2021 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Survey – Week 2 ::: USTFCCCA

From USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA
October 7, 2021 &nbsp

KANSAS CITY, Mon. – The stabilization was in NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coach Surveypublished Thursday by the NAIA National Office. Only one top 5 team changed after a few exciting weekends of promotions.

the 2021 NAIA Cross Country Championships are scheduled for Friday, November 19, at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington.

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The national top five this week

1
Francis (fig.)

2
Milligan (Tenn.)

3
Cornerstone (Mich.)

4th
Taylor (Ind.)

5
Holy Mary (Kan.)

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Francis (fig.) showed why it stayed a solid # 1. The Saints were the NAIA team with the highest graduation at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic last weekend. The meeting was a magnet for high-level programs and set up four of the top 5 teams at the time.

Milligan (Tenn.) kept the 2nd place and even got a first place. The Buffs shone two weeks ago by winning the Queen City Invitational against a solid field that also included host Queens (NC), now ranked 8th in NCAA Division II.

Sticking to # 3 and # 4 are Cornerstone (Mich.) and Taylor (Ind.), respectively The Golden Eagles and Trojans were the second and third best teams at Live in Lou Cross Country Classic.

Holy Mary (Kan.) moves up one place to 5th place. The Spiers won the Gans Creek Classic two weeks ago impressively and placed three runners in the top 7.

The top 10 are rounded off by No. 6 The Master (California), No. 7 from Aquin (Mich.), No. 8 Montreal (NC), No. 9 College of Idaho and No. 10 Southern Oregon.

Also receive votes: Grace (Ind.) 104, Southeastern (Fla.) 100, Vanguard (California) 63, Marian (Ind.) 49, Benedictine (Can.) 43, Cumberlands (Ky.) 37, Indiana Tech 36, Doane (Neb.) 26, William Carey (Miss.) 19, Dalton State (Ga.) 5, Oregon Tech 3, Baker (Kan.) 2

Dropped out: No. 20 Dalton State (Ga.), No. 22 Southeastern (Fla.), No. 25 Cumberlands (Ky.)

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