USTFCCCA: DII National Cross Country Rankings - Week #2

Sep 26, 2012 by FloTrack Staff

DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #2

September 26, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – Adams State’s men and Augustana (S.D.)’s women stay as the No. 1 teams in the country according to the latest national rankings of NCAA Division II cross country by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The season’s busiest weekend to date will come to pass in a few days. Thirty-two ranked men’s teams and 31 ranked women’s teams are slated to be in action over the next few days.

On the men’s side, nine ranked teams, headed by No. 5 Augustana (S.D.) are expected to compete at Minnesota’s Roy Griak Invitational. Five will be at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run and the Greater Louisville Classic. No. 2 Western State and No. 4 Colorado Mines will be among four ranked DII teams at Oklahoma State’s Cowboy Jamboree. No. 1 Adams State and No. 3 Chico State travels to the Stanford Invitational.

For the nation’s women, the Roy Griak will also feature nine ranked DII women’s teams, including No. 1 and defending national champion Augustana (S.D.). The Paul Short Run will have five ranked teams and No. 4 Western State is among four ranked women’s squads to run at Oklahoma State. No. 2 Adams State will be at the Stanford Invite while No. 3 Grand Valley State will be at the Greater Louisville Classic. No. 5 Alaska Anchorage will be idle this weekend.

USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country National Rankings
2012 Week #2 -- September 26
next poll: October 3

Rank	Institution	Region	Conference	*Head Coach (Yr)**	Last Week
1	Adams State	South Central	RMAC	Damon Martin (18th)	1
2	Western State	South Central	RMAC	Jennifer Michel (6th)	2
3	Chico State	West	CCAA	Gary Towne (17th)	3
4	Colorado Mines	South Central	RMAC	Chris Siemers (1st)	4
5	Augustana (S.D.)	Central	NSIC	Tracy Hellman (12th)	5
6	Grand Valley State	Midwest	GLIAC	Jerry Baltes (14th)	6
7	Southern Indiana	Midwest	GLVC	Mike Hillyard (15th)	7
8	Alaska Anchorage	West	GNAC	Michael Friess (23rd)	8
9	UMass Lowell	East	Northeast-10	Gary Gardner (11th)	9
10	Lock Haven	Atlantic	PSAC	Aaron Russell (15th)	11
11	Missouri Southern	Central	MIAA	Tom Rutledge (24th)	12
12	Western Washington	West	GNAC	Pee Wee Halsell (26th)	10
13	Edinboro	Atlantic	PSAC	Doug Watts (44th)	13
14	UC-Colorado Springs	South Central	RMAC	Mark Misch (6th)	14
15	Ferris State	Midwest	GLIAC	Steve Picucci (5th)	15
16	Humboldt State	West	CCAA	Scott Pesch (3rd)	16
17	Ashland	Midwest	GLIAC	Trent Mack (3rd)	17
18	Western Oregon	West	GNAC	Mike Johnson (9th)	18
19	Eastern New Mexico	South Central	Lone Star	Casey Blevins (1st)	19
20	Central Missouri	Central	MIAA	Kirk Pedersen (26th)	20
21	Stonehill	East	Northeast-10	Karen Boen (15th)	21
22	Southwest Baptist	Central	MIAA	Corey McElhaney (5th)	22
23	East Stroudsburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Joe Koch (24th)	23
24	Wayne State (Mich.)	Midwest	GLIAC	Rick Cummins (15th)	24
25	Minnesota State	Central	NSIC	Mark Schuck (31st)	25
26	Fort Hays State	Central	MIAA	Dennis Weber (20th)	26
27	New Mexico Highlands	South Central	RMAC	Bob DeVries (21st)	27
28	San Francisco State	West	CCAA	Tom Lyons (8th)	28
29	Seattle Pacific	West	GNAC	Erika Daligcon (5th)	29
30	Northwest Missouri	Central	MIAA	Scott Lorek (5th)	30
31	UW-Parkside	Midwest	GLVC	Micah VanDenend (3rd)	31
32	Shippensburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Steve Spence (15th)	32
33	Hillsdale	Midwest	GLIAC	Jeff Forino (2nd)	33
34	Lewis	Midwest	GLVC	Dana Schwarting (7th)	34
35	Pittsburg State	Central	MIAA	Russ Jewett (24th)	35
Dropped Out: none
( year as head coach of that team in men's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)*

USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Women's Cross Country National Rankings
2012 Week #2 -- September 26
next poll: October 3

Rank	Institution	Region	Conference	*Head Coach (Yr)**	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Central	NSIC	Tracy Hellman (12th)	1
2	Adams State	South Central	RMAC	Damon Martin (25th)	2
3	Grand Valley State	Midwest	GLIAC	Jerry Baltes (14th)	3
4	Western State	South Central	RMAC	Jennifer Michel (6th)	4
5	Alaska Anchorage	West	GNAC	Michael Friess (23rd)	5
6	Chico State	West	CCAA	Gary Towne (17th)	6
7	U-Mary	Central	NSIC	Dennis Newell (7th)	7
8	Ferris State	Midwest	GLIAC	Steve Picucci (5th)	8
9	Simon Fraser	West	GNAC	Brit Townsend (13th)	9
10	Shippensburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Steve Spence (15th)	10
11	Midwestern State	South Central	Lone Star	Koby Styles (6th)	11
12	Tampa	South	Sunshine	Jarrett Slaven (14th)	12
13	Edinboro	Atlantic	PSAC	Doug Watts (44th)	13
14	Missouri Southern	Central	MIAA	Patty Vavra (19th)	14
15	Bloomsburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Bernie Empie (4th)	16
16	Western Washington	West	GNAC	Pee Wee Halsell (26th)	15
17	Pittsburg State	Central	MIAA	Russ Jewett (27th)	17
18	Stonehill	East	Northeast-10	Karen Boen (15th)	19
19	Minnesota State	Central	NSIC	Jen Blue (13th)	20
20	Colorado Mines	South Central	RMAC	Chris Siemers (1st)	21
21	Seattle Pacific	West	GNAC	Erika Daligcon (5th)	18
22	Hillsdale	Midwest	GLIAC	Andrew Towne (2nd)	22
23	Northwest Missouri	Central	MIAA	Scott Lorek (9th)	24
24	Kutztown	Atlantic	PSAC	Ray Hoffman (14th)	25
25	Minnesota Duluth	Central	NSIC	Joanna Warmington (2nd)	28
26	Southwest Baptist	Central	MIAA	Corey McElhaney (5th)	26
27	UC San Diego	West	CCAA	Nate Garcia (6th)	NR
28	Cal Poly Pomona	West	CCAA	Octavious Gillespie-Bennett (1st)	23
29	Northern Michigan	Midwest	GLIAC	Jenny Ryan (6th)	NR
30	UW-Parkside	Midwest	GLVC	Micah VanDenend (3rd)	29
31	UC-Colorado Springs	South Central	RMAC	David Harmer (1st)	30
32	Bentley	East	Northeast-10	Kevin Curtin (2nd)	33
33	Nova Southeastern	South	Sunshine	Bryan Hagopian (4th)	34
34	Adelphi	East	Northeast-10	Katie Rees (3rd)	35
35	Saginaw Valley State	Midwest	GLIAC	Rod Cowan (3rd)	31
Dropped Out: No. 27 Mansfield, No. 32 Ashland
( year as head coach of that team in women's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)*