USTFCCCA: DII National Cross Country Rankings - Week #4

Oct 10, 2012 by FloTrack Staff

DII National Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #4

October 10, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – Adams State’s men and Augustana (S.D.)’s women are still the top-ranked teams in the country in NCAA Division II cross country according to the latest national rankings conducted by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). For most, conference championships are just ten days away.

On the men’s side, the top four teams – Adams State, No. 2 Colorado Mines, No. 3 Chico State, and No. 4 Western State are in the same positions as last week. Augustana (S.D.) moved up a spot to rejoin the top five at No. 5. At No. 32, American International reenters the top 35 after a three-week absence.

No changes were made in the women’s top six. The most notable change was the elevation of UC-Colorado Springs from No. 28 to No. 15. The Mountain Lions are undefeated this season in team-scored races. On September 24, they won the Division II race at Minnesota’s Roy Griak Invitational.

USTFCCCA
NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country National Rankings
2012 Week #4 -- October 10
next poll: October 17

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

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	Ferris State	Midwest	GLIAC	Steve Picucci (5th)	8
8	Shippensburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Steve Spence (15th)	9
9	Simon Fraser	West	GNAC	Brit Townsend (13th)	11
10	Midwestern State	South Central	Lone Star	Koby Styles (6th)	10
11	Edinboro	Atlantic	PSAC	Doug Watts (44th)	12
12	Stonehill	East	Northeast-10	Karen Boen (15th)	14
13	Tampa	South	Sunshine	Jarrett Slaven (14th)	13
14	Colorado Mines	South Central	RMAC	Chris Siemers (1st)	15
15	UC-Colorado Springs	South Central	RMAC	David Harmer (1st)	28
16	U-Mary	Central	NSIC	Dennis Newell (7th)	7
17	Winona State	Central	NSIC	Adam Boothe (1st)	18
18	Indiana (Pa.)	Atlantic	PSAC	Joey Zins (4th)	24
19	Bloomsburg	Atlantic	PSAC	Bernie Empie (4th)	16
20	Minnesota State	Central	NSIC	Jen Blue (13th)	21
21	Wayne State (Mich.)	Midwest	GLIAC	Rick Cummins (16th)	19
22	Southwest Baptist	Central	MIAA	Corey McElhaney (5th)	25
23	Southern Indiana	Midwest	GLVC	Mike Hillyard (16th)	34
24	Seattle Pacific	West	GNAC	Erika Daligcon (5th)	20
25	Humboldt State	West	CCAA	Scott Pesch (3rd)	22
26	Missouri Southern	Central	MIAA	Patty Vavra (19th)	17
27	Saginaw Valley State	Midwest	GLIAC	Rod Cowan (3rd)	35
28	Minnesota Duluth	Central	NSIC	Joanna Warmington (2nd)	26
29	Pittsburg State	Central	MIAA	Russ Jewett (27th)	27
30	UC San Diego	West	CCAA	Nate Garcia (6th)	30
31	Western Washington	West	GNAC	Pee Wee Halsell (26th)	23
32	Hillsdale	Midwest	GLIAC	Andrew Towne (2nd)	29
33	Adelphi	East	Northeast-10	Katie Rees (3rd)	32
34	Nova Southeastern	South	Sunshine	Bryan Hagopian (4th)	31
35	Bentley	East	Northeast-10	Kevin Curtin (2nd)	33
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)*