehigh Patriot 11 ▲ 3
9 Duquesne A-10 8 ▼ 1
10 Saint Joseph's A-10 9 ▼ 1
11 Maryland ACC 12 ▲ 1
12 Penn Ivy 10 ▼ 2
13 Bucknell Patriot NR
14 UMBC Am. East 13 ▼ 1
15 Mount St. Mary's NEC 15 0
MIDWEST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Oklahoma State Big 12 1 0
2 Oklahoma Big 12 2 0
3 Minnesota Big Ten 3 0
4 Iowa State Big 12 4 0
5 Tulsa Conf. USA 6 ▲ 1
6 Illinois Big Ten 5 ▼ 1
7 Kansas Big 12 7 0
8 Iowa Big Ten 8 0
9 Southern Illinois Mo. Valley 9 0
10 Nebraska Big Ten 10 0
11 South Dakota Stat Summit 11 0
12 Drake Mo. Valley 12 0
13 Missouri Big 12 NR
14 Loyola-Chicago Horizon 13 ▼ 1
15 Wichita State Mo. Valley NR
MOUNTAIN Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 BYU West Coast 2 ▲1
2 Colorado Pac-12 1 ▼1
3 Northern Arizona Big Sky 3 0
4 New Mexico Mtn. West 5 ▲1
5 Air Force Mtn. West 4 ▼1
6 Utah State WAC 7 ▲1
7 Weber State Big Sky 6 ▼1
8 Southern Utah Summit 8 0
9 New Mexico State WAC 11 ▲2
10 Wyoming Mtn. West 9 ▼1
11 Colorado State Mtn. West 10 ▼1
12 UTEP Conf. USA 12 0
13 Montana State Big Sky 13 0
14 Utah Valley Great West 14 0
15 Texas Tech Big 12 15 0
NORTHEAST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Iona MAAC 1 0
2 Columbia Ivy 5 ▲3
3 Syracuse Big East 2 ▼1
4 Providence Big East 3 ▼1
5 Brown Ivy 8 ▲3
6 Dartmouth Ivy 4 ▼2
7 Northeastern Colonial 7 0
8 Harvard Ivy 6 ▼2
9 Cornell Ivy 9 0
10 Albany Am. East 10 0
11 Yale Ivy 11 0
12 Boston University Am. East 12 0
13 Boston College ACC 14 ▲1
14 Marist MAAC 15 ▲1
15 Buffalo Mid-Amer. NR
SOUTH Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Florida State ACC 1 0
2 Florida SEC 2 0
3 Georgia SEC 3 0
4 Chattanooga Southern 5 ▲1
5 Middle Tennessee Sun Belt 12 ▲7
6 Mississippi State SEC 9 ▲3
7 Georgia Tech ACC 10 ▲3
8 Tennessee SEC 7 ▼1
9 Mississippi SEC 8 ▼1
10 Alabama SEC 4 ▼6
11 Kennesaw State A-Sun NR
12 Belmont A-Sun 6 ▼6
13 East Tennessee StaA-Sun 11 ▼2
14 Auburn SEC 13 ▼1
15 North Florida A-Sun 14 ▼1
SOUTH CENTRAL Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Arkansas SEC 1 0
2 Texas A&M Big 12 3 ▲1
3 Texas Big 12 2 ▼1
4 Lamar Southland 4 0
5 Rice Conf. USA 7 ▲2
6 Texas A&M-CorpusSouthland 6 0
7 UTSA Southland 5 ▼2
8 Houston Conf. USA 9 ▲1
9 Ark.-Little Rock Sun Belt 10 ▲1
10 Stephen F. Austin Southland 11 ▲1
11 Baylor Big 12 8 ▼3
12 McNeese State Southland 15 ▲3
13 LSU SEC 13 0
14 UTPA Great West 12 ▼2
15 Houston Baptist Great West 14 ▼1
SOUTHEAST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 NC State ACC 1 0
2 North Carolina ACC 4 ▲2
3 Eastern Kentucky OVC 3 0
4 Virginia Tech ACC 6 ▲2
5 Duke ACC 8 ▲3
6 Virginia ACC 2 ▼4
7 Louisville Big East 5 ▼2
8 William and Mary Colonial 7 ▼1
9 Davidson Southern 9 0
10 Liberty Big South NR
11 UNCG Southern 13 ▲2
12 Kentucky SEC NR
13 Wake Forest ACC 11 ▼2
14 Furman Southern NR
15 Richmond A-10 12 ▼3
WEST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Stanford Pac-12 1 0
2 Oregon Pac-12 2 0
3 Portland West Coast 3 0
4 Arizona State Pac-12 4 0
5 Washington State Pac-12 8 ▲3
6 UCLA Pac-12 5 ▼1
7 Cal Poly Big West 6 ▼1
8 California Pac-12 7 ▼1
9 Long Beach State Big West 9 0
10 Washington Pac-12 10 0
11 UC Santa Barbara Big West 11 0
12 Idaho WAC 12 0
13 Boise State Mtn. West 13 0
14 Arizona Pac-12 14 0
15 Loyola MarymountWest Coast 15 0
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USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Regional Cross Country Rankings
WOMEN
GREAT LAKES Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Michigan State Big Ten 2 ▲ 1
2 Michigan Big Ten 1 ▼ 1
3 Notre Dame Big East 5 ▲ 2
4 Indiana Big Ten 4 0
5 Wisconsin Big Ten 6 ▲ 1
6 Toledo Mid-Amer. 3 ▼ 3
7 Ohio State Big Ten 8 ▲ 1
8 Miami (Ohio) Mid-Amer. 9 ▲ 1
9 Central Michigan Mid-Amer. 13 ▲ 4
10 Butler Horizon 10 0
11 Dayton A-10 7 ▼ 4
12 Purdue Big Ten 11 ▼ 1
13 Indiana State Mo. Valley 14 ▲ 1
14 Ohio Mid-Amer. 15 ▲ 1
15 Eastern Michigan Mid-Amer. 12 ▼ 3
MID-ATLANTIC Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Villanova Big East 2 ▲ 1
2 Georgetown Big East 1 ▼ 1
3 Penn State Big Ten 4 ▲ 1
4 West Virginia Big East 5 ▲ 1
5 Princeton Ivy 3 ▼ 2
6 Navy Patriot 6 0
7 La Salle A-10 7 0
8 Loyola (Md.) MAAC 12 ▲ 4
9 Maryland ACC 14 ▲ 5
10 Lehigh Patriot 11 ▲ 1
11 Saint Joseph's A-10 15 ▲ 4
12 Bucknell Patriot 8 ▼ 4
13 Penn Ivy 9 ▼ 4
14 Towson Colonial 13 ▼ 1
15 Duquesne A-10 10 ▼ 5
MIDWEST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Iowa State Big 12 1 0
2 Minnesota Big Ten 3 ▲ 1
3 Iowa Big Ten 4 ▲ 1
4 Oklahoma State Big 12 2 ▼ 2
5 Tulsa Conf. USA 5 0
6 Kansas Big 12 6 0
7 Nebraska Big Ten 8 ▲ 1
8 Wichita State Mo. Valley 13 ▲ 5
9 Northwestern Big Ten 7 ▼ 2
10 Missouri Big 12 14 ▲ 4
11 Illinois State Mo. Valley 12 ▲ 1
12 Oklahoma Big 12 9 ▼ 3
13 Illinois Big Ten 11 ▼ 2
14 Kansas State Big 12 10 ▼ 4
15 Saint Louis A-10 15 0
MOUNTAIN Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Colorado Pac-12 2 ▲1
2 New Mexico Mtn. West 1 ▼1
3 BYU West Coast 3 0
4 Colorado State Mtn. West 5 ▲1
5 Weber State Big Sky 6 ▲1
6 Texas Tech Big 12 4 ▼2
7 Utah Pac-12 7 0
8 Northern Arizona Big Sky 8 0
9 Idaho State Big Sky 9 0
10 Southern Utah Summit 10 0
11 New Mexico State WAC 11 0
12 Utah Valley Great West NR
13 Air Force Mtn. West 12 ▼1
14 Wyoming Mtn. West 14 0
15 Montana State Big Sky NR
NORTHEAST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Providence Big East 1 0
2 Syracuse Big East 2 0
3 Yale Ivy 13 ▲10
4 Cornell Ivy 5 ▲1
5 Dartmouth Ivy 3 ▼2
6 Connecticut Big East 6 0
7 Boston College ACC 7 0
8 Stony Brook Am. East 8 0
9 Brown Ivy 11 ▲2
10 Columbia Ivy 4 ▼6
11 New Hampshire Am. East 9 ▼2
12 Harvard Ivy 14 ▲2
13 Iona MAAC 10 ▼3
14 Boston University Am. East 12 ▼2
15 Vermont Am. East 15 0
SOUTH Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Florida State ACC 1 0
2 Florida SEC 2 0
3 Vanderbilt SEC 3 0
4 North Florida A-Sun 6 ▲2
5 Mississippi SEC 14 ▲9
6 Georgia SEC 5 ▼1
7 Mississippi State SEC 4 ▼3
8 USF Big East 9 ▲1
9 Alabama SEC 7 ▼2
10 Lipscomb A-Sun 8 ▼2
11 Georgia State Colonial 10 ▼1
12 Samford Southern 11 ▼1
13 Belmont A-Sun NR
14 UAB Conf. USA 15 ▲1
15 Jacksonville A-Sun 13 ▼2
SOUTH CENTRAL Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Arkansas SEC 2 ▲1
2 Texas Big 12 1 ▼1
3 Rice Conf. USA 6 ▲3
4 SMU Conf. USA 5 ▲1
5 Texas A&M-CorpusSouthland 7 ▲2
6 Baylor Big 12 4 ▼2
7 Texas A&M Big 12 3 ▼4
8 Lamar Southland 12 ▲4
9 UTSA Southland 10 ▲1
10 TCU Mtn. West 8 ▼2
11 UT Arlington Southland NR
12 Nicholls State Southland NR
13 McNeese State Southland 13 0
14 Houston Conf. USA 11 ▼3
15 Texas State Southland 14 ▼1
SOUTHEAST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 North Carolina ACC 2 ▲1
2 Virginia ACC 3 ▲1
3 Clemson ACC 4 ▲1
4 Duke ACC 1 ▼3
5 Virginia Tech ACC 5 0
6 NC State ACC 7 ▲1
7 James Madison Colonial 6 ▼1
8 Wake Forest ACC 9 ▲1
9 East Carolina Conf. USA 10 ▲1
10 Furman Southern 11 ▲1
11 William and Mary Colonial 12 ▲1
12 Richmond A-10 8 ▼4
13 Western Kentucky Sun Belt NR
14 Eastern Kentucky OVC NR
15 UNCG Southern NR
WEST Region
Current School Conference Last Week
1 Stanford Pac-12 1 0
2 Oregon Pac-12 4 ▲2
3 California Pac-12 2 ▼1
4 Arizona Pac-12 3 ▼1
5 Washington Pac-12 5 0
6 San Francisco West Coast 6 0
7 Arizona State Pac-12 7 0
8 Portland West Coast 11 ▲3
9 UC Davis Big West 8 ▼1
10 Cal Poly Big West 9 ▼1
11 Oregon State Pac-12 15 ▲4
12 Loyola MarymountWest Coast 10 ▼2
13 Idaho WAC 13 0
14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 12 ▼2
15 Washington State Pac-12 14 ▼1
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Running USA wire 79, October 2, 2011
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In this edition:
Keflezighi, Kastor Capture Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose 1/2 Marathon Crowns
Trafeh, Cherobon-Bawcom Take USA 10 Mile Titles
Malakwen, Bifa Win 30th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Kipkosgei, Bedada Smash Event Records at Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Ragnar Relay Pennsylvania, Lancaster, PA, October 7
Kids Running America 1 Mile, Denver, CO, October 8
XTERRA Marathon of Trail Races, Colorado Springs, CO, Oct 8
Trinity Trot CALF, Fort Worth, TX, October 8
NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Staten Island, NY, October 9
Army Ten-Miler, Washington, DC, October 9
Run Wild for Autism 5K, Baltimore, MD, October 9
Healing in Heels Dash for Breast Cancer, Annapolis, MD, Oct 9
Tyler Rose Marathon, Half & 5K, Tyler, TX, October 9
Sports Authority Rock 'n' Roll Denver Marathon & 1/2, CO, Oct 9
Long Beach ICB Marathon, Long Beach, CA, October 9
40th Portland Marathon, Portland, OR, October 9
Columbia Muddy Buddy: San Jose, CA, October 9
35th Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women, Boston, MA, October 10
USA Women's Championship / USA Running Circuit finale
Southern Odyssey Relay, Atlanta, GA, October 14
Running USA Regional Summit, Richmond, VA, October 22
Keflezighi, Kastor Capture Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose 1/2 Marathon Crowns
At 6th edition, ten athletes qualify for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials hosted by Houston in January
By Dan Cruz, Competitor Group
SAN JOSE, Calif. - (October 2, 2011) - On a perfect autumn morning in the Bay Area, Olympic medalists and Mammoth Track Club teammates Meb Keflezighi (San Diego HS, UCLA) and Deena Kastor (Agoura HS, Arkansas) cruised to victory at the 2011 Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon. Keflezighi delighted a cheering crowd of well-wishers along the 13.1-mile route by winning handily in 1 hour, 2 minutes and 17 seconds - over two minutes ahead of runner-up Giliat Ghebray (James Logan HS, Union City; California)(1:03:38) from Union City.
Keflezighi led a lead pack of five runners through an opening mile of 4:35. At mile 3 the 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist picked up the pace, running a series of sub-4:40 miles to open up a sizable lead on the rest of the field, one he held all the way to the finish line.
"We ran a pretty quick first mile of 4:35 and then after that 4:50 and after that I picked it up," said Keflezighi, who won for the third straight time in San Jose. "I was making good pace. It is kind of tough to run on your own sometimes, but I am happy to be here and get a good tune-up. It couldn't have been any better. A lot people were cheering 'Go Meb' and it was just awesome. My Mom is here and my brother lives here, a lot of the people are aware of what I have done and it's nice to have the course coming back with the crowd. Running back the energy was awesome."
It paid off in a solid tune up for the 36-year-old Keflezighi, who also won the 2009 ING New York City Marathon - the first American do so in 27 years. His time tied Mo Trafeh (Duarte HS, Arizona)as the second fastest American half-marathon of the year.
"I run to win, which means challenge myself and don't hold back. It was good today," added Keflezighi, who is preparing for the ING New York City Marathon in November. "I feel like I gave my best effort to be able to keep going, stay healthy and finish strong. People have different goals and different aspirations to go and with 10,000 out here running it's awesome, and it's awesome to see people fit and strong and it was a beautiful California weather day."
As much as the spectators enjoyed Keflezighi's victory, they also were treated to a comeback performance from Deena Kastor, the only American woman to ever break 2:20 in the marathon, won the women's race in 1:12:23.
"It was just awesome," said Kastor, who is coming back from maternity leave after giving birth to her daughter, Piper, in February. "San Jose really came out and showed their true colors today - the communities that we ran through, the neighborhoods everyone came out in their front yards cheering on all of us runners. It was really great to have everyone out here supporting the race this morning."
She continued: "I thought I could run around 1:11 or 1:12 today and I felt good out there. It didn't take too much out of me so it will be good to get back into training this week and use this as a stepping stone for the Olympic Trials in January. The running community is really special in that we can all be a part of this together-from the elite runners trying to post qualifying times for the Olympic Trials to the people just out enjoying the bands. We all know how to have a good time out there and San Jose was a wonderful host for the event."
One of California's fastest road races, the Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon is the site of both the men's and women's half-marathon records for the State of California.
Runners from all 50 states and 14 countries participated in this morning's race, including a group of California's fastest runners, with ten athletes qualifying for the Olympic Marathon Trials in January 2012 in Houston. Three-time Super Bowl champion and race founder Roger Craig completed his sixth straight San Jose race, along with San Jose resident and soccer star Brandi Chastain.
All race participants enjoyed a wide variety of entertainment along the tree-lined course, with bands and cheerleaders at each mile to keep the energy high. The Finish Line Festival at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose kept the party atmosphere going with free MGD 64 for all of-age participants and a headliner concert with Big Head Todd and the Monsters.
The Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 7, 2012.
6th Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose 1/2 Marathon
San Jose, CA, October 2, 2011
MEN
1) Meb Keflezighi (San Diego HS; UCLA; CA), 1:02:17, $2000*
2) Giliat Ghebray (James Logan HS, Union City; California; CA), 1:03:38, $1000*
3) Sergio Reyes (Cuesta College 2000; CA), 1:04:20, $250
4) Moses Waweru (KEN), 1:04:31
5) Daniel Tapia (North Monterey County HS; Hartnell College; CA), 1:04:41, $250*
WOMEN
1) Deena Kastor (Agoura HS; Arkansas; CA), 1:12:23, $2000*
2) Clara (Horowitz) Peterson (Head Royce HS, Oakland; Duke; CA), 1:15:23, $1000*
3) Brooke Wells (Carmel HS 2002, California; CA), 1:16:15, $500*
4) Julia (Stamps) Mallon (Santa Rosa HS 1997, Stanford; CA), 1:17:21
5) Jessica Brothers (CA), 1:18:40
*Includes Northern California based prize money
Complete results, photos and more at: http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/san-jose
Trafeh, Cherobon-Bawcom Take USA 10 Mile Titles
True wins Men's USA Running Circuit grand prix crown at Medtronic TC 10 Mile
By Charlie Mahler, Running USA wire
MINNEAPOLIS - (October 2, 2011) - A pair of naturalized U.S. citizens earned national titles at the USA 10 Mile Championship held in conjunction with the 13th Medtronic TC 10 Mile on Sunday morning.
Mo Trafeh (Duarte HS; Arizona), 26, a Moroccan who immigrated to the United States in 1999 and became a citizen in 2008, ran away from a large pack of contenders on the final mile of the challenging point-to-point run between downtown Minneapolis and the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, winning his first USA 10 Mile title in 46 minutes, 46 seconds and leading five runners under 47 minutes and the more than 7,500 race finishers.
Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, a Kenyan who earned her U.S. citizenship last November, clocked 54:15 to power away from a women's lead pack that included the defending USA 10 Mile champ Katie McGregor and 2008 Olympian Blake Russell, a former Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon winner.
Trafeh, the 2011 USA Half Marathon and 15K champion, and Cherobon-Bawcom, who won the USA 20K title last month, each earned $12,000 for their victories. Trafeh will also cash a check for an additional $10,000 as the winner of the event's "Equalizer Bonus", for finishing ahead of women's champ Cherobon-Bawcom, who, with the rest of the women's field, received a seven-minute head-start over the men.
Trafeh's first appearance at the front of the men's pack - when he surged to a 4:30 fourth mile after the pack passed the three-mile flag in 14:15 - came with the "Equalizer" in mind.
"To be honest," the Duarte, Calif. resident said, "I saw, after three miles, that the pace was a little bit slow. So I tried to help the guys - to help the guys and myself - catch the first girl, because, if we kept going at that pace we would not have caught the girl."
If Trafeh was thinking about the women in the early-going, he couldn't help but focus on the men as the race wore on. His efforts to break Abdi Abdirahman, who won USA titles on the course in 2007 and 2009, shook off neither the three-time Olympian nor the large pack of contenders that lurked within 10-meters.
"When I was leading [later in the race], I though, man, Abdi broke away," Trafeh said. "But, I looked back later on and I could see six or eight guys right there only ten meters behind. I was, like, no way!"
The pack, which included eventual runner-up Ben True, the 2011 USA 5K champ, and third-placer Brett Gotcher (Aptos HS; Stanford), the USA 25K runner-up in 2010, reorganized around Trafeh and Abdirahman in the eighth mile. As the men stated working their way through the fastest of the women's racers, James Strang took over as pace-maker before giving way to a long pull at the front by 2011 USA 10K champion Ed Moran.
It was Trafeh's move in the final mile that proved decisive, however. He finally turned the pack into a string of chasers that laced its way through the top women. At nine and a half miles, Trafeh caught the lead woman, Cherobon-Bawcom, and dashed for home.
True ran 46:48 for second; Gotcher followed next in 46:51.
Cherobon-Bawcom admitted she and the rest of the women may have kept the men in the Equalizer race with their conservative early pace.
"I thought it might be a really long day just running by myself," the Rome. Ga. resident said. "Nobody really wanted to push the pace, so I guess I just waited."
When the lead women's pack of five runners passed the half-way point in 27:26, however, they'd already given up more than four minutes of their head-start to the men. After the seven mile mark, Cherobon-Bawcom broke away from runner-up Julie Culley, who clocked 54:28, and Russell, putting the women's title in her hands, if not the Equalizer.
Defending champ and local favorite McGregor was fourth in 55:00.
"I thought the men might even catch me at nine miles, because we went out way too slow," Cherobon-Bawcom admitted. "Probably, we had to run 5:20s to beat them."
The 33-year-olds' math is pretty good - it would have taken a women running slightly under 5:23 per mile to maintain their margin.
Like many in the event, both Trafeh and Cherobon-Bawcom are pointing to the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials for their next major race.
The USA 10 Mile Championships were also the final stop for the men on the 2011 USA Running Circuit with True taking the grand prix title with 60 points, worth $6000. Aaron Braun (Flagstaff, Ariz.) finished second in the standings with 50 points ($4000) and Trafeh took third with 45 points ($2500).
With one race (USA Women's 10K) remaining on the women's USARC, Cherobon-Bawcom is tied for first in the women's standings with Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) with 30 points each.
13th Medtronic TC 10 Mile: USA Men & Women's Championships
Minneapolis, MN, October 2, 2011
MEN
1) Mo Trafeh (CA), 46:46, $22,000*
2) Ben True (NH), 46:48, $7500
3) Brett Gotcher (AZ), 46:51, $5000
4) Ed Moran (VA), 46:51, $2000
5) James Strang (CO), 46:54, $1500
6) Abdi Abdirahman (AZ), 47:00, $750
7) Chris Barnicle (MA), 47:06, $500
8) Aaron Braun (AZ), 47:10, $275
9) Scott Smith (AZ), 47:12, $250
10) Ryan Vail (CO), 47:13, $225
*includes $10,000 Equalizer Bonus as first runner across the finish line
WOMEN
1) Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (GA), 54:15, $12,000
2) Julie Culley (NJ), 54:28, $7500
3) Blake Russell (CA), 54:44, $5000
4) Katie McGregor (MN), 55:00, $2000
5) Sarah Porter (NC), 55:01, $1500
6) Meghan Armstrong Peyton (MN), 55:09, $750
7) Molly Pritz (MI), 55:12, $500
8) Serena Burla (MO), 55:18, $275
9) Dot McMahan (MI), 55:39, $250
10) Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz (CO), 55:39, $225
Full results and more at: www.tcmevents.org
Malakwen, Bifa Win 30th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Lokken, Piers USA Masters champions on a beautiful fall day in Minnesota; more than 8,500 marathon finishers
By Charlie Mahler, Running USA wire
MINNEAPOLIS - (October 2, 2011) - Kenya's Sammy Malakwen and Ethiopia's Yeshimebet Tadesse Bifa won the men's and women's titles in glorious autumn conditions at the 30th running of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday morning.
Malakwen, who often makes a home in northern Minnesota when he is racing in the United States, ran 2 hours, 13 minutes, 11 seconds on the scenic course that runs from downtown Minneapolis to the state capitol in St. Paul.
Tadesse Bifa became the second-straight Twin Cities women's champion from her country, following in the footsteps of 2010 champ Buzunesh Deba with a 2:28:24 clocking, the seventh-fastest women's performance on the course.
Start-time temperature where in the low 40s under a cloudless sky.
Malakwen and three other contenders stayed in a pack until the final mile of the race, before the 33-year-old's final push separated him from his challengers. Countryman Joseph Mutinda, the fourth place finisher at Twin Cities in 2009, finished second in 2:13:24, while fellow Kenyan Weldon Kirui, only 21-years-old, was third in 2:13:31.
"At 25 miles, I decided to run away from them," the third-place finisher at this year's Grandma's Marathon said. "I was ahead, I was leading, and I knew I was going to win."
Malakwen described fighting through leg cramps in the early-going and then weathering surges from within the pack as the final mile approached.
"When I felt the cramps, I just rolled my legs at the same pace," he explained. "No sprinting or I would ruin my cramps."
Tadesse Bifa might have liked some of the competitive company Malakwen enjoyed in the latter miles as it could have pushed her to the time she had targeted for the race.
"I had initially planned to run under 2:26," Tadesse Bifa said through an interpreter, "but I'm grateful for having run as quickly as God willed that I run. I ran the time that I ran because I was uncontested in the last miles."
Tadesse Bifa, 23, ran alone for the last nine miles of the race and ran the second half of the course, which is hillier, just over two minutes slower than the first.
"The continual up and down in the last ten miles of the race bothered me toward the end," the 2010 Dubai Marathon champ admitted.
In the USA Masters Marathon Championships held in conjunction with the event for the 21st consecutive year, Tracy Lokken, 46, of Marquette, Mich. won his third USA Masters title, running 2:24:44. Oddly, Lokken also won titles here in 2007 and 2009.
Defending USA Masters champ Mbarak Hussein, 46, a three-time USA Masters champ and a two-time winner of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon dropped out of the race at 18 miles after experiencing leg cramps.
In women's 40 and older race, Sheri Piers of Falmouth, Maine, 40, won her first USA Masters Marathon crown in 2:37:42, finishing in eighth place overall.
30th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon: USA Masters Championships
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, October 2, 2011
MEN
1) Sammy Malakwen (KEN), 2:13:11, $15,000
2) Joseph Mutinda (KEN), 2:13:24, $10,000
3) Weldon Kirui (KEN), 2:13:31, $7000
4) Julius Koskei Kibet (KEN), 2:13:38, $5000
5) Guor Marial (USA / AZ), 2:14:32, $4000
6) Philip Metto (KEN), 2:14:35, $3000
7) Fred Tumbo (KEN), 2:14:59, $2000
8) Pius Nyantika (KEN), 2:15:50, $1000
9) Jeff Weiss (USA / PA), 2:17:22, $750
10) George Towett (KEN), 2:18:19, $500
MASTERS MEN (40+)
1) Tracy Lokken, 46, MI, 2:24:44, $9000
2) Malcolm Campbell, 40, GA, 2:25:58, $5800
3) Tony Torres, 42, CA, 2:27:08, $4000
WOMEN
1) Yeshimebet Tadesse Bifa (ETH), 2:28:24, $15,000
2) Nadezdha Leonteva (RUS), 2:32:53, $10,000
3) Emily Harrison (USA / AZ), 2:32:55, $7000
4) Doreen Kitaka (KEN), 2:33:53, $5000
5) Mary Akor (Muir HS, Pasadena 1994; CS Dominguez Hills ?) (USA / CA), 2:37:22, $4000
6) Truphena Tarus (KEN), 2:37:24, $3000
7) Erin Vergara (USA / IN), 2:37:31, $2000
8) Sheri Piers, 40, USA / ME, 2:37:42, $10,000
9) Elena Nagovitsyna (RUS), 2:38:59, $750
10) Gina Slaby (USA / AZ), 2:39:35, $500
MASTERS WOMEN (40+)
1) Piers, see above
2) Susan Empey, 43, WA, 2:45:27, $5800
3) Shannon McHale, 40, CT, 2:45:48, $4000
Full results and more at: www.tcmevents.org
Kipkosgei, Bedada Smash Event Records at Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon
Four Americans earn U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers
By Steve Nearman
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - (October 2, 2011) - Moses Kigen Kipkosgei flew to America from his homeland of Kenya for just one reason - to win the second Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon presented by WillPower Sport & Wellness.
He triumphed in huge fashion, riding perfect weather conditions of upper 40s with little humidity in between a weekend of chilling rain showers.
After breaking from defending champion Derese Deniboba by three miles, the 28-year-old Eldoret resident training for next month's New York City Marathon kept Deniboba at bay and crossed the finish line in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 37 seconds, knocking 2:07 off Deniboba's event record time from last year.
Deniboba tried to reel in Kipkosgei throughout the 13.1-mile footrace from Mount Vernon, Va. to National Harbor, Md. ending up second in 1:02:56.
"The first 3K was a little bit slow," said Kipkosgei, who was third in the ING New York City Marathon last year. "But from 5K I decided to just go for time. The course was good - I like the ups and downs."
Bekelech Bedada, a New York City resident from Ethiopia, was not to be outdone by Kipkosgei. The 19-year-old broke away from Kenyan Gladys Asiba by three miles as well and broke Catherine Ndereba's event record by 33 seconds in 1:12:44. Asiba placed second in 1:15:58.
Both Kipkosgei and Bedada earned $1000 for the win and $300 for the time bonus.
In fact, the top seven men all earned time bonuses for sub-1:05 while the top four Americans - Jordan Horn and Danny Mercado of Team USA Arizona in Flagstaff, Ariz., Bobby Mack of Raleigh, N.C. and Ricky Flynn of Lynchburg, Va. - each ran personal bests and earned an additional $1000 for qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials hosted by Houston in January 2012. In a competitive race for the Americans, Horn was third overall in 1:03:53, also earning $1000 for top American, while Mercado was fifth overall in 1:04:03, banking another $500.
Michelle Miller of Damascus, Md. was top American woman in 1:19:43. Amy McDonaugh from Irmo, S.C., a 34-year-old visually-impaired athlete who earlier in the year won the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, led 11 athletes in the NIB Visually-Impaired National Half Marathon Championship in 1:24:00. Defending champion Matthew Rodjom of Alexandria, Va. was next in 1:24:23.
Laura Greeson of Alexandria, Va. and Patrick Kuhlmann of Arlington, Va. took the Masters honors (40 and older) in 1:14:14 and 1:30:33, respectively.
Ultramarathoner Michael Wardian of Arlington and Kara Christenson of Alexandria were winners of the Potomac Valley Association / USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championship, earning $300 apiece. Alex Hetherington of Vienna and Joann Johnson of Herndon were top PVA masters.
Just seven hours before the start of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon, 15 U.S. servicemen completed the WWBH Shadow Race at four Iraqi locations- Baghdad, Ramadi, Fallujah and East Baghdad. The races were organized by Major Shannon Way, who ran the inaugural Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon last year prior to being deployed to Iraq.
"Sometime during the night, 15 runners crossed a self-monitored finish line," Major Way reported. "Runners in Baghdad calling out to other runners who had GPSs to find out if they had completed the run. They congratulated each other and then shared a moment for photos with their latest addition to their race trophies - the Wilson Bridge Half finishers medal."
2nd Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half-Marathon
National Harbor, MD, Sunday, October 2, 2011
MEN
1) Moses Kigen Kipkosgei (KEN), 1:02:37, $1300
2) Derese Deniboba (ETH), 1:02:56, $800
3) Jordan Horn (USA / AZ), 1:03:53, $2350
4) Abiyot Endale (ETH), 1:04:01, $500
5) Danny Mercado (West Covina HS; Oregon) (USA / AZ), 1:04:03, $1900
6) Bobby Mack (USA / NC), 1:04:13, $1600
7) Ricky Flynn (USA / VA), 1:04:15, $1500
8) Michael Wardian (USA / VA), 1:09:16, $300
9) Seife Geletu (USA / DC), 1:10:08
10. David Burnham (USA / VA), 1:10:51
*course record (previous record, 1:04:44, Derese Deniboba (ETH), 2010)
MASTERS MEN (40+)
1) Patrick Kuhlmann (VA), 1:14:14, $200
2) Alex Hetherington (VA), 1:17:11, $150
3) Paul Willis (NY), 1:19:16, $100
WOMEN
1) Bekelech Bedada (ETH) 1:12:44*, $1300
2) Gladys Asiba (KEN), 1:15:58, $500
3) Michelle Miller (USA / MD), 1:19:43, $1050
4) Mekides Bekele (ETH) 1:20:04, $200
5) Amy McDonaugh (USA / SC), 1:24:01, $600
6) Lisa Cron (USA / VA), 1:24:03, $300
7) Michelle Harburg (USA / DC), 1:26:55, $200
8) Lauren Woodall (USA / DC), 1:29:37, $100
9) Laura Greeson (USA / VA), 1:30:33, $400
10) Sarah Brown (USA / VA), 1:30:45
*course record (previous record, 1:13:17, Catherine Ndereba (KEN), 2010)
MASTERS WOMEN (40+)
1) Greeson, see above
2) Susan Graham Gray (PA), 1:33:47, $150
3) Gillian Walker (VA), 1:35:17, $100
Deeper results and more at: www.wilsonbridgehalf.com
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Keflezighi, Kastor Capture Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose 1/2 Marathon Crowns
Trafeh, Cherobon-Bawcom Take USA 10 Mile Titles
Malakwen, Bifa Win 30th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Kipkosgei, Bedada Smash Event Records at Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon
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Keflezighi, Kastor Capture Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose 1/2 Marathon Crowns
At 6th edition, ten athletes qualify for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials hosted by Houston in January
By Dan Cruz, Competitor Group
SAN JOSE, Calif. - (October 2, 2011) - On a perfect autumn morning in the Bay Area, Olympic medalists and Mammoth Track Club teammates Meb Keflezighi (San Diego HS, UCLA) and Deena Kastor (Agoura HS, Arkansas) cruised to victory at the 2011 Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon. Keflezighi delighted a cheering crowd of well-wishers along the 13.1-mile route by winning handily in 1 hour, 2 minutes and 17 seconds - over two minutes ahead of runner-up Giliat Ghebray (James Logan HS, Union City; California)(1:03:38) from Union City.
Keflezighi led a lead pack of five runners through an opening mile of 4:35. At mile 3 the 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist picked up the pace, running a series of sub-4:40 miles to open up a sizable lead on the rest of the field, one he held all the way to the finish line.
"We ran a pretty quick first mile of 4:35 and then after that 4:50 and after that I picked it up," said Keflezighi, who won for the third straight time in San Jose. "I was making good pace. It is kind of tough to run on your own sometimes, but I am happy to be here and get a good tune-up. It couldn't have been any better. A lot people were cheering 'Go Meb' and it was just awesome. My Mom is here and my brother lives here, a lot of the people are aware of what I have done and it's nice to have the course coming back with the crowd. Running back the energy was awesome."
It paid off in a solid tune up for the 36-year-old Keflezighi, who also won the 2009 ING New York City Marathon - the first American do so in 27 years. His time tied Mo Trafeh (Duarte HS, Arizona)as the second fastest American half-marathon of the year.
"I run to win, which means challenge myself and don't hold back. It was good today," added Keflezighi, who is preparing for the ING New York City Marathon in November. "I feel like I gave my best effort to be able to keep going, stay healthy and finish strong. People have different goals and different aspirations to go and with 10,000 out here running it's awesome, and it's awesome to see people fit and strong and it was a beautiful California weather day."
As much as the spectators enjoyed Keflezighi's victory, they also were treated to a comeback performance from Deena Kastor, the only American woman to ever break 2:20 in the marathon, won the women's race in 1:12:23.
"It was just awesome," said Kastor, who is coming back from maternity leave after giving birth to her daughter, Piper, in February. "San Jose really came out and showed their true colors today - the communities that we ran through, the neighborhoods everyone came out in their front yards cheering on all of us runners. It was really great to have everyone out here supporting the race this morning."
She continued: "I thought I could run around 1:11 or 1:12 today and I felt good out there. It didn't take too much out of me so it will be good to get back into training this week and use this as a stepping stone for the Olympic Trials in January. The running community is really special in that we can all be a part of this together-from the elite runners trying to post qualifying times for the Olympic Trials to the people just out enjoying the bands. We all know how to have a good time out there and San Jose was a wonderful host for the event."
One of California's fastest road races, the Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon is the site of both the men's and women's half-marathon records for the State of California.
Runners from all 50 states and 14 countries participated in this morning's race, including a group of California's fastest runners, with ten athletes qualifying for the Olympic Marathon Trials in January 2012 in Houston. Three-time Super Bowl champion and race founder Roger Craig completed his sixth straight San Jose race, along with San Jose resident and soccer star Brandi Chastain.
All race participants enjoyed a wide variety of entertainment along the tree-lined course, with bands and cheerleaders at each mile to keep the energy high. The Finish Line Festival at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose kept the party atmosphere going with free MGD 64 for all of-age participants and a headliner concert with Big Head Todd and the Monsters.
The Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 7, 2012.
6th Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Jose 1/2 Marathon
San Jose, CA, October 2, 2011
MEN
1) Meb Keflezighi (San Diego HS; UCLA; CA), 1:02:17, $2000*
2) Giliat Ghebray (James Logan HS, Union City; California; CA), 1:03:38, $1000*
3) Sergio Reyes (Cuesta College 2000; CA), 1:04:20, $250
4) Moses Waweru (KEN), 1:04:31
5) Daniel Tapia (North Monterey County HS; Hartnell College; CA), 1:04:41, $250*
WOMEN
1) Deena Kastor (Agoura HS; Arkansas; CA), 1:12:23, $2000*
2) Clara (Horowitz) Peterson (Head Royce HS, Oakland; Duke; CA), 1:15:23, $1000*
3) Brooke Wells (Carmel HS 2002, California; CA), 1:16:15, $500*
4) Julia (Stamps) Mallon (Santa Rosa HS 1997, Stanford; CA), 1:17:21
5) Jessica Brothers (CA), 1:18:40
*Includes Northern California based prize money
Complete results, photos and more at: http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/san-jose
Trafeh, Cherobon-Bawcom Take USA 10 Mile Titles
True wins Men's USA Running Circuit grand prix crown at Medtronic TC 10 Mile
By Charlie Mahler, Running USA wire
MINNEAPOLIS - (October 2, 2011) - A pair of naturalized U.S. citizens earned national titles at the USA 10 Mile Championship held in conjunction with the 13th Medtronic TC 10 Mile on Sunday morning.
Mo Trafeh (Duarte HS; Arizona), 26, a Moroccan who immigrated to the United States in 1999 and became a citizen in 2008, ran away from a large pack of contenders on the final mile of the challenging point-to-point run between downtown Minneapolis and the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, winning his first USA 10 Mile title in 46 minutes, 46 seconds and leading five runners under 47 minutes and the more than 7,500 race finishers.
Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, a Kenyan who earned her U.S. citizenship last November, clocked 54:15 to power away from a women's lead pack that included the defending USA 10 Mile champ Katie McGregor and 2008 Olympian Blake Russell, a former Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon winner.
Trafeh, the 2011 USA Half Marathon and 15K champion, and Cherobon-Bawcom, who won the USA 20K title last month, each earned $12,000 for their victories. Trafeh will also cash a check for an additional $10,000 as the winner of the event's "Equalizer Bonus", for finishing ahead of women's champ Cherobon-Bawcom, who, with the rest of the women's field, received a seven-minute head-start over the men.
Trafeh's first appearance at the front of the men's pack - when he surged to a 4:30 fourth mile after the pack passed the three-mile flag in 14:15 - came with the "Equalizer" in mind.
"To be honest," the Duarte, Calif. resident said, "I saw, after three miles, that the pace was a little bit slow. So I tried to help the guys - to help the guys and myself - catch the first girl, because, if we kept going at that pace we would not have caught the girl."
If Trafeh was thinking about the women in the early-going, he couldn't help but focus on the men as the race wore on. His efforts to break Abdi Abdirahman, who won USA titles on the course in 2007 and 2009, shook off neither the three-time Olympian nor the large pack of contenders that lurked within 10-meters.
"When I was leading [later in the race], I though, man, Abdi broke away," Trafeh said. "But, I looked back later on and I could see six or eight guys right there only ten meters behind. I was, like, no way!"
The pack, which included eventual runner-up Ben True, the 2011 USA 5K champ, and third-placer Brett Gotcher (Aptos HS; Stanford), the USA 25K runner-up in 2010, reorganized around Trafeh and Abdirahman in the eighth mile. As the men stated working their way through the fastest of the women's racers, James Strang took over as pace-maker before giving way to a long pull at the front by 2011 USA 10K champion Ed Moran.
It was Trafeh's move in the final mile that proved decisive, however. He finally turned the pack into a string of chasers that laced its way through the top women. At nine and a half miles, Trafeh caught the lead woman, Cherobon-Bawcom, and dashed for home.
True ran 46:48 for second; Gotcher followed next in 46:51.
Cherobon-Bawcom admitted she and the rest of the women may have kept the men in the Equalizer race with their conservative early pace.
"I thought it might be a really long day just running by myself," the Rome. Ga. resident said. "Nobody really wanted to push the pace, so I guess I just waited."
When the lead women's pack of five runners passed the half-way point in 27:26, however, they'd already given up more than four minutes of their head-start to the men. After the seven mile mark, Cherobon-Bawcom broke away from runner-up Julie Culley, who clocked 54:28, and Russell, putting the women's title in her hands, if not the Equalizer.
Defending champ and local favorite McGregor was fourth in 55:00.
"I thought the men might even catch me at nine miles, because we went out way too slow," Cherobon-Bawcom admitted. "Probably, we had to run 5:20s to beat them."
The 33-year-olds' math is pretty good - it would have taken a women running slightly under 5:23 per mile to maintain their margin.
Like many in the event, both Trafeh and Cherobon-Bawcom are pointing to the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials for their next major race.
The USA 10 Mile Championships were also the final stop for the men on the 2011 USA Running Circuit with True taking the grand prix title with 60 points, worth $6000. Aaron Braun (Flagstaff, Ariz.) finished second in the standings with 50 points ($4000) and Trafeh took third with 45 points ($2500).
With one race (USA Women's 10K) remaining on the women's USARC, Cherobon-Bawcom is tied for first in the women's standings with Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) with 30 points each.
13th Medtronic TC 10 Mile: USA Men & Women's Championships
Minneapolis, MN, October 2, 2011
MEN
1) Mo Trafeh (CA), 46:46, $22,000*
2) Ben True (NH), 46:48, $7500
3) Brett Gotcher (AZ), 46:51, $5000
4) Ed Moran (VA), 46:51, $2000
5) James Strang (CO), 46:54, $1500
6) Abdi Abdirahman (AZ), 47:00, $750
7) Chris Barnicle (MA), 47:06, $500
8) Aaron Braun (AZ), 47:10, $275
9) Scott Smith (AZ), 47:12, $250
10) Ryan Vail (CO), 47:13, $225
*includes $10,000 Equalizer Bonus as first runner across the finish line
WOMEN
1) Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (GA), 54:15, $12,000
2) Julie Culley (NJ), 54:28, $7500
3) Blake Russell (CA), 54:44, $5000
4) Katie McGregor (MN), 55:00, $2000
5) Sarah Porter (NC), 55:01, $1500
6) Meghan Armstrong Peyton (MN), 55:09, $750
7) Molly Pritz (MI), 55:12, $500
8) Serena Burla (MO), 55:18, $275
9) Dot McMahan (MI), 55:39, $250
10) Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz (CO), 55:39, $225
Full results and more at: www.tcmevents.org
Malakwen, Bifa Win 30th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Lokken, Piers USA Masters champions on a beautiful fall day in Minnesota; more than 8,500 marathon finishers
By Charlie Mahler, Running USA wire
MINNEAPOLIS - (October 2, 2011) - Kenya's Sammy Malakwen and Ethiopia's Yeshimebet Tadesse Bifa won the men's and women's titles in glorious autumn conditions at the 30th running of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday morning.
Malakwen, who often makes a home in northern Minnesota when he is racing in the United States, ran 2 hours, 13 minutes, 11 seconds on the scenic course that runs from downtown Minneapolis to the state capitol in St. Paul.
Tadesse Bifa became the second-straight Twin Cities women's champion from her country, following in the footsteps of 2010 champ Buzunesh Deba with a 2:28:24 clocking, the seventh-fastest women's performance on the course.
Start-time temperature where in the low 40s under a cloudless sky.
Malakwen and three other contenders stayed in a pack until the final mile of the race, before the 33-year-old's final push separated him from his challengers. Countryman Joseph Mutinda, the fourth place finisher at Twin Cities in 2009, finished second in 2:13:24, while fellow Kenyan Weldon Kirui, only 21-years-old, was third in 2:13:31.
"At 25 miles, I decided to run away from them," the third-place finisher at this year's Grandma's Marathon said. "I was ahead, I was leading, and I knew I was going to win."
Malakwen described fighting through leg cramps in the early-going and then weathering surges from within the pack as the final mile approached.
"When I felt the cramps, I just rolled my legs at the same pace," he explained. "No sprinting or I would ruin my cramps."
Tadesse Bifa might have liked some of the competitive company Malakwen enjoyed in the latter miles as it could have pushed her to the time she had targeted for the race.
"I had initially planned to run under 2:26," Tadesse Bifa said through an interpreter, "but I'm grateful for having run as quickly as God willed that I run. I ran the time that I ran because I was uncontested in the last miles."
Tadesse Bifa, 23, ran alone for the last nine miles of the race and ran the second half of the course, which is hillier, just over two minutes slower than the first.
"The continual up and down in the last ten miles of the race bothered me toward the end," the 2010 Dubai Marathon champ admitted.
In the USA Masters Marathon Championships held in conjunction with the event for the 21st consecutive year, Tracy Lokken, 46, of Marquette, Mich. won his third USA Masters title, running 2:24:44. Oddly, Lokken also won titles here in 2007 and 2009.
Defending USA Masters champ Mbarak Hussein, 46, a three-time USA Masters champ and a two-time winner of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon dropped out of the race at 18 miles after experiencing leg cramps.
In women's 40 and older race, Sheri Piers of Falmouth, Maine, 40, won her first USA Masters Marathon crown in 2:37:42, finishing in eighth place overall.
30th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon: USA Masters Championships
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, October 2, 2011
MEN
1) Sammy Malakwen (KEN), 2:13:11, $15,000
2) Joseph Mutinda (KEN), 2:13:24, $10,000
3) Weldon Kirui (KEN), 2:13:31, $7000
4) Julius Koskei Kibet (KEN), 2:13:38, $5000
5) Guor Marial (USA / AZ), 2:14:32, $4000
6) Philip Metto (KEN), 2:14:35, $3000
7) Fred Tumbo (KEN), 2:14:59, $2000
8) Pius Nyantika (KEN), 2:15:50, $1000
9) Jeff Weiss (USA / PA), 2:17:22, $750
10) George Towett (KEN), 2:18:19, $500
MASTERS MEN (40+)
1) Tracy Lokken, 46, MI, 2:24:44, $9000
2) Malcolm Campbell, 40, GA, 2:25:58, $5800
3) Tony Torres, 42, CA, 2:27:08, $4000
WOMEN
1) Yeshimebet Tadesse Bifa (ETH), 2:28:24, $15,000
2) Nadezdha Leonteva (RUS), 2:32:53, $10,000
3) Emily Harrison (USA / AZ), 2:32:55, $7000
4) Doreen Kitaka (KEN), 2:33:53, $5000
5) Mary Akor (Muir HS, Pasadena 1994; CS Dominguez Hills ?) (USA / CA), 2:37:22, $4000
6) Truphena Tarus (KEN), 2:37:24, $3000
7) Erin Vergara (USA / IN), 2:37:31, $2000
8) Sheri Piers, 40, USA / ME, 2:37:42, $10,000
9) Elena Nagovitsyna (RUS), 2:38:59, $750
10) Gina Slaby (USA / AZ), 2:39:35, $500
MASTERS WOMEN (40+)
1) Piers, see above
2) Susan Empey, 43, WA, 2:45:27, $5800
3) Shannon McHale, 40, CT, 2:45:48, $4000
Full results and more at: www.tcmevents.org
Kipkosgei, Bedada Smash Event Records at Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon
Four Americans earn U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers
By Steve Nearman
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - (October 2, 2011) - Moses Kigen Kipkosgei flew to America from his homeland of Kenya for just one reason - to win the second Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon presented by WillPower Sport & Wellness.
He triumphed in huge fashion, riding perfect weather conditions of upper 40s with little humidity in between a weekend of chilling rain showers.
After breaking from defending champion Derese Deniboba by three miles, the 28-year-old Eldoret resident training for next month's New York City Marathon kept Deniboba at bay and crossed the finish line in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 37 seconds, knocking 2:07 off Deniboba's event record time from last year.
Deniboba tried to reel in Kipkosgei throughout the 13.1-mile footrace from Mount Vernon, Va. to National Harbor, Md. ending up second in 1:02:56.
"The first 3K was a little bit slow," said Kipkosgei, who was third in the ING New York City Marathon last year. "But from 5K I decided to just go for time. The course was good - I like the ups and downs."
Bekelech Bedada, a New York City resident from Ethiopia, was not to be outdone by Kipkosgei. The 19-year-old broke away from Kenyan Gladys Asiba by three miles as well and broke Catherine Ndereba's event record by 33 seconds in 1:12:44. Asiba placed second in 1:15:58.
Both Kipkosgei and Bedada earned $1000 for the win and $300 for the time bonus.
In fact, the top seven men all earned time bonuses for sub-1:05 while the top four Americans - Jordan Horn and Danny Mercado of Team USA Arizona in Flagstaff, Ariz., Bobby Mack of Raleigh, N.C. and Ricky Flynn of Lynchburg, Va. - each ran personal bests and earned an additional $1000 for qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials hosted by Houston in January 2012. In a competitive race for the Americans, Horn was third overall in 1:03:53, also earning $1000 for top American, while Mercado was fifth overall in 1:04:03, banking another $500.
Michelle Miller of Damascus, Md. was top American woman in 1:19:43. Amy McDonaugh from Irmo, S.C., a 34-year-old visually-impaired athlete who earlier in the year won the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, led 11 athletes in the NIB Visually-Impaired National Half Marathon Championship in 1:24:00. Defending champion Matthew Rodjom of Alexandria, Va. was next in 1:24:23.
Laura Greeson of Alexandria, Va. and Patrick Kuhlmann of Arlington, Va. took the Masters honors (40 and older) in 1:14:14 and 1:30:33, respectively.
Ultramarathoner Michael Wardian of Arlington and Kara Christenson of Alexandria were winners of the Potomac Valley Association / USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championship, earning $300 apiece. Alex Hetherington of Vienna and Joann Johnson of Herndon were top PVA masters.
Just seven hours before the start of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon, 15 U.S. servicemen completed the WWBH Shadow Race at four Iraqi locations- Baghdad, Ramadi, Fallujah and East Baghdad. The races were organized by Major Shannon Way, who ran the inaugural Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon last year prior to being deployed to Iraq.
"Sometime during the night, 15 runners crossed a self-monitored finish line," Major Way reported. "Runners in Baghdad calling out to other runners who had GPSs to find out if they had completed the run. They congratulated each other and then shared a moment for photos with their latest addition to their race trophies - the Wilson Bridge Half finishers medal."
2nd Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half-Marathon
National Harbor, MD, Sunday, October 2, 2011
MEN
1) Moses Kigen Kipkosgei (KEN), 1:02:37, $1300
2) Derese Deniboba (ETH), 1:02:56, $800
3) Jordan Horn (USA / AZ), 1:03:53, $2350
4) Abiyot Endale (ETH), 1:04:01, $500
5) Danny Mercado (West Covina HS; Oregon) (USA / AZ), 1:04:03, $1900
6) Bobby Mack (USA / NC), 1:04:13, $1600
7) Ricky Flynn (USA / VA), 1:04:15, $1500
8) Michael Wardian (USA / VA), 1:09:16, $300
9) Seife Geletu (USA / DC), 1:10:08
10. David Burnham (USA / VA), 1:10:51
*course record (previous record, 1:04:44, Derese Deniboba (ETH), 2010)
MASTERS MEN (40+)
1) Patrick Kuhlmann (VA), 1:14:14, $200
2) Alex Hetherington (VA), 1:17:11, $150
3) Paul Willis (NY), 1:19:16, $100
WOMEN
1) Bekelech Bedada (ETH) 1:12:44*, $1300
2) Gladys Asiba (KEN), 1:15:58, $500
3) Michelle Miller (USA / MD), 1:19:43, $1050
4) Mekides Bekele (ETH) 1:20:04, $200
5) Amy McDonaugh (USA / SC), 1:24:01, $600
6) Lisa Cron (USA / VA), 1:24:03, $300
7) Michelle Harburg (USA / DC), 1:26:55, $200
8) Lauren Woodall (USA / DC), 1:29:37, $100
9) Laura Greeson (USA / VA), 1:30:33, $400
10) Sarah Brown (USA / VA), 1:30:45
*course record (previous record, 1:13:17, Catherine Ndereba (KEN), 2010)
MASTERS WOMEN (40+)
1) Greeson, see above
2) Susan Graham Gray (PA), 1:33:47, $150
3) Gillian Walker (VA), 1:35:17, $100
Deeper results and more at: www.wilsonbridgehalf.com
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