Division II National Coaches Polls Set Up Multiple Top-10 Tussles this Weekend
Division II National Coaches Polls Set Up Multiple Top-10 Tussles this Weekend
Division II National Coaches Polls Set Up Multiple Top-10 Tussles this Weekend
By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
September 25, 2013
NEW ORLEANS – The very top echelon of the men’s and women’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II National Coaches Polls, which were released Wednesday, remained unchanged this week but could be in line for a major shake-up after this weekend.
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The top 10 women’s teams and the top four men’s teams held steady in the rankings, while the latter half of the men’s top 10 underwent minor changes. This weekend could turn those minor changes into major ones with multiple top-10 matchups happening around the country.
Both defending champions in the Adams State men and the Grand Valley State women remained unanimous No. 1 teams, but both will face their most difficult tests of the young season this weekend at the Roy Griak Invitational at Minnesota.
NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL COACHES POLL TOP 5 – MEN |
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1) | 2) | 3) | 4) | 5) |
Adams St. | Western St. | GVSU | Chico St. | Augustana (S.D.) |
View Complete Men’s National Coaches Poll |
The men’s top five is completed by No. 2 Western State, No. 3 Grand Valley State and No. 4 Chico State — which remained stationary from a week ago — and No. 5 Augustana (S.D.), which moved up a spot since last week. Both GVSU and Augustana will join Adams State at Roy Griak.
Joining Augustana making one-position upward moves in the men’s top 10 are No. 7 Southern Indiana and No. 9 Edinboro, which is tied with Alaska Anchorage. Displaced one spot down by those moves are No. 6 Colorado Mines and No. 8 Missouri Southern. Colorado Mines and No. 2 Western State will square off at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Shootout.
NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL COACHES POLL TOP 5 – WOMEN |
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1) | 2) | 3) | 4) | 5) |
GVSU | Adams St. | Augustana (S.D.) | Western St. | Alaska Anchorage |
View Complete Women’s National Coaches Poll |
In the women’s polls the top 10 teams remained stationary, setting up a showdown between No. 1 GVSU, No. 2 Adams State and No. 3 Augustana (S.D.) at Roy Griak.
Western State and Alaska Anchorage held firm at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, to round out the top five. Right behind them in the polls are No. 6 Simon Fraser and No. 7 Chico State, which will both compete at the Stanford Invitational this weekend.
The biggest move in either poll was the Metro State men’s jump to No. 17 from unranked status a week ago, while No. 20 Southwest Baptist was the biggest gainer on the women’s side, up three spots from No. 23.
Metro State was the only new men’s team in the polls, while No. 22 Pittsburg State and No. 24 Dallas Baptist joined the women’s poll for the first time this season. Dallas Baptist shares the 24th spot with Cal State Stanislaus, which is returning to the poll after a one-week absence.
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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL RANKINGS |
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2013 Week #2 — September 25 |
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next release: October 2 | ||||||
Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
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1 | Adams State (8) | 200 | South Central | RMAC | Damon Martin (19th) |
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2 | Western State | 192 | South Central | RMAC | Jennifer Michel (7th) |
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3 | Grand Valley State | 178 | Midwest | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (15th) |
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4 | Chico State | 177 | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (18th) |
4
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5 | Augustana (S.D.) | 164 | Central | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (13th) |
6
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6 | Colorado Mines | 161 | South Central | RMAC | Chris Siemers (2nd) |
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7 | Southern Indiana | 144 | Midwest | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (16th) |
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8 | Missouri Southern | 140 | Central | MIAA | Bryan Schiding (1st) |
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9 | Edinboro | 134 | Atlantic | PSAC | Rick Hammer (1st) |
10
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9 | Alaska Anchorage | 134 | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (24th) |
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11 | New Mexico Highlands | 117 | South Central | RMAC | Bob DeVries (22nd) |
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12 | American International | 111 | East | Northeast-10 | Leo Mayo (8th) |
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13 | Mount Olive | 96 | Southeast | Conf. Carolinas | Matt van Lierop (5th) |
13
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14 | Lock Haven | 92 | Atlantic | PSAC | Aaron Russell (16th) |
14
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15 | Cedarville | 84 | Midwest | G-MAC | Paul Orchard (11th) |
14
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16 | Central Missouri | 75 | Central | MIAA | Kirk Pedersen (27th) |
18
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17 | Metro State | 69 | South Central | RMAC | Nick Maas (1st) |
NR
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18 | Humboldt State | 66 | West | CCAA | Scott Pesch (4th) |
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19 | Malone | 55 | Midwest | GLIAC | Jack Hazen (47th) |
20
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20 | Southwest Baptist | 52 | Central | MIAA | Corey McElhaney (6th) |
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21 | Shippensburg | 36 | Atlantic | PSAC | Steve Spence (16th) |
21
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22 | West Texas A&M | 27 | South Central | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (5th) |
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23 | UC-Colorado Springs | 22 | South Central | RMAC | Mark Misch (7th) |
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23 | Stonehill | 22 | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (16th) |
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25 | Ashland | 20 | Midwest | GLIAC | Trent Mack (4th) |
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Also Receiving Votes: Cal Poly Pomona 14, UC San Diego 8, Sioux Falls 6, Franklin Pierce 2, Alabama-Huntsville 1, Slippery Rock 1 | ||||||
Dropped Out: No. 25 Cal Poly Pomona | ||||||
(* year as head coach of that team in men’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) |
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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL RANKINGS |
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2013 Week #2 — September 25 |
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next release: October 2 | ||||||
Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
Last
Week |
1 | Grand Valley State (8) | 200 | Midwest | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (15th) |
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2 | Adams State | 192 | South Central | RMAC | Damon Martin (26th) |
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3 | Augustana (S.D.) | 183 | Central | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (13th) |
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4 | Western State | 176 | South Central | RMAC | Jennifer Michel (7th) |
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5 | Alaska Anchorage | 169 | West | GNAC | Michael Friess (24th) |
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6 | Simon Fraser | 160 | West | GNAC | Brit Townsend (14th) |
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7 | Chico State | 151 | West | CCAA | Gary Towne (18th) |
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8 | Southern Indiana | 142 | Midwest | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (17th) |
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9 | Metro State | 137 | South Central | RMAC | Nick Maas (1st) |
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10 | UC-Colorado Springs | 124 | South Central | RMAC | David Harmer (2nd) |
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11 | Indiana (Pa.) | 122 | Atlantic | PSAC | Joey Zins (5th) |
10
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12 | UW-Parkside | 98 | Midwest | GLVC | Micah VanDenend (4th) |
14
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13 | Edinboro | 97 | Atlantic | PSAC | Rick Hammer (1st) |
13
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14 | Minnesota Duluth | 95 | Central | NSIC | Joanna Warmington (3rd) |
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15 | Tampa | 82 | South | Sunshine | Jarrett Slaven (15th) |
15
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16 | Midwestern State | 71 | South Central | Lone Star | Koby Styles (7th) |
18
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17 | Malone | 68 | Midwest | GLIAC | Jack Hazen (23rd) |
19
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18 | Hillsdale | 65 | Midwest | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (3rd) |
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19 | California (Pa.) | 44 | Atlantic | PSAC | Daniel Caulfield (8th) |
20
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20 | Southwest Baptist | 42 | Central | MIAA | Corey McElhaney (6th) |
23
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21 | Stonehill | 39 | East | Northeast-10 | Karen Boen (16th) |
21
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22 | Pittsburg State | 25 | Central | MIAA | Russ Jewett (28th) |
NR
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23 | West Texas A&M | 22 | South Central | Lone Star | Kimberly Dudley (16th) |
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24 | Dallas Baptist | 16 | South Central | Heartland Conference | (0th) |
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24 | Cal State Stanislaus | 16 | West | CCAA | Diljeet Taylor (7th) |
RV
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Also Receiving Votes: Ferris State 15, Shippensburg 13, Winona State 9, Alabama-Huntsville 7, Columbus State 6, Missouri Southern 6, Saginaw Valley State 4, Wingate 4 | ||||||
Dropped Out: No. 22 Winona State, No. 24 Shippensburg, No. 25 Ferris State | ||||||
(* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) |
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