September 10, 2008
Movement in polls sees men fall, women rise
EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Southern Indiana men's and women's cross country teams each saw movement in their respective U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association Top 25 polls this week.
After a week off, the men's squad slipped six spots to 20th in the latest rankings, while the women's squad moved up three spots to 11th.
In addition to USI, three GLVC schools were represented in the men's poll, with upstart Drury University entering the poll at 17 and Northern Kentucky University falling five spots to 25th. USI also is ranked third in the latest NCAA II Midwest Region rankings.
The Screaming Eagles were the highest ranked GLVC school in the women's poll, with the University of Wisconsin-Parkside slipping 13 spots to 23rd in the latest rankings. USI's women also rank second in the latest NCAA II Midwest Region rankings.
USI remains idle this week in preparation for the Indiana Intercollegiates September 19 in Bloomington, Indiana.
| Women's Top 25 1. Adams State 2. Seattle Pacific 3. Grand Valley State 4. Chico State 5. Augustana (SD) 6. Western State 7. Tampa 8. Cal State-LA 9. Missouri Southern State 10. Abilene Christian 11. Southern Indiana 12. Harding 13. Bloomsburg 14. Alabama-Huntsville 15. Shippensburg 16. Pittsburg State 17. Kutztown 18. UC-San Diego 19. Ferris State 20. Northern Michigan 21. Dallas Baptist 22. Slippery Rock 23. Wisconsin-Parkside 24. Minnesota-Duluth 25. Stonehill | Men's Top 25 1. Abilene Christian 2. Adams State 3. Chico State 4. Harding 5. Western State 6. Minnesota State 7. Grand Valley State 8. Colorado School of Mines 9. UMass Lowell 10. Western Washington 11. Alaska-Anchorage 12. Edinboro 13. Missouri Southern State 14. Stonehill 15. Minnesota-Duluth 16. Metro State 17. Drury 18. New Mexico Highlands 19. Queens (NC) 20. Southern Indiana 21. Shippensburg 22. Southern Connecticut 23. Pittsburg State 24. Ashland 25. Northern Kentucky |
