The Lewis-Clark State College men’s cross country team is ranked No. 13 in the NAIA Cross Country Coaches Preseason Top 25 Poll, while the Warrior women continue their impress streak with a No. 16 ranking.
The polls, which came out Wednesday, were voted on by NAIA coaches across the country.
The Warrior men are the four-time Frontier Conference champions and are the favorite to win it again. LCSC drew 297 votes in the poll. Southern Oregon received 14 of the 18 first-place votes for the top spot in the poll. The Cascade Conference had five of the top 18 teams in the poll, while LCSC was the only Frontier team to be ranked. Rocky Mountain received the most votes of teams that didn’t make the top 25.
On the women’s side, LCSC continued its streak with the most consecutive appearances in the poll with 94, dating back to Sept. 21, 2001. LCSC is one of only two schools that have an active streak of 50-plus appearances in the poll. Azusa Pacific, ranked No. 2 in the preseason, has 74 consecutive appearances.
Two-time defending national champion Cal State San Marcos received 16 of the 18 first-place votes to lead the women’s poll. FC member Carroll, which defeated LCSC at the conference meet last year, is ranked No. 14, while LCSC is No. 16. The Warriors did bounce back to finish ahead of Carroll at nationals a year ago.
The Warrior men lost three varsity runners from a year ago while the women return six of their top seven runners from a year ago.
The Warriors open their season on Sept. 3 at the Whitman Invitational in Walla Walla, Wash.
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
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1
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1
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Southern Oregon (15)
|
496
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|
2
|
2
|
Wayland Baptist (Texas) (2)
|
480
|
|
3
|
9
|
Oklahoma Christian
|
453
|
|
4
|
19
|
Shorter (Ga.) (1)
|
447
|
|
5
|
15
|
British Columbia
|
432
|
|
6
|
3
|
Shawnee State (Ohio)
|
396
|
|
7
|
12
|
Graceland (Iowa)
|
391
|
|
8
|
11
|
The Master's (Calif.)
|
387
|
|
9
|
NR
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Concordia (Ore.)
|
382
|
|
10
|
7
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
360
|
|
11
|
14
|
College of Idaho
|
320
|
|
12
|
17
|
Aquinas (Mich.)
|
304
|
|
13
|
16
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
297
|
|
14
|
RV
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Southwestern (Kan.)
|
279
|
|
15
|
6
|
Bryan (Tenn.)
|
270
|
|
16
|
RV
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
248
|
|
16
|
8
|
Concordia (Neb.)
|
248
|
|
18
|
10
|
Eastern Oregon
|
210
|
|
19
|
24
|
Vanguard (Calif.)
|
198
|
|
20
|
5
|
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
|
179
|
|
20
|
13
|
Siena Heights (Mich.)
|
179
|
|
22
|
NR
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Friends (Kan.)
|
128
|
|
23
|
RV
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Biola (Calif.)
|
122
|
|
24
|
RV
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Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
|
102
|
|
25
|
RV
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Morningside (Iowa)
|
96
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Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 88; Rio Grande (Ohio) 78; Westmont (Calif.) 74; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 70; Cornerstone (Mich.) 43; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 42; Emmanuel (Ga.) 34; Milligan (Tenn.) 29; Berea (Ky.) 24; Dordt (Iowa) 12; Baker (Kan.) 10; Indiana Wesleyan 5; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 5; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 5; Lee (Tenn.) 4; William Woods (Mo.) 3; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 1; Doane (Neb.) 1; Trinity Christian (Ill.) 1; Illinois Tech 1.
^ 2010 NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Final Poll
^ 2010 NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Final Poll
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
|
1
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Cal State San Marcos (16)
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497
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|
2
|
3
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Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (1)
|
481
|
|
3
|
2
|
Biola (Calif.)
|
459
|
|
4
|
10
|
Southern Oregon (1)
|
458
|
|
5
|
13
|
College of Idaho
|
426
|
|
6
|
9
|
British Columbia
|
395
|
|
7
|
17
|
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
|
393
|
|
8
|
7
|
Concordia (Ore.)
|
389
|
|
9
|
11
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Indiana Wesleyan
|
385
|
|
10
|
19
|
Aquinas (Mich.)
|
338
|
|
11
|
RV
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Concordia (Neb.)
|
336
|
|
12
|
6
|
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
|
306
|
|
13
|
24
|
Friends (Kan.)
|
293
|
|
14
|
14
|
Carroll (Mont.)
|
290
|
|
15
|
18
|
Morningside (Iowa)
|
278
|
|
16
|
20
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
256
|
|
17
|
RV
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Northwest Christian (Ore.)
|
239
|
|
18
|
22
|
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
|
215
|
|
19
|
23
|
Eastern Oregon
|
184
|
|
20
|
RV
|
Viterbo (Wis.)
|
169
|
|
21
|
NR
|
The Master's (Calif.)
|
165
|
|
21
|
RV
|
Spring Arbor (Mich.)
|
165
|
|
23
|
RV
|
Shawnee State (Ohio)
|
108
|
|
24
|
RV
|
Dordt (Iowa)
|
104
|
|
25
|
RV
|
Saint Xavier (Ill.)
|
96
|
Others receiving votes: Westmont (Calif.) 90; Shorter (Ga.) 77; Cornerstone (Mich.) 74; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 71; Baker (Kan.) 65; Taylor (Ind.) 44; Oklahoma Christian 27; Northwestern (Iowa) 27; Park (Mo.) 16; Southwestern (Kan.) 11; Houghton (N.Y.) 10; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 6; Lee (Tenn.) 6; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 3; Holy Names (Calif.) 1; Vanguard (Calif.) 1; Trinity Christian (Ill.) 1.
^ 2010 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Final Poll
^ 2010 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Final Poll
