Dickinson Men & SUNY Geneseo Women Overtake National Top-10 Teams in DIII Regional Rankings

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Dickinson (No. 8 nationally) seized control of the Mideast Region from Haverford (No. 3), while SUNY Geneseo (No. 13) jumped past St. Lawrence (No. 10) into the driver’s seat in the Atlantic Region. With multiple top-10 national spots involved, these moves could manifest themselves in Wednesday’s Division III National Coaches Polls.

A head-to-head victory over Haverford at the Paul Short Run was the impetus of Dickinson’s rise to the top, as the Red Devils turned in a 27th-place showing at the meet’s Gold division, good for second among DIII squads behind Williams (No. 9 nationally).

Haverford finished 30th as a team at Paul Short to drop to No. 2 in the region. The Fords have claimed the past three regional titles — including last year’s at Dickinson — and six of the past eight.

SUNY Geneseo’s women took the title at its home Geneseo Invitational to charge past St. Lawrence into the Atlantic Region’s top spot. The race between the two squads is still tight, as Geneseo received seen of the region’s 12 first-place votes, while St. Lawrence received the remaining five.

St. Lawrence, which finished 44th in the Paul Short Run’s Gold division race to fall to No. 2 in the region, has claimed each of the past four regional titles. Prior to that run, Geneseo claimed at least a share of the previous five.

SUNY Geneseo’s men (No. 35 nationally) also made a strong move toward the top of their region, jumping up three spots to No. 2 with two of the region’s 14 first-place votes. NYU (No. 11) remains No. 1 in the region.

Elsewhere in the regional rankings:

• Central (Iowa) (No. 31 nationally), the preseason favorite in the Central Region, moved up two spots to No. 2 following a third-place finish at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational, including two top-four collegiate finishers in Austin O’Brien and Eli Horton.
• Williams  (No. 9 nationally) and Bates (No. 14) each moved up a spot in the men’s New England Region as Bowdoin (No. 6) dropped two spots to No. 4 in the region.
• Trinity (Texas)’s men dropped from No. 2 to No. 4 in the South/Southeast Region, bumping Emory to the second spot and Christopher Newport to third.
• St. Olaf’s women (No. 19 nationally) moved up one spot to No. 2 in the Central Region following a third-place team finish at the Blugold Invitational, swapping positions with Carleton (No. 15 nationally), which finished fifth as a team at UW-Eau Claire.
• Haverford’s men may has dropped to No. 2 in the Mideast Region, but the program’s women (No. 25 nationally) moved up two spots to the second spot in the region after finishing 30th in the Paul Short Run’s Gold division race as a team.

NCAA Division III Regionals will be held Sunday, November 16. More information can be found at Regional Championships Central.

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #4 — October 8
national poll release: October 9
next regional release: October 15
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	1
2	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	5
3	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	2
4	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	3
5	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	4
6	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Liberty League	10
7	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	6
8	SUNY Fredonia	Fredonia, N.Y.	SUNYAC	NR
9	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	7
10	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: NYU, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: SUNY Geneseo, 2009: SUNY Cortland, 2008: SUNY Cortland
CENTRAL Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	1
2	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	4
3	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	3
4	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	6
5	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	8
6	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
7	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	9
8	Grinnell	Grinnell, Iowa	Midwest Conference	7
9	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	5
10	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	Great Plains	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: St. Olaf, 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2010: Grinnell, 2009: St. Thomas (Minn.)/Nebraska Wesleyan, 2008: Nebraska Wesleyan
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Wabash	Crawfordsville, Ind.	NCAC	1
2	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	2
3	Manchester	North Manchester, Ind.	HCAC	3
4	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	4
5	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	8
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	6
7	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	10
8	Albion	Albion, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	9
9	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	5
10	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	7
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Calvin, 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin, 2009: Calvin, 2008: Calvin
MIDEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	2
2	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	1
3	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	5
4	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	3
5	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Md.	Centennial	4
6	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	10
7	Widener	Chester, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	NR
8	York (Pa.)	York, Pa.	CAC	9
9	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa.	PAC	NR
10	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Haverford, 2011: Haverford, 2010: Haverford, 2009: Allegheny, 2008: Carnegie Mellon
MIDWEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	1
2	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	2
3	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	3
4	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	5
5	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	4
6	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	6
7	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	7
8	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	8
9	UW-Stout	Menominie, Wis.	WIAC	NR
10	Wheaton (Ill.)	Wheaton, Ill.	CCIW	10
10	UW-Stout	Menominie, Wis.	WIAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: North Central (Ill.), 2011: North Central (Ill.), 2010: North Central (Ill.), 2009: North Central (Ill.), 2008: North Central (Ill.)
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	1
2	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	3
3	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	4
4	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	2
5	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	5
6	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	6
7	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	7
8	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	8
9	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	9
10	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Middlebury, 2011: Williams, 2010: MIT, 2009: Williams, 2008: Williams
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	1
2	Emory	Atlanta, Ga.	UAA	3
3	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	4
4	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	2
5	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	10
6	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	5
7	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	6
8	UT Tyler	Tyler, Texas	ASC	8
9	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	7
10	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Lynchburg, 2011: Lynchburg, 2010: Lynchburg, 2009: Emory, 2008: Centre
WEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	1
2	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	2
3	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	5
4	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Independent (D-III)	7
5	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	6
6	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	3
7	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	NR
8	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	NR
9	Whittier	Whittier, Calif.	SCIAC	NR
10	La Verne	La Verne, Calif.	SCIAC	4
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Occidental/Colorado College, 2010: Willamette, 2009: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2008: Whitworth

 

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #4 — October 8
national poll release: October 9
next regional release: October 15
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	2
2	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	1
3	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	3
4	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Liberty League	5
5	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	9
6	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	10
7	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	4
8	Hamilton	Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.)	NESCAC	NR
9	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	8
9	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: St. Lawrence, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: St. Lawrence, 2009: St. Lawrence, 2008: SUNY Geneseo
CENTRAL Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	1
2	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	3
3	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
4	St. Scholastica	Duluth, Minn.	UMAC	4
5	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	6
6	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	5
7	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	7
8	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	NR
9	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	8
10	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Wartburg, 2011: Wartburg, 2010: Luther, 2009: Carleton, 2008: Wartburg
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	1
2	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	2
3	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	3
4	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	4
5	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	6
5	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	7
7	Kenyon	Gambier, Ohio	NCAC	5
8	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	8
9	Alma	Alma, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	9
10	Denison	Granville, Ohio	NCAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Hope, 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin, 2009: Calvin, 2008: Calvin
MIDEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Md.	Centennial	1
2	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	4
3	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	2
4	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	3
5	Marywood	Scranton, Pa.	Colonial States	5
6	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	NR
7	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	NR
7	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	6
9	Gettysburg	Gettysburg, Pa.	Centennial	7
10	Lebanon Valley	Annville, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Johns Hopkins, 2011: Johns Hopkins, 2010: Johns Hopkins, 2009: Johns Hopkins, 2008: Johns Hopkins
MIDWEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	1
2	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	2
3	Aurora	Aurora, Ill.	NACC	3
4	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	4
5	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	5
6	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	6
7	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	8
8	UW-River Falls	River Falls, Wis.	WIAC	7
9	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	9
10	Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, Ill.	CCIW	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: UW-Eau Claire, 2011: Washington (Mo.), 2010: UW-Eau Claire, 2009: UW-Eau Claire, 2008: UW-Eau Claire
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	1
2	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	2
3	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	3
4	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	4
5	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	5
6	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	6
7	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	7
8	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	8
9	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	9
10	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: MIT, 2011: Middlebury, 2010: Middlebury, 2009: Middlebury/MIT,2008: Middlebury
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	1
2	Emory	Atlanta, Ga.	UAA	2
3	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	3
4	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	4
5	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	5
6	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	6
7	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	7
8	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	8
9	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	9
10	Univ. of the South	Sewanee, Tenn.	SAA	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Trinity (Texas), 2011: Emory, 2010: Rhodes, 2009: Rhodes, 2008: Trinity (Texas)
WEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	1
2	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	2
3	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	3
4	Cal Lutheran	Thousand Oaks, Calif.	SCIAC	5
5	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	NR
6	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	6
7	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	4
8	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	7
9	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	9
10	Redlands	Redlands, Calif.	SCIAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2010: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2009: Whitworth, 2008: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps