The Lewis-Clark State College men’s cross country team was ranked No. 4 and the women’s team No. 11 in the postseason NAIA top 25 polls, the national office announced Wednesday.
With a few exceptions, the postseason rankings followed the pattern of the results at the NAIA National Championships held in Vancouver, Wash., last week.
The LCSC men’s program enjoyed its best finish ever at nationals by placing fourth, while the women’s team also had one of its strongest meets of the season and placed 11th.
Before the national meets, the LCSC men were ranked No. 7 and the women No. 16. Looking to next year, the Warrior men will lose just one senior from this year’s squad, while the women will lose three.
The Top 25 was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/independents/unaffiliated groups.
MEN’S POLL
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RANK
|
LAST WEEK^
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
|
Oklahoma Christian (18)
|
498
|
|
2
|
9
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
482
|
|
3
|
4
|
Southern Oregon
|
466
|
|
4
|
7
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
450
|
|
5
|
8
|
Wayland Baptist (Texas)
|
434
|
|
6
|
21
|
British Columbia
|
418
|
|
7
|
12
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
402
|
|
8
|
5
|
Shawnee State (Ohio)
|
386
|
|
9
|
3
|
The Master's (Calif.)
|
370
|
|
10
|
17
|
Bryan (Tenn.)
|
354
|
|
11
|
10
|
Aquinas (Mich.)
|
338
|
|
12
|
15
|
St. Francis (Ill.)
|
322
|
|
13
|
18
|
Westmont (Calif.)
|
306
|
|
14
|
20
|
Siena Heights (Mich.)
|
290
|
|
15
|
6
|
Friends (Kan.)
|
274
|
|
16
|
19
|
Eastern Oregon
|
258
|
|
17
|
16
|
Southwestern (Kan.)
|
242
|
|
18
|
11
|
Concordia (Ore.)
|
226
|
|
19
|
23
|
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
|
206
|
|
20
|
NR
|
Park (Mo.)
|
175
|
|
21
|
13
|
College of Idaho
|
169
|
|
22
|
RV
|
Huntington (Ind.)
|
148
|
|
23
|
22
|
Dordt (Iowa)
|
127
|
|
24
|
RV
|
Baker (Kan.)
|
102
|
|
25
|
14
|
Biola (Calif.)
|
82
|
Others receiving votes: Cornerstone (Mich.) 73; Great Falls (Mont.) 71; Cumberlands (Ky.) 52; Berea (Ky.) 51; Milligan (Tenn.) 48; Concordia (Neb.) 43; Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 43; Texas Wesleyan 16; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 10; Morningside (Iowa) 6; Goshen (Ind.) 5; Trinity Christian (Ill.) 3; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 3; Graceland (Iowa) 1; Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 1; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 1.
^Rank in final regular-season Coaches’ Top 25 Poll on Nov. 6
^Rank in final regular-season Coaches’ Top 25 Poll on Nov. 6
WOMEN’S POLL
|
RANK
|
LAST TIME
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
2
|
Cal State San Marcos (16)
|
436
|
|
2
|
1
|
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
|
422
|
|
3
|
4
|
British Columbia
|
408
|
|
4
|
9
|
Northwest Christian (Ore.)
|
394
|
|
5
|
5
|
Friends (Kan.)
|
380
|
|
6
|
6
|
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
|
366
|
|
7
|
3
|
College of Idaho
|
352
|
|
8
|
8
|
Concordia (Ore.)
|
338
|
|
9
|
19
|
Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.)
|
324
|
|
10
|
13
|
The Master's (Calif.)
|
310
|
|
11
|
16
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
296
|
|
12
|
7
|
Biola (Calif.)
|
282
|
|
13
|
10
|
Carroll (Mont.)
|
268
|
|
14
|
12
|
Westmont (Calif.)
|
254
|
|
15
|
25
|
Milligan (Tenn.)
|
240
|
|
16
|
20
|
Saint Xavier (Ill.)
|
226
|
|
17
|
11
|
Concordia (Neb.)
|
210
|
|
18
|
14
|
Morningside (Iowa)
|
196
|
|
19
|
15
|
Indiana Wesleyan
|
181
|
|
20
|
17
|
Shawnee State (Ohio)
|
161
|
|
21
|
18
|
Aquinas (Mich.)
|
149
|
|
22
|
22
|
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
|
125
|
|
23
|
23
|
Eastern Oregon
|
106
|
|
24
|
RV
|
Grand View (Iowa)
|
99
|
|
25
|
21
|
Spring Arbor (Mich.)
|
94
|
Others receiving votes: Shorter (Ga.) 69; Southern Oregon 61; Dordt (Iowa) 45; Lee (Tenn.) 34; Huntington (Ind.) 25; Central Methodist (Mo.) 25; Brescia (Ky.) 16; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 15; York (Neb.) 13; St. Francis (Ill.) 12; Vanguard (Calif.) 10; Taylor (Ind.) 9; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 8; Viterbo (Wis.) 8; Cumberlands (Ky.) 1; Trinity Christian (Ill.) 1; Southwestern (Kan.) 1. ^ Rank in final regular-season Coaches’ Top 25 Poll on Nov. 6
