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USTFCCCA DII National Cross Country Rankings - Week 2

USTFCCCA DII National Cross Country Rankings - Week 2

Sep 28, 2011 by USTFCCCA (Coaches Association)
USTFCCCA DII National Cross Country Rankings - Week 2

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DII National Cross Country Rankings — Week 2

 

September 28, 2011

 

NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week two national team rankings for the 2011NCAA Division II cross country season. The top five men's and the top nine women's teams remain unchanged from a week ago, but 17 men's teams and 15 women's ranked teams will be in action this weekend which could usher in a hefty change to the rankings in the coming weeks.

 

AROUND THE POLLS

 

MEN

-- The top five spots in the men's rankings are unchanged from last week's release.

-- At No. 10, Central Missouri cracked the top ten for the first time this season.

-- New to the top 25 this season are No. 12 Minnesota State and No. 14 Eastern New Mexico.

-- The RMAC is still the top conference with four teams in the top 25, followed by the GNAC, Northeast-10, and PSAC with three apiece.

-- No. 1 Adams State and No. 2 Western State are slated to do battle at the Cowboy Jamboree hosted by Oklahoma State this weekend, but both also lists Colorado's Rocky Mountain Shootout on the schedule for possible split-squad action ... No. 3 Grand Valley State will visit the Notre Dame Invitational ... No. 6 Southern Indiana along with No.16 Queens (N.C.) and No. 17 Bellarmine are schedule to run at the Greater Louisville Classic this weekend.

 

WOMEN

-- The top nine spots in the men's rankings are unchanged from last week's release.

-- At No. 10, U-Mary cracked the top ten for the first time this season.

-- New to the top 25 this season are No. 23 UC San Diego, No. 24 Mansfield, and No. 25 Colorado Mines.

-- The PSAC now leads all conferences with four squads in the top 25, followed by the RMAC, MIAA, and CCAA with three apiece.

 

USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Men's Cross Country National Team Rankings

2011 Week #2, September 28

next ranking: October 5
           

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)

7

7

Edinboro

Atlantic

PSAC

Doug Watts (43rd)

8

8

Augustana (S.D.)

Central

NSIC

Tracy Hellman (11th)

6

9

UMass Lowell

East

Northeast-10

Gary Gardner (10th)

9

10

Central Missouri

South Central

MIAA

Kirk Pedersen (25th)

12

11

Alaska Anchorage

West

GNAC

Michael Friess (21st)

11

12

Minnesota State

Central

NSIC

Mark Schuck (30th)

NR

13

Lock Haven

Atlantic

PSAC

Aaron Russell (14th)

10

14

Eastern New Mexico

South Central

Lone Star

Mike Harney (1st)

NR

15

Metro State

Central

RMAC

John Suspic (2nd)

13

16

Queens (N.C.)

Southeast

Conf. Carolinas

Scott Simmons (4th)

14

17

Bellarmine

Midwest

GLVC

Jim Vargo (12th)

15

18

Southern Connecticut

East

Northeast-10

John Wallin (2nd)

16

19

Shippensburg

Atlantic

PSAC

Steve Spence (14th)

17

20

East Central (Okla.)

South Central

Great American

Steve Sawyer (3rd)

18

21

Western Washington

West

GNAC

Pee Wee Halsell (24th)

19

22

Western Oregon

West

GNAC

Mike Johnson (8th)

20

23

Stonehill

East

Northeast-10

Karen Boen (14th)

23

24

Ashland

Midwest

GLIAC

Trent Mack (2nd)

22

25

Cal Poly Pomona

West

CCAA

Troy Johnson (5th)

25

Dropped Out: No. 21 New Mexico Highlands, No. 24 Harding

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 #2, September 28

next ranking: October 5
           

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

Shippensburg

Atlantic

PSAC

Steve Spence (14th)

8

9

Queens (N.C.)

Southeast

Conf. Carolinas

Scott Simmons (4th)

9

10

U-Mary

Central

NSIC

Mike Thorson (18th)

11

11

Edinboro

Atlantic

PSAC

Doug Watts (43rd)

12

12

Midwestern State

South Central

Lone Star

Koby Styles (5th)

13

13

Stonehill

East

Northeast-10

Karen Boen (14th)

14

14

Tampa

South

Sunshine

Jarrett Slaven (13th)

15

15

Truman State

South Central

MIAA

John Cochrane (32nd)

18

16

Lock Haven

Atlantic

PSAC

Aaron Russell (14th)

17

17

Western Washington

West

GNAC

Pee Wee Halsell (24th)

21

18

Pittsburg State

South Central

MIAA

Russ Jewett (26th)

23

19

Southern Indiana

Midwest

GLVC

Mike Hillyard (15th)

20

20

Missouri Southern

South Central

MIAA

Patty Vavra (16th)

16

21

Cal Poly Pomona

West

CCAA

Troy Johnson (5th)

19

22

Bellarmine

Midwest

GLVC

Kris Horton (7th)

22

23

UC San Diego

West

CCAA

Nate Garcia (5th)

NR

24

Mansfield

Atlantic

PSAC

Mike Rohl (9th)

NR

25

Colorado Mines

Central

RMAC

Art Siemers (10th)

NR

Dropped Out: No. 10 Minnesota Duluth, No. 24 Nova Southeastern, No. 25 San Francisco State

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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