USTFCCCA: DII National Cross Country Rankings - Week #6

Oct 24, 2012 by FloTrack Staff

DII National Cross Country Rankings – 2012 Week #6

October 24, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – After a busy conference championship weekend, Adams State’s men’s team and Augustana (S.D.)’s women’s team are still the top-ranked teams in NCAA Division II cross country according to the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national rankings.

DII Conference Championships

The top three positions among the nation’s men’s teams – Adams State, No. 2 Colorado Mines, and No. 3 Chico State – were unchanged from the previous ranking.

The Grizzlies of Adams State, led by sophomore Tabor Stevens, won the RMAC title with 30 points ahead of Colorado Mines’ 44 and Western State’s 67. The RMAC has four in the men’s top 30 as Western State now occupies the No. 5 spot and UC-Colorado Springs holds steady at No. 9.

Debuting in the men’s top 35 for the first time this season includes No. 28 UC San Diego, No. 33 West Texas A&M, No. 34 Montana St.-Billings, and No. 35 Mount Olive.

In the women’s top 35, the top eight teams led by No. 1 Augustana (S.D.), No. 2 Adams State, and No. 3 Grand Valley State retained their positions from a week ago.

The Vikings of Augustana won their fifth-straight NSIC league title last weekend with a decisive 23-70 victory over nearest competitor now-No. 13 Winona State.

New to the rankings for the first time this season include women’s No. 19 West Texas A&M, No. 27 Cal State Stanislaus, No. 32 Bellarmine, and No. 35 West Florida.

Most teams will be idle this weekend in preparation for NCAA Regional Championships that will begin next Saturday, November 3. The lone exception is The PacWest Conference who will hold their championships this weekend in Hawaii.

The final regular-season national ranking will be released on November 7.

USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country National Rankings
2012 Week #6 -- October 24
next release: November 7 (next week off)

Rank	Institution	Region	Conference	*Head Coach (Yr)**	Last Week
1	Adams State	South Central	RMAC	Damon Martin (18th)	1
2	Colorado Mines	South Central	RMAC	Chris Siemers (1st)	2
3	Chico State	West	CCAA	Gary Towne (17th)	3
4	Augustana (S.D.)	Central	NSIC	Tracy Hellman (12th)	5
5	Western State	South Central	RMAC	Jennifer Michel (6th)	4
6	Grand Valley State	Midwest	GLIAC	Jerry Baltes (14th)	6
7	Alaska Anchorage	West	GNAC	Michael Friess (23rd)	7
8	Southern Indiana	Midwest	GLVC	Mike Hillyard (15th)	8
9	UC-Colorado Springs	South Central	RMAC	Mark Misch (6th)	9
10	Western Washington	West	GNAC	Pee Wee Halsell (26th)	10
11	Cedarville	Midwest	G-MAC	Paul Orchard (10th)	14
12	Minnesota State	Central	NSIC	Mark Schuck (34th)	16
13	Edinboro	Atlantic	PSAC	Doug Watts (44th)	17
14	Lewis	Midwest	GLVC	Dana Schwarting (7th)	15
15	Stonehill	East	Northeast-10	Karen Boen (15th)	12
16	American International	East	Northeast-10	Leo Mayo (7th)	31
17	Fort Hays State	Central	MIAA	Dennis Weber (20th)	25
18	UMass Lowell	East	Northeast-10	Gary Gardner (11th)	18
19	Ashland	Midwest	GLIAC	Trent Mack (3rd)	33
20	Eastern New Mexico	South Central	Lone Star	Casey Blevins (1st)	21
21	Southwest Baptist	Central	MIAA	Corey McElhaney (5th)	22
22	East Stroudsburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Joe Koch (24th)	26
23	Missouri Southern	Central	MIAA	Tom Rutledge (24th)	11
24	Ferris State	Midwest	GLIAC	Steve Picucci (5th)	19
25	Humboldt State	West	CCAA	Scott Pesch (3rd)	23
26	Lock Haven	Atlantic	PSAC	Aaron Russell (15th)	13
27	Neb.-Kearney	Central	MIAA	Brady Bonsall (6th)	30
28	UC San Diego	West	CCAA	Nate Garcia (6th)	NR
29	UW-Parkside	Midwest	GLVC	Micah VanDenend (3rd)	24
30	Northwest Missouri	Central	MIAA	Scott Lorek (5th)	29
31	Wayne State (Mich.)	Midwest	GLIAC	Rick Cummins (16th)	27
32	Tiffin	Midwest	GLIAC	Jeremy Croy (13th)	32
33	West Texas A&M	South Central	Lone Star	Darren Flowers (4th)	NR
34	Montana St.-Billings	West	GNAC	Dave Coppock (24th)	NR
35	Mount Olive	Southeast	Conf. Carolinas	Matt van Lierop (4th)	NR
Dropped Out: No. 20 Western Oregon, No. 28 San Francisco State, No. 34 New Mexico Highlands, No. 35 Shippensburg
( 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 #6 -- October 24
next release: November 7 (next week off)

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	Ferris State	Midwest	GLIAC	Steve Picucci (5th)	7
8	Shippensburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Steve Spence (15th)	8
9	Edinboro	Atlantic	PSAC	Doug Watts (44th)	11
10	Simon Fraser	West	GNAC	Brit Townsend (13th)	9
11	Tampa	South	Sunshine	Jarrett Slaven (14th)	13
12	Stonehill	East	Northeast-10	Karen Boen (15th)	12
13	Winona State	Central	NSIC	Adam Boothe (1st)	17
14	UC-Colorado Springs	South Central	RMAC	David Harmer (1st)	15
15	Indiana (Pa.)	Atlantic	PSAC	Joey Zins (4th)	18
16	Midwestern State	South Central	Lone Star	Koby Styles (6th)	10
17	U-Mary	Central	NSIC	Dennis Newell (7th)	16
18	Southern Indiana	Midwest	GLVC	Mike Hillyard (16th)	23
19	West Texas A&M	South Central	Lone Star	Kimberly Dudley (15th)	NR
20	Colorado Mines	South Central	RMAC	Chris Siemers (1st)	14
21	Missouri Southern	Central	MIAA	Patty Vavra (19th)	26
22	Southwest Baptist	Central	MIAA	Corey McElhaney (5th)	22
23	Bloomsburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Bernie Empie (4th)	19
24	Pittsburg State	Central	MIAA	Russ Jewett (27th)	29
25	Seattle Pacific	West	GNAC	Erika Daligcon (5th)	24
26	Wayne State (Mich.)	Midwest	GLIAC	Rick Cummins (16th)	21
27	Cal State Stanislaus	West	CCAA	Diljeet Taylor (6th)	NR
28	Humboldt State	West	CCAA	Scott Pesch (3rd)	25
29	Minnesota State	Central	NSIC	Jen Blue (13th)	20
30	Western Washington	West	GNAC	Pee Wee Halsell (26th)	31
31	Minnesota Duluth	Central	NSIC	Joanna Warmington (2nd)	28
32	Bellarmine	Midwest	GLVC	Kris Horton (8th)	NR
33	Northern Michigan	Midwest	GLIAC	Jenny Ryan (6th)	NR
34	Adelphi	East	Northeast-10	Katie Rees (3rd)	33
35	West Florida	South	Gulf South	John Bergen (5th)	NR
Dropped Out: No. 27 Saginaw Valley State, No. 30 UC San Diego, No. 32 Hillsdale, No. 34 Nova Southeastern, No. 35 Bentley
( year as head coach of that team in women's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)*