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Augustana Women No. 9, Men at No. 17 in Cross Country National Poll

Augustana Women No. 9, Men at No. 17 in Cross Country National Poll

The Augustana women's cross country team dropped to No. 9 while the men improved to No. 17 in the final regular season USTFCCCA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country National Rankings, the USTFCCCA announced today. 

The Augie women fell from No. 7 to No. 9 after finishing in third place at the Regional Championship in Wayne, Neb. Grand Valley State remained at No. 1 while Chico State dropped from No. 2 to No. 3. Western State, who edged Augie out of second place at the regional meet, improved five spots to move from No. 12 to No. 7.  

The Augie men finished in fifth place at the regional meet, allowing them to improve from No. 21 to No. 17.  Adams State and Western State remained atop the men's Division II Cross Country Coaches Poll at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively while Grand Valley State improved to No. 3 and Chico State dropped to No. 4.

Both teams will compete again on Nov. 21 in Evansville, Ind. at the NCAA National Championships.

Women's Rankings

Rank   
School          
Previous
1. 
Grand Valley State
1
2. 
Missouri Southern State
3
3. 
Alaska Anchorage
5
4. 
Adams State
4
5. 
Chico State
2
6. 
Seattle Pacific
6
7. 
Western State 
12
8. 
Shippensburg
8
9. 
Augustana
7
10. 
Southern Indiana
9
11. 
Western Washington
10
12. 
Tampa
11
13. 
Dallas Baptist
17
14. 
Ferris State
18
15. 
Truman State
14
16. 
Kutztown
16
17. 
Stonehill
22
18. 
Bloomsburg
16
19. 
U-Mary
NR
20. 
Metro State
NR
21. 
Minnesota Duluth
13
22. 
Harding
24
23. 
Hillsdale
19
24. 
Pittsburg State
20
25. 
UMass Lowell
NR

Men's Rankings
Rank   
School          
Previous
1. 
Adams State
1
2. 
Western State
2
3. 
Grand Valley State
4
4. 
Chico State
3
5. 
Colorado School of Mines
5
6. 
Western Washington
6
7. 
Queens of Charlotte
7
8. 
UMass Lowell
10
9. 
Missouri Southern State
11
10. 
UMass Lowell
8
11. 
Stonehill
9
12. 
Southwest Baptist
19
13. 
Edinboro
14
14. 
Metro State
13
15. 
Saginaw Valley State
23
16. 
Southern Indiana
8
17. 
Augustana
21
18. 
Shippensburg
14
19. 
Lock Haven
16
20. 
Central Missouri
12
21. 
Augustana
NR
22. 
Western Oregon
NR
23. 
Tarleton State
NR
24. 
Drury
24
25. 
Cal Poly Pomona
       17


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