KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Lewis-Clark State men’s cross country team dropped two spots to fourth in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll, released Wednesday by the national office, while the Warrior women held steady at No. 8 in the rankings.
Southern Oregon’s men received 19 of the 21 first-place votes among NAIA coaches in the first regular-season poll of the season and Cal-State San Marcos was a unanimous choice for the top spot in the women’s poll.
LCSC’s men’s squad, which garnered 541 points, achieved its highest ranking ever with a No. 2 slot in the preseason poll, but dropped behind Cal-State San Marcos and Oklahoma Baptist despite winning the Whitman Invitational on Sept. 1 to begin its season.
The Warrior women, which received 436 points, finished second at Whitman behind the host Missionaries, an NCAA Division III program, but LCSC’s Kelsey Klettke was the individual champion.
Both cross country programs will next be in action at the Eric Anderson Invite in Spokane, Wash. on Sept. 22.
2012 NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches Top 25 Poll - No. 1
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
FINAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Southern Oregon (19) |
590 |
|
2 |
4 |
Cal State San Marcos (2) |
558 |
|
3 |
5 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
549 |
|
4 |
2 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
541 |
|
5 |
7 |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
497 |
|
6 |
8 |
British Columbia |
476 |
|
7 |
6 |
The Master’s (Calif.) |
463 |
|
8 |
16 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
421 |
|
9 |
15 |
College of Idaho |
418 |
|
10 |
13 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
414 |
|
11 |
3 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
393 |
|
12 |
11 |
Eastern Oregon |
377 |
|
13 |
14 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
369 |
|
14 |
10 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
363 |
|
15 |
12 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
348 |
|
16 |
16 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
325 |
|
17 |
NR |
Arizona Christian |
266 |
|
18 |
19 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
265 |
|
19 |
21 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
225 |
|
20 |
20 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
214 |
|
21 |
18 |
Biola (Calif.) |
195 |
|
22 |
RV |
Indiana Wesleyan |
158 |
|
23 |
24 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
128 |
|
24 |
25 |
Baker (Kan.) |
123 |
|
25 |
23 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
112 |
Others receiving votes: Columbia (Mo.) 103; Emmanuel (Ga.) 90; Milligan (Tenn.) 68; Saint Mary (Kan.) 65; Siena Heights (Mich.) 65; Park (Mo.) 58; Goshen (Ind.) 44; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 26; Lee (Tenn.) 20; Carroll (Mont.) 19; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 16; Graceland (Iowa) 11; Northwestern (Iowa) 10; Vanguard (Calif.) 10; Dakota State (S.D.) 7; Concordia (Ore.) 4.
2012 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 1
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Cal State San Marcos (21) |
591 |
|
2 |
2 |
British Columbia |
572 |
|
3 |
3 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
549 |
|
4 |
4 |
College of Idaho |
530 |
|
5 |
6 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
505 |
|
5 |
7 |
Biola (Calif.) |
505 |
|
7 |
5 |
Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
471 |
|
8 |
8 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
436 |
|
9 |
10 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
427 |
|
10 |
RV |
Concordia (Calif.) |
399 |
|
11 |
11 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
385 |
|
12 |
13 |
Southern Oregon |
367 |
|
13 |
9 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
352 |
|
14 |
17 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
347 |
|
15 |
15 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
325 |
|
16 |
12 |
The Master’s (Calif.) |
292 |
|
17 |
20 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
269 |
|
18 |
RV |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
267 |
|
19 |
16 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
264 |
|
20 |
21 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
262 |
|
21 |
23 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
255 |
|
22 |
RV |
Taylor (Ind.) |
210 |
|
23 |
RV |
Illinois Tech |
123 |
|
24 |
RV |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
113 |
|
25 |
18 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
106 |
Others receiving votes: Northwest (Wash.) 103; Oklahoma Baptist 96; Doane (Neb.) 81; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 78; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 43; Central Methodist (Mo.) 34; Shawnee State (Ohio) 29; Trinity Christian (Ill.) 23; Eastern Oregon 10; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 10; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 5; Lee (Tenn.) 4; Xavier (La.) 4; Baker (Kan.) 3.
