North Central (Ill.) Men Now Unanimous No. 1 in First Regular-Season DIII Poll
North Central (Ill.) Men Now Unanimous No. 1 in First Regular-Season DIII Poll
North Central (Ill.) Men Now Unanimous No. 1 in First Regular-Season DIII National Coaches Polls
By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
September 18, 2013
NATIONAL PDFs: National Summary | Week-by-Week | All-Time Week-by-Week
REGIONAL PDFs: Regional Summary | Week-by-Week | Division III XC Rankings Central
The UW-La Crosse men moved up one spot into a tie with Haverford at No. 2 for the only top-five movement this week in either poll, while nearly every team from No. 6 on down is in a different spot than their preseason projections.
Beginning at the top, the defending champion North Central (Ill.) men have gained unanimous No. 1 status after two-time reigning National Athlete of the Week John Crain led the Cardinals to a decisive team victory over five Division I programs at the Illinois State Invitational this past weekend. The Cardinals claimed six of the first-place votes in the preseason, and have now claimed the other two from Haverford and Washington (Mo.)
Haverford and UW-La Crosse came in tied at No. 2. The Eagles of La Crosse won a UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational that featured another ranked squad in UW-Eau Claire and many other Cheese State rivals.
The Washington (Mo.) hold steady at No. 4, just one vote ahead of No. 5 Bowdoin. Washington (Mo.), along with North Central (Ill.) and UW-La Crosee, gives the formidable Midwest Region three teams in the nation’s top four. Bowdoin, meanwhile, is the top-ranked New England Region squad among three in the top 10.
Calvin took the biggest leap of any top-10 squad, improving three spots from its preseason rank to No. 6.
New to the rankings were No. 29 Augustana (Ill.) and No. 34 Occidental.
The women’s defending champion No. 1 Johns Hopkins have looked nearly as impressive as NCC in their role as the unanimous top-ranked squad. With a National Athlete of the Week honoree of their own in Hannah Oneda, the Blue Jays turned in a strong showing this past weekend against Division I teams at Penn State and a perfect 15 team score against Division II and III competition.
No. 2 Wartburg was similarly dominant with a resounding 57-point win at Grinnell’s Les Duke Invitational.
No. 3 MIT, No. 4 Williams and No. 5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps all remained stationary in their preseason positions.
Just beyond those top five teams, a pair of squads made big strides into top-10 territory in No. 6 Chicago — up seven spots to tie its all-time program-best from week eight of the 2010 season — and No. 7 Calvin, which improved four positions behind reigning National Athlete of the Week Cassie Vince.
The New England and Great Lakes regions appear the strongest in terms of top-10 representation, with the New England claiming three of the top 10 and the Great Lakes two.
An 11-position jump for Ithaca up to No. 17 was the biggest positive move outside the top 10.
Joining the rankings for the first time this season were No. 19 UW-Stevens Point (tied with Bates), Carnegie Mellon and Vassar tied at No. 30, No. 32 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 34 SUNY Cortland.
The 2013 NCAA Division III National Championships will be contested November 23 in Hanover, Ind.
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III |
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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL |
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2013 Week #1 — September 18 |
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next poll: September 25 | ||||||
Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
Week |
1 | North Central (Ill.) (8) | 280 | Midwest | CCIW | Al Carius (48th) |
1
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2 | UW-La Crosse | 268 | Midwest | WIAC | Derek Stanley (2nd) |
3
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2 | Haverford | 268 | Mideast | Centennial | Tom Donnelly (39th) |
2
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4 | Washington (Mo.) | 251 | Midwest | UAA | Jeff Stiles (13th) |
4
|
5 | Bowdoin | 250 | New England | NESCAC | Peter Slovenski (28th) |
5
|
6 | Calvin | 234 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Brian Diemer (28th) |
9
|
7 | Bates | 233 | New England | NESCAC | Al Fereshetian (19th) |
6
|
8 | Williams | 222 | New England | NESCAC | Peter Farwell (35th) |
8
|
9 | UW-Eau Claire | 215 | Midwest | WIAC | Dan Schwamberger (7th) |
10
|
10 | Dickinson | 207 | Mideast | Centennial | Don Nichter (24th) |
12
|
11 | Tufts | 205 | New England | NESCAC | Ethan Barron (9th) |
11
|
12 | St. Olaf | 190 | Central | MIAC | Phil Lundin (6th) |
15
|
13 | NYU | 172 | Atlantic | UAA | Nick McDonough (16th) |
17
|
14 | Carnegie Mellon | 157 | Mideast | UAA | Dario Donatelli (21st) |
19
|
15 | UW-Oshkosh | 154 | Midwest | WIAC | Eamon McKenna (2nd) |
20
|
16 | SUNY Cortland | 148 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Steve Patrick (6th) |
21
|
17 | Wabash | 140 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Roger Busch (8th) |
24
|
18 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 132 | West | SCIAC | John Goldhammer (30th) |
14
|
19 | Middlebury | 131 | New England | NESCAC | Nicole Wilkerson (3rd) |
25
|
20 | UW-Platteville | 130 | Midwest | WIAC | Tom Antczak (21st) |
13
|
21 | Johns Hopkins | 126 | Mideast | Centennial | Bobby Van Allen (15th) |
18
|
22 | Pomona-Pitzer | 119 | West | SCIAC | Tony Boston (6th) |
26
|
23 | Central (Iowa) | 117 | Central | IIAC | Joe Dunham (6th) |
7
|
24 | Allegheny (Pa.) | 102 | Mideast | NCAC | Brent Wilkerson (4th) |
22
|
25 | Chicago | 85 | Midwest | UAA | Chris Hall (13th) |
33
|
26 | Rochester | 75 | Atlantic | UAA | John Izzo (14th) |
30
|
27 | Manchester | 72 | Great Lakes | HCAC | Brian Cashdollar (16th) |
29
|
28 | MIT | 70 | New England | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (32nd) |
27
|
29 | Augustana (Ill.) | 69 | Midwest | CCIW | Paul Olsen (48th) |
RV
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30 | UW-Stevens Point | 56 | Midwest | WIAC | Rick Witt (35th) |
23
|
31 | SUNY Geneseo | 43 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Mike Woods (22nd) |
32
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32 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 29 | Midwest | CCIW | Scott Bradley (12th) |
16
|
33 | Case Western Reserve | 19 | Great Lakes | UAA | Kathy Lanese (13th) |
33
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34 | St. Lawrence | 15 | Atlantic | Liberty League | John Newman (13th) |
28
|
34 | Occidental | 15 | West | SCIAC | Robert Bartlett (9th) |
NR
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Others Receiving Votes: Keene State 11, Saint John’s (Minn.) 11, Centre 7, Colby 6, Willamette 3, Rowan 2, Elizabethtown 1 | ||||||
(* year as head coach of that team in men’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) |
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III |
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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL |
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2013 Week #1 — September 18 |
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next poll: September 25 | ||||||
Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
Week |
1 | Johns Hopkins (8) | 280 | Mideast | Centennial | Bobby Van Allen (15th) |
1
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2 | Wartburg | 271 | Central | IIAC | Steve Johnson (25th) |
2
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3 | MIT | 264 | New England | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (7th) |
3
|
4 | Williams | 255 | New England | NESCAC | Peter Farwell (14th) |
4
|
5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 246 | West | SCIAC | John Goldhammer (30th) |
5
|
6 | Chicago | 236 | Midwest | UAA | Chris Hall (13th) |
13
|
7 | Calvin | 229 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Brian Diemer (8th) |
11
|
8 | Trinity (Texas) | 225 | South/Southeast | SCAC | Derick Lawrence (2nd) |
8
|
9 | Oberlin | 223 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Ray Appenheimer (8th) |
7
|
10 | Middlebury | 208 | New England | NESCAC | Nicole Wilkerson (3rd) |
10
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11 | St. Lawrence | 197 | Atlantic | Liberty League | Mike Howard (15th) |
9
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12 | St. Olaf | 189 | Central | MIAC | Chris Daymont (33rd) |
18
|
13 | SUNY Geneseo | 183 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Mike Woods (22nd) |
17
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13 | UW-La Crosse | 183 | Midwest | WIAC | Derek Stanley (2nd) |
16
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15 | Carleton | 163 | Central | MIAC | Donna Ricks (21st) |
14
|
16 | Dickinson | 155 | Mideast | Centennial | Don Nichter (24th) |
22
|
17 | Ithaca | 139 | Atlantic | Empire 8 | Erin Dinan (2nd) |
28
|
18 | Hope | 135 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Mark Northuis (26th) |
26
|
19 | UW-Stevens Point | 130 | Midwest | WIAC | Megan Craig (5th) |
NR
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19 | Bates | 130 | New England | NESCAC | Jay Hartshorn (9th) |
20
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21 | Luther | 125 | Central | IIAC | Yarrow Pasche (9th) |
15
|
21 | NYU | 125 | Atlantic | UAA | Nick McDonough (7th) |
19
|
23 | Elizabethtown | 105 | Mideast | Middle Atlantic | Brian Falk (6th) |
31
|
24 | Amherst | 104 | New England | NESCAC | Cassie Funke-Harris (2nd) |
25
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25 | Washington (Mo.) | 87 | Midwest | UAA | Jeff Stiles (13th) |
24
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26 | Haverford | 86 | Mideast | Centennial | Fran Rizzo (23rd) |
12
|
27 | Willamette | 72 | West | Northwest | Matt McGuirk (10th) |
30
|
28 | Case Western Reserve | 49 | Great Lakes | UAA | Kathy Lanese (16th) |
35
|
29 | Tufts | 43 | New England | NESCAC | Kristen Morwick (14th) |
32
|
30 | Vassar | 42 | Atlantic | Liberty League | James McCowan (9th) |
NR
|
30 | Carnegie Mellon | 42 | Mideast | UAA | Dario Donatelli (21st) |
NR
|
32 | Gustavus Adolphus | 36 | Central | MIAC | Dale Bahr (5th) |
RV
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33 | Emory | 25 | South/Southeast | UAA | John Curtin (29th) |
33
|
34 | SUNY Cortland | 17 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Steve Patrick (6th) |
NR
|
35 | UW-Eau Claire | 16 | Midwest | WIAC | Dan Schwamberger (7th) |
6
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Others Receiving Votes: Kenyon 14, Whitman 11, Centre 1 | ||||||
(* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) |
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