Despite running away with their third consecutive Frontier Conference meet titles on Friday, both the Lewis-Clark State College men's and women's cross country teams fell in the final NAIA Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 poll for 2009, the NAIA announced on Sunday.
The Warrior men, who swept the FC meet with the top five finishers, fell from No. 10 to No. 14, while the women fell from No. 11 to No. 16. Both teams won the titles by more than three minutes over their nearest competitors.
LCSC coach Mike Collins said after the meet that the course was slow, which led to slower times. Those times likely played a factor in both teams dropping in the final poll.
The Warrior men finished with 371 points and were 18 behind both Shorter College of Georgia and Cornerstone University of Michigan. Shorter was 13th in the previous poll, while Cornerstone made the leap to No. 12 after just receiving votes in the previous poll.
The Warrior women had 334 points and were one of three teams to drop five spots in the poll.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
Both Warrior teams qualified for the NAIA Cross Country National Championships on Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Wash. The complete list of team and individual qualifiers will be released on Monday by the NAIA.
MEN
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RANK
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LAST WEEK
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SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
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TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
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Southern Oregon University (11)
|
612
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|
2
|
2
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Malone University (Ohio) (11)
|
611
|
|
3
|
4
|
Concordia University (Neb.)
|
579
|
|
4
|
7
|
California State University-San Marcos
|
545
|
|
5
|
6
|
Shawnee State University (Ohio)
|
510
|
|
6
|
8
|
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
|
503
|
|
7
|
12
|
Simon Fraser University (B.C.)
|
487
|
|
8
|
11
|
College of Idaho
|
461
|
|
9
|
9
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Bryan College (Tenn.)
|
449
|
|
10
|
5
|
University of British Columbia
|
434
|
|
11
|
23
|
Oklahoma Christian University
|
390
|
|
12
|
13
|
Shorter College (Ga.)
|
389
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|
12
|
RV
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Cornerstone University (Mich.)
|
389
|
|
14
|
10
|
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
|
371
|
|
15
|
3
|
Aquinas College (Mich.)
|
331
|
|
16
|
17
|
McKendree University (Ill.)
|
308
|
|
17
|
16
|
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)
|
305
|
|
18
|
19
|
Eastern Oregon University
|
269
|
|
19
|
20
|
Dakota State University (S.D.)
|
265
|
|
20
|
18
|
Cedarville University (Ohio)
|
238
|
|
21
|
20
|
Oklahoma Baptist University
|
227
|
|
22
|
24
|
Westmont College (Calif.)
|
218
|
|
23
|
RV
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Southwestern College (Kan.)
|
197
|
|
24
|
25
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Concordia University (Ore.)
|
170
|
|
25
|
14
|
Black Hills State University (S.D.)
|
154
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Others receiving votes: California Baptist University 134; Doane College (Neb.) 113; Kansas Wesleyan University 94; Marian University (Ind.) 49; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 44; Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 26; Lee University (Tenn.) 19; Taylor University (Ind.) 9; Vanguard University (Calif.) 5; University of Rio Grande (Ohio) 4; Lubbock Christian University (Texas) 4; Siena Heights University (Mich.) 1; Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) 1; William Woods University (Mo.) 1; Dana College (Neb.) 1.
WOMEN
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RANK
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LAST WEEK
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SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
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TOTAL POINTS
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1
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1
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Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (23)
|
684
|
|
2
|
2
|
California State University-San Marcos (1)
|
662
|
|
3
|
3
|
Simon Fraser University (B.C.)
|
640
|
|
4
|
4
|
Biola University (Calif.)
|
617
|
|
5
|
5
|
Malone University (Ohio)
|
591
|
|
6
|
6
|
College of Idaho
|
573
|
|
7
|
7
|
Cedarville University (Ohio)
|
549
|
|
8
|
9
|
Concordia University (Neb.)
|
519
|
|
9
|
17
|
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)
|
492
|
|
10
|
10
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Spring Arbor University (Mich.)
|
473
|
|
11
|
13
|
University of British Columbia
|
453
|
|
12
|
12
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Morningside College (Iowa)
|
450
|
|
13
|
8
|
Concordia University (Calif.)
|
421
|
|
14
|
15
|
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
|
366
|
|
15
|
16
|
Aquinas College (Mich.)
|
353
|
|
16
|
11
|
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
|
334
|
|
17
|
18
|
Black Hills State University (S.D.)
|
319
|
|
18
|
20
|
Milligan College (Tenn.)
|
299
|
|
19
|
14
|
Indiana Wesleyan University
|
284
|
|
20
|
25
|
Kansas Wesleyan University
|
259
|
|
21
|
21
|
Park University (Mo.)
|
240
|
|
22
|
RV
|
Concordia University (Ore.)
|
234
|
|
23
|
22
|
Vanguard University (Calif.)
|
172
|
|
24
|
24
|
Saint Xavier University (Ill.)
|
160
|
|
25
|
RV
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Southern Oregon University
|
154
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Others receiving votes: Shorter College (Ga.) 154; Friends University (Kan.) 134; Eastern Oregon University 108; Jamestown College (N.D.) 69; Northwestern College (Iowa) 68; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 36; Oklahoma Baptist University 17; Westmont College (Calif.) 17; Bethel College (Ind.) 17; Doane College (Neb.) 8; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 3; Shawnee State University (Ohio) 3; Lee University (Tenn.) 1; Northwood University (Texas) 1; Siena Heights University (Mich.) 1.
