Edinboro & Alabama-Hunstville Women, Stonehill Men Are New Top Teams in DII Regional Rankings

NEW ORLEANS Aiming for a national top-10 rank for the first time this season, the Edinboro women headline a trio of teams that took control of their respective regions in Tuesday’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Regional Rankings.

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Edinboro’s women — ranked No. 14 nationally — took control of the Atlantic Region and the Alabama-Hunstville women moved atop the South Region, while Stonehill (No. 25) gained control of the East Region as the lone new men’s top-ranked regional squad.

Edinboro claimed the top spot from Indiana (Pa.) (No. 11 nationally) in the Atlantic after finishing as the top Division II unit at the Greater Louisville Classic. Led by senior Sarah Krolick in 16th overall and four runners in the top 100 of the mostly Division I race, the Fighting Scots defeated No. 8 Southern Indiana, No. 12 UW-Parkside, and No. 19 Tampa. The effect this will have on the Fighting Scots’ position in the National Coaches Poll will be revealed when it is released Wednesday.

Indiana (Pa.) dropped to the region’s second spot following a 32nd-place finish in the Gold division at the Paul Short Invitational.

Also making gains in the Atlantic is preseason favorite Shippensburg, which moved up one spot to No. 3 after winning the Brown division race at Paul Short. The Raiders have won each of the past five Atlantic Region team crowns.

Alabama-Hunstville was the other women’s team to move to No. 1 in its region — the South — as the Chargers were the top non-DI squad at Jacksonville State Foothills Invitational, led by individual overall winner junior Vicky Winslow.

The Chargers displaced Tampa (No. 19 nationally) after the Spartans finished fifth among DII teams at Louisville. Each of the past six South Regional team crowns have gone to the Spartans.

On the men’s side, idle Stonehill (No. 25 nationally) took control of the East Region as former top team and defending regional champ American International (No. 13) fell two spots in the region to No. 3 after a 36th-place team finish in the Gold division at Paul Short. Franklin Pierce also moved up one spot to No. 2.

NCAA Division II Regional Championships will be held November 9 & 10, and more information about host sites and dates for specific meets can be found at Regional Championships Central.

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #4 — October 8
national rankings release: October 9
next regional release: October 15
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	Lock Haven	Lock Haven, Pa.	PSAC	2
3	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	3
4	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	4
5	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	PSAC	5
6	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	6
7	Indiana (Pa.)	Indiana, Pa.	PSAC	NR
8	West Virginia Wesleyan	Buckhannon, W.Va.	Mountain East	10
9	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	7
10	Wheeling Jesuit	Wheeling, W.Va.	Mountain East	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Edinboro, 2011: Edinboro, 2010: Lock Haven, 2009: Shippensburg, 2008: Lock Haven
CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	1
2	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	2
3	Central Missouri	Warrensburg, Mo.	MIAA	3
4	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	4
5	Neb.-Kearney	Kearney, Neb.	MIAA	5
6	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	6
7	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	7
8	Fort Hays State	Hays, Kan.	MIAA	8
9	Harding	Searcy, Ark.	Great American	10
10	Northwest Missouri	Maryville, Mo.	MIAA	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Adams State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State, 2008: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	2
2	Franklin Pierce	Rindge, N.H.	Northeast-10	3
3	American International	Springfield, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
4	Wilmington (Del.)	New Castle, Del.	CACC	5
5	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	6
6	LIU Post	Brookville, N.Y.	East Coast	7
7	Assumption	Worcester, Mass.	Northeast-10	8
8	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	4
9	Saint Rose	Albany, N.Y.	Northeast-10	9
10	Molloy	Rockville Centre, N.Y.	East Coast	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: American International, 2011: UMass Lowell, 2010: UMass Lowell, 2009: UMass Lowell
MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	2
3	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	4
4	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	5
5	Cedarville	Cedarville, Ohio	G-MAC	3
6	Ferris State	Big Rapids, Mich.	GLIAC	8
7	Lewis	Romeoville, Ill.	GLVC	7
8	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC	9
9	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, Mich.	GLIAC	6
10	Wayne State (Mich.)	Detroit, Mich.	GLIAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State, 2009: Grand Valley State
SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	1
2	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	2
3	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	3
4	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	4
5	Tampa	Tampa, Florida	Sunshine	7
6	West Alabama	Livingston, Ala.	Gulf South	5
7	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	6
8	Morehouse	Atlanta, Ga.	SIAC	8
9	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	9
10	Valdosta State	Valdosta, Ga.	Gulf South	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Nova Southeastern, 2011: Alabama-Huntsville, 2010: Harding, 2009: Harding
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	1
2	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	2
3	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	3
4	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	6
5	Metro State	Denver, Colo.	RMAC	5
6	New Mexico Highlands	Las Vegas, N.M.	RMAC	4
7	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	7
8	Cameron	Lawton, Okla.	Lone Star	9
9	Eastern New Mexico	Portales, N.M.	Lone Star	NR
10	Tarleton State	Stephenville, Texas	Lone Star	8
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Adams State, 2011: Eastern New Mexico, 2010: Central Missouri, 2009: Missouri Southern
SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	1
2	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	2
3	Georgia Regents	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	3
4	King	Bristol, Tenn.	Conf. Carolinas	4
5	Mars Hill	Mars Hill, N.C.	SAC	5
6	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	6
7	Georgia College	Milledgeville, Ga.	Peach Belt	7
8	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	8
9	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	9
10	Anderson (S.C.)	Anderson, S.C.	SAC	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Queens (N.C.)
WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	1
2	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	2
3	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	3
4	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	4
5	Montana St.-Billings	Billings, Mont.	GNAC	5
6	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	6
7	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	7
8	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	8
9	Simon Fraser	Burnaby, B.C.	GNAC	9
10	SF State	San Francisco, Calif.	CCAA	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Chico State

 

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #4 — October 8
national rankings release: October 9
next regional release: October 15
ATLANTIC Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	2
2	Indiana (Pa.)	Indiana, Pa.	PSAC	1
3	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	4
4	Mansfield	Mansfield, Pa.	PSAC	6
5	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	3
6	Seton Hill	Greensburg, Pa.	PSAC	5
7	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	8
8	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	9
9	Bloomsburg	Bloomsburg, Pa.	PSAC	7
10	West Chester	West Chester, Pa.	PSAC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Shippensburg, 2011: Shippensburg, 2010: Shippensburg, 2009: Shippensburg, 2008: Shippensburg
CENTRAL Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	1
2	Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	NSIC	2
3	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	3
4	U-Mary	Bismarck, N.D.	NSIC	4
5	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	5
6	Neb.-Kearney	Kearney, Neb.	MIAA	7
7	Winona State	Winona, Minn.	NSIC	8
8	Minnesota State	Mankato, Minn.	NSIC	9
9	Harding	Searcy, Ark.	Great American	NR
10	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	6
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Western State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State, 2008: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	2
3	LIU Post	Brookville, N.Y.	East Coast	6
4	Saint Anselm	Goffstown, N.H.	Northeast-10	4
5	Southern New Hampshire	Manchester, N.H.	Northeast-10	5
6	Bentley	Waltham, Mass.	Northeast-10	7
7	Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pa.	CACC	8
8	Saint Rose	Albany, N.Y.	Northeast-10	9
9	Southern Connecticut	New Haven, Conn.	Northeast-10	10
10	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	3
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Stonehill, 2011: Stonehill, 2010: Stonehill, 2009: Stonehill
MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	2
3	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	4
4	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, Mich.	GLIAC	5
5	Saginaw Valley State	Bay City, Mich.	GLIAC	7
6	Ferris State	Big Rapids, Mich.	GLIAC	6
7	Lewis	Romeoville, Ill.	GLVC	8
8	Northwood (Mich.)	Midland, Mich.	GLIAC	NR
9	UW-Parkside	Kenosha, Wis.	GLVC	3
10	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	9
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State, 2009: Grand Valley State
SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	2
2	Tampa	Tampa, Florida	Sunshine	1
3	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	3
4	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	4
5	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	5
6	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	6
7	West Georgia	Carrollton, Ga.	Gulf South	7
8	Valdosta State	Valdosta, Ga.	Gulf South	8
9	North Alabama	Florence, Ala.	Gulf South	9
10	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Tampa, 2011: Tampa, 2010: Tampa, 2009: Tampa
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	1
2	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	2
3	Metro State	Denver, Colo.	RMAC	3
4	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	4
5	Midwestern State	Wichita Falls, Texas	Lone Star	5
6	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	8
7	Eastern New Mexico	Portales, N.M.	Lone Star	7
8	Tarleton State	Stephenville, Texas	Lone Star	NR
9	Dallas Baptist	Dallas, Texas	Heartland Conference	6
10	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	9
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Adams State, 2011: Midwestern State, 2010: Pittsburg State, 2009: Missouri Southern
SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	1
2	Wingate	Wingate, N.C.	SAC	2
3	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	3
4	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	4
5	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	5
6	Clayton State	Morrow, Ga.	Peach Belt	6
7	Georgia Regents	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	7
8	King	Bristol, Tenn.	Conf. Carolinas	8
9	North Georgia	Dahlonega, Ga.	Peach Belt	9
10	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Columbus State
WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	1
2	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	2
3	Simon Fraser	Burnaby, B.C.	GNAC	3
4	Cal State Stanislaus	Turlock, Calif.	CCAA	4
5	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	5
6	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	6
7	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	7
8	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	8
9	Seattle Pacific	Seattle, Wash.	GNAC	9
10	Cal State San Bernardino	San Bernardino, Calif.	CCAA	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Alaska Anchorage