Despite having not competed since Oct. 3, both Lewis-Clark State College cross country teams climbed in this week’s NAIA Top 25 Coaches Polls, which were announced on Wednesday. The men’s team cracked the top 10 for the first time this season by moving from No. 11 to No. 10, while the women’s team improved from No. 12 to 11th.
The Warrior men, who claimed first at the Whitman College Invite and the Eric Anderson Invite in September, collected 449 points in the poll and now sit only two points behind No. 9 Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.). Malone University remained at No. 1, while Southern Oregon University rose from No. 6 to second.
Azusa Pacific University heads the women’s poll that has Lewis-Clark State 20 points shy of the University of British Columbia and from being in the top 10.
The Warriors next meet will be the Vandal Jamboree in Moscow this Saturday.
MEN’S POLL
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RANK
|
LAST WEEK
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
|
Malone University (Ohio) (18)
|
616
|
|
2
|
2
|
Southern Oregon University (4)
|
605
|
|
3
|
3
|
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
|
581
|
|
4
|
4
|
Concordia University (Neb.)
|
543
|
|
5
|
5
|
University of British Columbia
|
538
|
|
6
|
6
|
Shawnee State University (Ohio)
|
524
|
|
7
|
7
|
Aquinas College (Mich.)
|
522
|
|
8
|
9
|
California State University-San Marcos
|
479
|
|
9
|
10
|
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)
|
451
|
|
10
|
11
|
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
|
449
|
|
11
|
12
|
McKendree University (Ill.)
|
411
|
|
12
|
13
|
Simon Fraser University (B.C.)
|
387
|
|
13
|
15
|
College of Idaho
|
360
|
|
14
|
14
|
Cornerstone University (Mich.)
|
354
|
|
15
|
18
|
Oklahoma Baptist University
|
349
|
|
16
|
22
|
Black Hills State University (S.D.)
|
325
|
|
17
|
17
|
Bryan College (Tenn.)
|
317
|
|
18
|
23
|
Westmont College (Calif.)
|
275
|
|
19
|
RV
|
Dakota State University (S.D.)
|
251
|
|
20
|
20
|
Lindenwood University (Mo.)
|
220
|
|
21
|
16
|
Doane College (Neb.)
|
193
|
|
22
|
21
|
Eastern Oregon University
|
188
|
|
23
|
19
|
Vanguard University (Calif.)
|
173
|
|
24
|
RV
|
Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
|
168
|
|
25
|
24
|
Cedarville University (Ohio)
|
147
|
Other receiving votes: Oklahoma Christian University 97; Kansas Wesleyan University 82; Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 66; Marian College (Ind.) 61; Southwestern College (Kan.) 47; University of Rio Grande (Ohio) 47; Shorter College (Ga.) 25; University of Great Falls (Mont.) 19; Indiana Wesleyan University 17; Lubbock Christian University (Texas) 16; Dordt College (Iowa) 6; Lee University (Tenn.) 1; Taylor University (Ind.) 1; California Baptist University 1.
WOMEN’S POLL
|
RANK
|
LAST WEEK
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
|
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (24)
|
684
|
|
2
|
2
|
California State University-San Marcos
|
661
|
|
3
|
3
|
Biola University (Calif.)
|
635
|
|
4
|
4
|
Simon Fraser University (B.C.)
|
624
|
|
5
|
6
|
Malone University (Ohio)
|
592
|
|
6
|
7
|
Concordia University (Calif.)
|
572
|
|
7
|
8
|
Cedarville University (Ohio)
|
548
|
|
8
|
9
|
Concordia University (Neb.)
|
531
|
|
9
|
10
|
Indiana Wesleyan University
|
505
|
|
10
|
11
|
University of British Columbia
|
483
|
|
11
|
12
|
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
|
463
|
|
12
|
13
|
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
|
421
|
|
13
|
14
|
Aquinas College (Mich.)
|
416
|
|
14
|
17
|
Morningside College (Iowa)
|
389
|
|
15
|
14
|
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)
|
383
|
|
16
|
16
|
Spring Arbor University (Mich.)
|
353
|
|
17
|
20
|
Milligan College (Tenn.)
|
333
|
|
18
|
23
|
Vanguard University (Calif.)
|
306
|
|
19
|
21
|
Saint Xavier University (Ill.)
|
271
|
|
20
|
22
|
Friends University (Kan.)
|
263
|
|
21
|
RV
|
Black Hills State University (S.D.)
|
235
|
|
22
|
25
|
Park University (Mo.)
|
172
|
|
23
|
RV
|
Doane College (Neb.)
|
165
|
|
23
|
RV
|
Taylor University (Ind.)
|
165
|
|
25
|
24
|
Cornerstone University (Mich.)
|
158
|
Others receiving votes: Lindenwood University (Mo.) 133; Westmont College (Calif.) 124; Kansas Wesleyan University 89; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 83; Dakota State University (S.D.) 72; Bethel College (Ind.) 38; Northwestern College (Iowa) 31; Illinois Institute of Technology 6; Oklahoma Baptist University 5; Jamestown College (N.D.) 4; Dordt College (Iowa) 3; Mount Mercy College (Iowa) 3; Shawnee State University (Ohio) 1; Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) 1.
