USTFCCCA: DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #3

Oct 3, 2012 by FloTrack Staff

DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #3

October 3, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – The latest national rankings for NCAA Division II cross country have been released, and the top teams from last week – Adams State’s men and Augustana (S.D.)’s women – are still viewed as the No. 1 squads in the division. Rankers of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) placed the Colorado Mines men’s team into the No. 2 slot, their highest ranking since 2010. On the women’s side, those in the top eight spots stayed unchanged from last week, but much shifting occurred outside the top 10.\

In the men’s rankings, the top five is rounded out by No. 3 Chico State, No. 4 Western State, and No. 5 Grand Valley State.

Cedarville makes their first-ever appearance in the DII rankings, debuting at No. 14, after winning the DII/NAIA division at their home All-Ohio Championships last weekend. The Yellowjackets were third overall in the race that included many Division I squads. Cedarville is eligible for NCAA DII postseason competition for the first time this year after transitioning from the NAIA in the previous years. In their last postseason appearance in 2010, Cedarville finished 15th at the NAIA Championships.

No. 29 Neb.-Kearney and No. 31 Tiffin are making their season debuts in the men’s rankings.

On the women’s side, No. 18 Winona State, No. 19 Wayne State (Mich.), No. 22 Humboldt State, and No. 24 Indiana (Pa.) are ranked for the first time this season.

USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country National Rankings
2012 Week #3 -- October 3
next poll: October 10

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)	4
3	Chico State	West	CCAA	Gary Towne (17th)	3
4	Western State	South Central	RMAC	Jennifer Michel (6th)	2
5	Grand Valley State	Midwest	GLIAC	Jerry Baltes (14th)	6
6	Augustana (S.D.)	Central	NSIC	Tracy Hellman (12th)	5
7	Alaska Anchorage	West	GNAC	Michael Friess (23rd)	8
8	Southern Indiana	Midwest	GLVC	Mike Hillyard (15th)	7
9	UC-Colorado Springs	South Central	RMAC	Mark Misch (6th)	14
10	Missouri Southern	Central	MIAA	Tom Rutledge (24th)	11
11	Western Washington	West	GNAC	Pee Wee Halsell (26th)	12
12	Stonehill	East	Northeast-10	Karen Boen (15th)	21
13	Lock Haven	Atlantic	PSAC	Aaron Russell (15th)	10
14	Cedarville	Midwest	G-MAC	Paul Orchard (10th)	NR
15	Lewis	Midwest	GLVC	Dana Schwarting (7th)	34
16	Minnesota State	Central	NSIC	Mark Schuck (31st)	25
17	Edinboro	Atlantic	PSAC	Doug Watts (44th)	13
18	Ferris State	Midwest	GLIAC	Steve Picucci (5th)	15
19	UMass Lowell	East	Northeast-10	Gary Gardner (11th)	9
20	Fort Hays State	Central	MIAA	Dennis Weber (20th)	26
21	Western Oregon	West	GNAC	Mike Johnson (9th)	18
22	Humboldt State	West	CCAA	Scott Pesch (3rd)	16
23	Eastern New Mexico	South Central	Lone Star	Casey Blevins (1st)	19
24	Southwest Baptist	Central	MIAA	Corey McElhaney (5th)	22
25	East Stroudsburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Joe Koch (24th)	23
26	San Francisco State	West	CCAA	Tom Lyons (8th)	28
27	UW-Parkside	Midwest	GLVC	Micah VanDenend (3rd)	31
28	New Mexico Highlands	South Central	RMAC	Bob DeVries (21st)	27
29	Neb.-Kearney	Central	MIAA	Brady Bonsall (6th)	NR
30	Wayne State (Mich.)	Midwest	GLIAC	Rick Cummins (16th)	24
31	Tiffin	Midwest	GLIAC	Jeremy Croy (13th)	NR
32	Northwest Missouri	Central	MIAA	Scott Lorek (5th)	30
33	Ashland	Midwest	GLIAC	Trent Mack (3rd)	17
34	Shippensburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Steve Spence (15th)	32
35	Alabama-Huntsville	South	Gulf South	David Cain (15th)	NR
Dropped Out: No. 20 Central Missouri, No. 29 Seattle Pacific, No. 33 Hillsdale, No. 35 Pittsburg State
( 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 #3 -- October 3
next poll: October 10

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