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USTFCCCA ::: DII National XC Rankings: Adams State's Men Takes Back No. 1

USTFCCCA ::: DII National XC Rankings: Adams State's Men Takes Back No. 1

Nov 9, 2011 by FloTrack Staff
USTFCCCA ::: DII National XC Rankings: Adams State's Men Takes Back No. 1

On the web ...

http://www.ustfccca.org/2011/11/featured/dii-national-rankings-adams-states-men-takes-back-no-1

 

Polls/Rankings Central ...

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

 

NCAA Championship Field Announced ...

http://www.ncaa.com/news/cross-country-men/article/2011-11-07/championships-qualifiers-released

 

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DII National Cross Country Rankings: Adams State’s Men Takes Back No. 1; Western State Women Still At the Top

November 9, 2011

 

NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week seven national team rankings for the 2011 NCAA Division II cross country season. After regional championships weekend, Adams State's men jumps back into the No. 1 position after defeating conference- and regional-rival Western State at the Central Region's championship, avenging a loss to the Mountaineers from the RMAC Championships. On the women's side, Western State retains the lead after winning the Central region over Adams State.

 

These are the final top 25 rankings of the season before the NCAA Cross Country Championships slated for November 19 in Spokane, Wash.

 

AROUND THE POLLS

MEN

 

* Adams State is back in No. 1, having been out of the top spot for just a week.

 

* Debuting in the national top 25 for the first time this season after great regional weekend performances are No. 15 UC-Colorado Springs and No. 25 Alabama-Huntsville

 

* Reaching the best ranking of the season thus far is No. 5 Alaska Anchorage, No. 8 Eastern New Mexico, No. 10 East Central (Okla.), and No. 12 Queens (N.C.)

 

* The RMAC leads all conferences by far with six teams in the national top 25, followed by the GNAC (3) and PSAC (3).

 

WOMEN

 

* Western State retains the No. 1 spot for another week.

 

* New to the top 25 for the first time this season are No. 17 Saginaw Valley State, No. 18 Bloomsburg, No. 19 Alaska, and No. 23 Ashland.

 

* Reaching season-high rankings are No. 4 Alaska Anchorage, No. 6 U-Mary, No. 10 Midwestern State, No. 13 Pittsburg State, No. 14 Western Washington, and No. 20 Northwest Missouri, and No. 23 Ashland.

 

* The GLIAC and PSAC each have four teams in the national top 25, followed by the GNAC with three.

 

The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 19, in Spokane, Wash.

USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Men's Cross Country National Team Rankings

2011 Week #7, November 9 (pre-NCAA Championships)

next ranking: none, November 19 (NCAA Championships, final)

Rank

Institution

Region

Conference

Head Coach (Yr*)

Last Week

1

Adams State

Central

RMAC

Damon Martin (17th)

2

2

Western State

Central

RMAC

Jennifer Michel (5th)

1

3

Grand Valley State

Midwest

GLIAC

Jerry Baltes (13th)

3

4

Colorado Mines

Central

RMAC

Art Siemers (10th)

4

5

Alaska Anchorage

West

GNAC

Michael Friess (21st)

11

6

Chico State

West

CCAA

Gary Towne (16th)

5

7

Augustana (S.D.)

Central

NSIC

Tracy Hellman (11th)

7

8

Eastern New Mexico

South Central

Lone Star

Mike Harney (1st)

9

9

Edinboro

Atlantic

PSAC

Doug Watts (43rd)

8

10

East Central (Okla.)

South Central

Great American

Steve Sawyer (3rd)

12

11

Southern Indiana

Midwest

GLVC

Mike Hillyard (14th)

6

12

Queens (N.C.)

Southeast

Conf. Carolinas

Scott Simmons (4th)

13

13

Central Missouri

South Central

MIAA

Kirk Pedersen (25th)

10

14

Lock Haven

Atlantic

PSAC

Aaron Russell (14th)

21

15

UC-Colorado Springs

Central

RMAC

Mark Misch (5th)

NR

16

Metro State

Central

RMAC

John Supsic (2nd)

16

17

UMass Lowell

East

Northeast-10

Gary Gardner (10th)

25

18

Ashland

Midwest

GLIAC

Trent Mack (2nd)

24

19

Stonehill

East

Northeast-10

Karen Boen (14th)

19

20

Western Oregon

West

GNAC

Mike Johnson (8th)

23

21

New Mexico Highlands

Central

RMAC

Bob DeVries (20th)

15

22

Western Washington

West

GNAC

Pee Wee Halsell (25th)

20

23

Minnesota State

Central

NSIC

Mark Schuck (30th)

14

24

Shippensburg

Atlantic

PSAC

Steve Spence (14th)

18

25

Alabama-Huntsville

South

Gulf South

David Cain (14th)

NR

Dropped Out: No. 17 Bellarmine, No. 22 Southern Connecticut

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 #7, November 9 (pre-NCAA Championships)

next ranking: none, November 19 (NCAA Championships, final)

Rank

Institution

Region

Conference

Head Coach (Yr*)

Last Week

1

Western State

Central

RMAC

Jennifer Michel (5th)

1

2

Grand Valley State

Midwest

GLIAC

Jerry Baltes (13th)

2

3

Adams State

Central

RMAC

Damon Martin (24th)

3

4

Alaska Anchorage

West

GNAC

Michael Friess (21st)

7

5

Augustana (S.D.)

Central

NSIC

Tracy Hellman (11th)

4

6

U-Mary

Central

NSIC

Dennis Newell (6th)

8

7

Chico State

West

CCAA

Gary Towne (16th)

5

8

Shippensburg

Atlantic

PSAC

Steve Spence (14th)

9

9

Ferris State

Midwest

GLIAC

Steve Picucci (4th)

6

10

Midwestern State

South Central

Lone Star

Koby Styles (5th)

12

11

Queens (N.C.)

Southeast

Conf. Carolinas

Scott Simmons (4th)

17

12

Tampa

South

Sunshine

Jarrett Slaven (13th)

11

13

Pittsburg State

South Central

MIAA

Russ Jewett (26th)

15

14

Western Washington

West

GNAC

Pee Wee Halsell (25th)

16

15

Stonehill

East

Northeast-10

Karen Boen (14th)

14

16

Lock Haven

Atlantic

PSAC

Aaron Russell (14th)

22

17

Saginaw Valley State

Midwest

GLIAC

Rod Cowan (2nd)

NR

18

Bloomsburg (Pa.)

Atlantic

PSAC

Bernie Empie (3rd)

NR

19

Alaska

West

GNAC

Scott Jerome (7th)

NR

20

Northwest Missouri

South Central

MIAA

Scott Lorek (8th)

NR

21

Cal Poly Pomona

West

CCAA

Troy Johnson (5th)

NR

22

Edinboro

Atlantic

PSAC

Doug Watts (43rd)

10

23

Ashland

Midwest

GLIAC

Trent Mack (2nd)

NR

24

Southern Indiana

Midwest

GLVC

Mike Hillyard (15th)

18

25

Bentley

East

Northeast-10

Kevin Curtin (1st)

25

Dropped Out: No. 13 Harding, No. 19 Missouri Southern, No. 20 Bellarmine, No. 21 Metro State, No. 23 Truman State, No. 24 UW-Parkside

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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