The impressive finishes this season by the Lewis-Clark State College men’s cross country team started to pay off Wednesday, as the Warriors jumped from No. 18 to No. 11 in the NAIA Cross Country Top 25 Coaches’ Poll. The women’s team also bumped up one spot to No. 19. “I am a bit surprised at how much the men went up,” LC coach Mike Collins said. “There are probably 12 or 13 really good teams in the country and this puts us among them.” LC achieved the greatest rank increase of any team by moving up seven places and earning 111 more points than last week. Led by Frontier Conference runner of the week Dave Marks, the Warriors have earned second and fourth place finishes in their past two races. The men’s poll, which is led by Southern Oregon University, also saw 10 teams drop in rank this week. A seventh-place performance at the Willamette Invitational last weekend was enough to propel the women’s team to No. 19 in this week’s poll. LC earned 279 points, edging out Cedarville University by one point for the 19th spot. The No. 1 rank has not changed yet this season, still belonging to Biola University which received 24 of 25 first place votes. “I thought the women’s team would drop back a little bit, so I am surprised by their ranking as well,” Collins said. “It is interesting that we beat Concordia this past week and they are still ranked one spot ahead of us.” The Warriors will have a week off from competition before traveling to the Inland Empire Championships Oct. 16 in Cheney, Wash.
MEN’S TOP-25 POLL – OCTOBER 6, 2010
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
FINAL POINTS |
|
1 |
2 |
Southern Oregon University (19) |
650 |
|
2 |
4 |
Shawnee State University (Ohio) (1) |
614 |
|
3 |
1 |
Malone University (Ohio) (2) |
612 |
|
4 |
3 |
Wayland Baptist University (Texas) (1) |
604 |
|
5 |
5 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
562 |
|
6 |
7 |
The Master's College (Calif.) |
531 |
|
7 |
8 |
Aquinas College (Mich.) |
516 |
|
8 |
6 |
University of British Columbia |
509 |
|
9 |
9 |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
465 |
|
10 |
10 |
College of Idaho |
454 |
|
11 |
18 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
411 |
|
12 |
12 |
Graceland University (Iowa) |
396 |
|
13 |
11 |
California State University-San Marcos |
395 |
|
14 |
13 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) |
365 |
|
15 |
13 |
Shorter University (Ga.) |
361 |
|
16 |
16 |
Eastern Oregon University |
321 |
|
17 |
15 |
Oklahoma Christian University |
299 |
|
18 |
NR |
Bryan College (Tenn.) |
283 |
|
19 |
17 |
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) |
282 |
|
20 |
19 |
Simon Fraser University (B.C.) |
205 |
|
21 |
RV |
University of Great Falls (Mont.) |
201 |
|
22 |
22 |
Cedarville University (Ohio) |
187 |
|
23 |
23 |
University of St. Francis (Ill.) |
180 |
|
24 |
24 |
California Baptist University |
175 |
|
25 |
20 |
Oklahoma Baptist University |
171 |
Others receiving votes: Siena Heights University (Mich.) 161; Vanguard University (Calif.) 124; McKendree University (Ill.) 106; Black Hills State University (S.D.) 98; Marian University (Ind.) 57; Southwestern College (Kan.) 47; Concordia University (Ore.) 34; Dakota State University (S.D.) 22; Indiana Wesleyan University 12; Indiana Institute of Technology 4; Cornerstone University (Mich.) 1; Dordt College (Iowa) 1; Union University (Tenn.) 1; Morningside College (Iowa) 1; William Woods University (Mo.) 1; Westmont College (Calif.) 1.
WOMEN’S TOP-25 POLL – OCTOBER 6, 2010
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
FINAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Biola University (Calif.) (24) |
715 |
|
2 |
2 |
California State University-San Marcos (1) |
686 |
|
3 |
3 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) |
669 |
|
4 |
4 |
Simon Fraser University (B.C.) |
646 |
|
5 |
5 |
Malone University (Ohio) |
629 |
|
6 |
9 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
578 |
|
7 |
7 |
College of Idaho |
577 |
|
8 |
8 |
Milligan College (Tenn.) |
527 |
|
9 |
10 |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
513 |
|
10 |
13 |
University of British Columbia |
497 |
|
11 |
11 |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
478 |
|
12 |
12 |
Southern Oregon University |
475 |
|
13 |
18 |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
434 |
|
14 |
16 |
Eastern Oregon University |
414 |
|
15 |
15 |
Black Hills State University (S.D.) |
379 |
|
16 |
14 |
Morningside College (Iowa) |
354 |
|
17 |
17 |
Aquinas College (Mich.) |
346 |
|
18 |
6 |
Concordia University (Ore.) |
326 |
|
19 |
20 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
279 |
|
20 |
21 |
Cedarville University (Ohio) |
278 |
|
21 |
19 |
Friends University (Kan.) |
269 |
|
22 |
RV |
Carroll College (Mont.) |
226 |
|
23 |
22 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
224 |
|
24 |
24 |
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) |
186 |
|
25 |
23 |
Westmont College (Calif.) |
165 |
Others receiving votes: Lee University (Tenn.) 133; Wayland Baptist University (Texas) 91; Indiana Institute of Technology 69; Northwest Christian University (Ore.) 48; Spring Arbor University (Mich.) 47; Shorter University (Ga.) 37; Park University (Mo.) 31; William Jewell College (Mo.) 23; Northwestern College (Iowa) 17; Shawnee State University (Ohio) 12; Southwestern College (Kan.) 7; Jamestown College (N.D.) 5; Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) 3; Minot State University (N.D.) 3; Houghton College (N.Y.) 1; Oklahoma Baptist University 1; Baker University (Kan.) 1; Vanguard University (Calif.) 1; Taylor University (Ind.) 1; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 1.
