Wingate Jumps to No. 5 in Latest USTFCCCA Men's Cross Country National Poll, Queens Moves to No. 21
October 27, 2021
The Wingate Bulldog men's cross country team moved up to No. 5 in the nation according to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) week six coaches' poll.
This is the first top-five ranking for Wingate in program history. Joining the Bulldogs in the ranking is Queens at No. 21. Catawba and Anderson also received votes.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2021 Week 6 - October 27th
| RANK | TEAM & INFO | PTS | CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
GRAND VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (1) GLIAC (1) Jerry Baltes (23rd) |
239 (7 fpv) |
◀▶ (LW: 1) |
| 2 | 
|
COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES South Central Region (1) RMAC (1) Chris Siemers (10th) |
233 (1 fpv) |
▼ 1 (LW: 1) |
| 3 | 
|
ADAMS STATE South Central Region (2) RMAC (2) Damon Martin (27th) |
224 | ◀▶ (LW: 3) |
| 4 | 
|
AUGUSTANA (S.D.) Central Region (1) NSIC (1) Tracy Hellman (21st) |
213 | ◀▶ (LW: 4) |
| 5 | 
|
WINGATE Southeast Region (1) SAC (1) Pol Domenech (2nd) |
205 | ▲ 4 (LW: 9) |
| 6 | 
|
PITTSBURG STATE Central Region (2) MIAA (1) Ben Barrows (1st) |
196 | ◀▶ (LW: 6) |
| 7 | 
|
CHICO STATE West Region (1) CCAA (1) Gary Towne (26th) |
193 | ◀▶ (LW: 7) |
| 8 | 
|
COLORADO CHRISTIAN South Central Region (3) RMAC (7) John Poag (8th) |
188 | ▼ 3 (LW: 5) |
| 9 | 
|
ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE South Region (1) GSC (1) David Cain (24th) |
173 | ▲ 2 (LW: 11) |
| 10 | 
|
LEE (TENN.) South Region (2) GSC (2) Caleb Morgan (8th) |
166 | ▼ 2 (LW: 8) |
| 11 | 
|
LEWIS Midwest Region (2) GLVC (1) James Kearney (8th) |
154 | ▲ 5 (LW: 16) |
| 12 | 
|
UC-COLORADO SPRINGS South Central Region (4) RMAC (3) Mark Misch (15th) |
152 | ▲ 1 (LW: 13) |
| 13 | 
|
CHARLESTON (W.VA.) Atlantic Region (1) Mountain East (1) Nick Bias (8th) |
143 | ▲ 1 (LW: 14) |
| 14 | 
|
ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD Midwest Region (3) GLVC (2) Scott Slade (4th) |
131 | (LW: RV) |
| 15 | 
|
SOUTHERN INDIANA Midwest Region (4) GLVC (3) Mike Hillyard (24th) |
128 | ▼ 3 (LW: 12) |
| 16 | 
|
WESTERN COLORADO South Central Region (5) RMAC (4) Jennifer Michel (15th) |
126 | ▼ 6 (LW: 10) |
| 17 | 
|
MISSOURI SOUTHERN Central Region (3) MIAA (2) Jamie Burnham (6th) |
112 | ▼ 2 (LW: 15) |
| 18 | 
|
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE South Region (3) GSC (3) Matthew Reneker (2nd) |
98 | ▼ 1 (LW: 17) |
| 19 | 
|
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL East Region (1) Northeast-10 (1) Logan Sharpe (1st) |
93 | ◀▶ (LW: 19) |
| 20 | 
|
FRESNO PACIFIC West Region (2) PacWest (1) Ray Winter (8th) |
88 | ▲ 7 (LW: 27) |
| 21 | 
|
QUEENS (N.C.) Southeast Region (2) SAC (2) Tom Scott (4th) |
80 | ▼ 3 (LW: 18) |
| 22 | 
|
WALSH Midwest Region (5) G-MAC (1) Rob Mizicko (10th) |
71 | ▲ 1 (LW: 23) |
| 23 | 
|
AUGUSTA Southeast Region (3) PBC (1) Adam Ward (11th) |
56 | ▲ 5 (LW: 28) |
| 24 | 
|
SIMON FRASER West Region (3) GNAC (1) Brit Townsend (22nd) |
55 | ▼ 2 (LW: 22) |
| 25 | 
|
MICHIGAN TECH Midwest Region (6) GLIAC (2) Kristina Owen (2nd) |
41 | (LW: RV) |
| 26 | 
|
EMBRY-RIDDLE (FLA.) South Region (4) Sunshine (1) Michael Rosolino (19th) |
36 | ▼ 1 (LW: 25) |
| 27 | 
|
WEST TEXAS A&M South Central Region (6) Lone Star (1) Jake Krolick (5th) |
29 | (LW: RV) |
| 28 | 
|
WESTERN WASHINGTON West Region (4) GNAC (2) Pee Wee Halsell (35th) |
24 | ▼ 7 (LW: 21) |
| 29 | 
|
NORTHWEST MISSOURI Central Region (4) MIAA (3) Wick Cunningham (1st) |
22 | ▼ 3 (LW: 26) |
| 30 | 
|
WAYNE STATE (MICH.) Midwest Region (7) GLIAC (3) Grant Lofdahl (5th) |
18 | ▼ 10 (LW: 20) |
Also Receiving Votes: Edinboro 16, Southern Connecticut 6, Catawba 3, Anderson (S.C.) 2, Azusa Pacific 2, Colorado Mesa 2, Biola (Calif.) 1, Saint Leo 1
Dropped Out: No. 24 Neb.-Kearney, No. 29 Edinboro, No. 30 Saginaw Valley State