USTFCCCA DIVISION II POLL
NEW ORLEANS - The Augustana men's cross country team is ranked ninth and the women are ranked 11th in the first regular season national rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Adams State men's and women's programs were again ranked No. 1.
The Vikings, who open the season this weekend, had their men's team check in at No. 10 and women at No. 11 in the preseason poll released on Aug. 26.
Both the women's and men's teams were the preseason favorites in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll released in August.
The cross country season gets underway on Saturday when the Vikings travel to Minneapolis for the Roy Griak Invitational, one of the largest meets in the country.
USTFCCCA Division II Men's National Poll
1. Adams State
2. Western State
3. Colorado Mines
4. Grand Valley State
5. Chico State West
6. Western Washington
7. Southern Indiana
8. Queens (N.C.)
9. Augustana (S.D.)
10. Shippensburg
11. Edinboro Atlantic
12. Harding
13. UMass Lowell
14. Lock Haven
15. Alaska Anchorage
16. Nebraska-Kearney
17. Metro State
18. Abilene
19. American International
20. Stonehill
21. Western Oregon
22. East Central (Okla.)
23. Columbus State
24. Drury Midwest
25. Bellarmine
Dropped Out: No. 22 Tarleton State, No. 23 Pittsburg State, No. 25 Fort Hays State
USTFCCCA Division II Women's National Poll
1 Adams State
2 Grand Valley State
3 Alaska Anchorage
4 Shippensburg
5 Chico State
6 Minnesota Duluth
7 Western Washington
8 Western State
9 Tampa South
10 Ferris State
11 Augustana (S.D.)
12 Southern Indiana
13 Truman State
14 Midwestern State
15 Slippery Rock
16 Missouri Southern
17 Stonehill
18 Kutztown
19 Edinboro
20 Dallas
21 U-Mary
22 Pittsburg State
23 Columbus State
24 Southern Connecticut
25 Queens (N.C.)
Dropped Out: No. 14 Seattle Pacific, No. 21 Ashland, No. 22 Northwest Missouri.
