Wingate Men's Cross Country Ranked No. 3 in Week 1 USTFCCCA Poll; Three Other SAC Teams Ranked
September 14, 2023
NEW ORLEANS- Wingate Men's Cross Country was named a National Top Five Team in this week's USTFCCCA National Poll, remaining at No. 3 from the Preseason Poll. Three other SAC teams were ranked among this week's top 30.
Joining Wingate on the men's side was Anderson, coming in at No. 26. Anderson moved up from their preseason ranking at No. 29.
For the women, Wingate was ranked at No. 15, moving up from No. 19 in the preseason poll. Catawba also was ranked at No. 30.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2023 Week 1 - September 13th
| RANK | TEAM & INFO | PTS | CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES South Central Region (1) RMAC Chris Siemers (12th) |
240 (8 fpv) |
◀▶ (LW: 1) |
| 2 | 
|
ADAMS STATE South Central Region (2) RMAC Damon Martin (29th) |
229 | ◀▶ (LW: 2) |
| 3 | 
|
WINGATE Southeast Region (1) SAC Pol Domenech (4th) |
223 | ◀▶ (LW: 3) |
| 4 | 
|
GRAND VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (1) GLIAC Jerry Baltes (25th) |
217 | ◀▶ (LW: 4) |
| 5 | 
|
CHICO STATE West Region (1) CCAA Gary Towne (28th) |
203 | ◀▶ (LW: 5) |
| 6 | 
|
COLORADO CHRISTIAN South Central Region (4) RMAC Jon Poag (10th) |
197 | ◀▶ (LW: 6) |
| 7 | 
|
LEE (TENN.) South Region (1) GSC Caleb Morgan (10th) |
187 | ▲ 1 (LW: 8) |
| 8 | 
|
AUGUSTANA (S.D.) Central Region (1) NSIC Tracy Hellman (23rd) |
183 | ▼ 1 (LW: 7) |
| 9 | 
|
WEST TEXAS A&M South Central Region (3) Lone Star Zach Daniel (2nd) |
177 | ◀▶ (LW: 9) |
| 10 | 
|
WESTERN WASHINGTON West Region (2) GNAC Ben Stensland (1st) |
170 | ◀▶ (LW: 10) |
| 11 | 
|
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (2) GLIAC Rod Cowan (14th) |
163 | ▲ 1 (LW: 12) |
| 12 | 
|
WESTERN COLORADO South Central Region (5) RMAC Jennifer Michel (17th) |
148 | ▼ 1 (LW: 11) |
| 13 | 
|
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE South Region (2) GSC Matthew Reneker (4th) |
141 | ◀▶ (LW: 13) |
| 14 | 
|
ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD Midwest Region (3) GLVC Emmons King (2nd) |
134 | ▲ 1 (LW: 15) |
| 15 | 
|
CHARLESTON (W.VA.) Atlantic Region (1) Mountain East Nick Bias (10th) |
123 | ▼ 1 (LW: 14) |
| 16 | 
|
AZUSA PACIFIC West Region (3) PacWest Sean Smith (4th) |
117 | ◀▶ (LW: 16) |
| 17 | 
|
WASHBURN Central Region (2) MIAA David Granato (5th) |
111 | ◀▶ (LW: 17) |
| 17 | 
|
MICHIGAN TECH Midwest Region (4) GLIAC Kristina Owen (4th) |
111 | ▲ 1 (LW: 18) |
| 19 | 
|
LEWIS Midwest Region (5) GLVC James Kearney (10th) |
88 | ◀▶ (LW: 19) |
| 20 | 
|
MISSOURI SOUTHERN Central Region (3) MIAA Jamie Burnham (8th) |
85 | ▲ 1 (LW: 21) |
| 21 | 
|
UC-COLORADO SPRINGS South Central Region (6) RMAC Mark Misch (17th) |
83 | ▲ 4 (LW: 25) |
| 22 | 
|
CAL POLY POMONA West Region (4) CCAA Chris Bradford (7th) |
78 | ◀▶ (LW: 22) |
| 23 | 
|
NEB.-KEARNEY Central Region (4) MIAA Brady Bonsall (17th) |
69 | ◀▶ (LW: 23) |
| 24 | 
|
CEDARVILLE Midwest Region (6) G-MAC Paul Orchard (21st) |
46 | ◀▶ (LW: 24) |
| 25 | 
|
CSU PUEBLO South Central Region (7) RMAC Matt Morris (11th) |
45 | ▼ 5 (LW: 20) |
| 26 | 
|
EAST CENTRAL (OKLA.) Central Region (5) GAC Steve Sawyer (15th) |
33 | ▼ 1 (LW: 25) |
| 26 | 
|
ANDERSON (S.C.) Southeast Region (2) SAC Kevin Eagle (7th) |
33 | ▲ 3 (LW: 29) |
| 28 | 
|
SIMON FRASER West Region (5) GNAC Brit Townsend (24th) |
26 | ▼ 1 (LW: 27) |
| 29 | 
|
ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE South Region (3) GSC David Cain (26th) |
24 | ▼ 1 (LW: 28) |
| 30 | 
|
AUGUSTA Southeast Region (3) PBC Jacob Burgamy (2nd) |
12 | (LW: RV) |
Also Receiving Votes: Southern Connecticut 8, Tiffin 7, Pittsburg State 5, Northwest Missouri 2, Walsh 2
Dropped Out: No. 30 Walsh
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2023 Week 1 - September 13th
| RANK | TEAM & INFO | PTS | CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
ADAMS STATE South Central Region (1) RMAC Damon Martin (36th) |
240 (8 fpv) |
◀▶ (LW: 1) |
| 2 |
|
GRAND VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (1) GLIAC Jerry Baltes (25th) |
232 | ◀▶ (LW: 2) |
| 3 |
|
COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES South Central Region (2) RMAC Chris Siemers (12th) |
224 | ◀▶ (LW: 3) |
| 4 | 
|
WINONA STATE Central Region (1) NSIC John Hibshman (4th) |
216 | ▲ 1 (LW: 5) |
| 5 |
|
UC-COLORADO SPRINGS South Central Region (3) RMAC Corey Kubatzky (9th) |
208 | ▼ 1 (LW: 4) |
| 6 |
|
WESTERN COLORADO South Central Region (4) RMAC Jennifer Michel (17th) |
200 | ▲ 1 (LW: 7) |
| 7 |
|
CSU PUEBLO South Central Region (5) RMAC Matt Morris (8th) |
186 | ▲ 8 (LW: 15) |
| 8 |
|
LEE (TENN.) South Region (1) GSC Caleb Morgan (10th) |
175 | ▲ 4 (LW: 12) |
| 9 | 
|
WAYNE STATE (MICH.) Midwest Region (2) GLIAC Grant Lofdahl (7th) |
171 | ▼ 1 (LW: 8) |
| 10 |
|
AUGUSTANA (S.D.) Central Region (2) NSIC Tracy Hellman (23rd) |
170 | ▼ 4 (LW: 6) |
| 10 |
|
COLORADO CHRISTIAN South Central Region (6) RMAC John Poag (10th) |
170 | ▼ 1 (LW: 9) |
| 12 | 
|
STANISLAUS STATE West Region (1) CCAA Darren Holman (8th) |
158 | ▼ 3 (LW: 9) |
| 13 |
|
CHICO STATE West Region (2) CCAA Gary Towne (28th) |
139 | ◀▶ (LW: 13) |
| 14 |
|
CEDARVILLE Midwest Region (3) G-MAC Jeff Bolender (14th) |
134 | ▼ 3 (LW: 11) |
| 15 |
|
WINGATE Southeast Region (1) SAC Pol Domenech (4th) |
127 | ▲ 4 (LW: 19) |
| 16 |
|
CHARLESTON (W.VA.) Atlantic Region (1) Mountain East Nick Bias (10th) |
120 | ▲ 1 (LW: 17) |
| 17 | 
|
BIOLA (CALIF.) West Region (3) PacWest Sean Henning (9th) |
115 | ▲ 1 (LW: 18) |
| 18 | 
|
MINNESOTA STATE Central Region (3) NSIC Jen Blue (24th) |
108 | ▼ 4 (LW: 14) |
| 19 | 
|
PITTSBURG STATE Central Region (4) MIAA Ben Barrows (3rd) |
91 | ◀▶ (LW: 19) |
| 20 | 
|
DALLAS BAPTIST South Central Region (7) Lone Star Jacob Phillips (19th) |
89 | (LW: RV) |
| 21 |
|
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (4) GLIAC Rod Cowan (14th) |
78 | ◀▶ (LW: 21) |
| 22 | 
|
MINNESOTA DULUTH Central Region (5) NSIC Brette Jensen (2nd) |
73 | ◀▶ (LW: 22) |
| 23 |
|
LEWIS Midwest Region (5) GLVC James Kearney (10th) |
63 | ◀▶ (LW: 23) |
| 24 |
|
MISSOURI SOUTHERN Central Region (6) MIAA Jamie Burnham (8th) |
46 | (LW: RV) |
| 25 |
|
AZUSA PACIFIC West Region (4) PacWest Sean Smith (4th) |
44 | ◀▶ (LW: 25) |
| 26 | 
|
TAMPA South Region (2) Sunshine Logan Wells (2nd) |
36 | ▲ 1 (LW: 27) |
| 27 |
|
WEST TEXAS A&M South Central Region (8) Lone Star Zach Daniel (2nd) |
26 | ▼ 11 (LW: 16) |
| 28 |
|
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE South Region (3) GSC Matthew Reneker (4th) |
23 | ▲ 2 (LW: 30) |
| 29 |
|
WESTERN WASHINGTON West Region (5) GNAC Ben Stensland (1st) |
20 | NR |
| 30 | 
|
CATAWBA Southeast Region (2) SAC Jason Bryan (10th) |
18 | ▼ 2 (LW: 28) |
Also Receiving Votes: Rogers State 16, Neb.-Kearney 2, Hillsdale 1, Northwest Missouri 1
Dropped Out: No. 24 Neb.-Kearney, No. 26 Northwest Missouri, No. 29 Southwest Baptist, No. 30 Hillsdale