Wingate Women's Cross Country Ranked No. 6 in USTFCCCA Preseason National Poll; Six Teams Ranked in Southeast Region
August 30, 2022
The Wingate Bulldogs are ranked No. 6 in the nation according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll released on Tuesday (Aug. 30).
In addition to a No. 6 national ranking, the Bulldogs were picked first in the Southeast Region Poll, followed by Anderson at No. 2, Lenoir-Rhyne at No. 4, Carson-Newman at No. 6, Lincoln Memorial at No. 9 and Catawba at No. 10.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2022 Preseason - August 30th
| RANK | TEAM & INFO | PTS | 2021 FINAL |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
ADAMS STATE South Central Region (1) RMAC Damon Martin (35th) |
240 (8 fpv) |
1 |
| 2 | 
|
GRAND VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (1) GLIAC Jerry Baltes (24th) |
232 | 2 |
| 3 | 
|
AUGUSTANA (S.D.) Central Region (1) NSIC Tracy Hellman (22nd) |
224 | 3 |
| 4 | 
|
COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES South Central Region (2) RMAC Chris Siemers (11th) |
212 | 4 |
| 5 | 
|
UC-COLORADO SPRINGS South Central Region (3) RMAC Corey Kubatzky (8th) |
208 | 7 |
| 6 | 
|
WINGATE Southeast Region (1) SAC Pol Domenech (3rd) |
204 | 5 |
| 7 | 
|
WESTERN COLORADO South Central Region (4) RMAC Jennifer Michel (16th) |
183 | 9 |
| 8 | 
|
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (3) GLIAC Rod Cowan (13th) |
172 | 14 |
| 9 | 
|
SIMON FRASER West Region (1) GNAC Brit Townsend (23rd) |
168 | 16 |
| 10 | 
|
LEE (TENN.) South Region (1) GSC Caleb Morgan (9th) |
159 | 8 |
| 11 | 
|
CAL STATE STANISLAUS West Region (2) CCAA Darren Holman (7th) |
156 | 12 |
| 12 | 
|
CEDARVILLE Midwest Region (2) G-MAC Jeff Bolender (13th) |
151 | 11 |
| 13 | 
|
U-MARY Central Region (3) NSIC Jamison Dietrich (2nd) |
145 | 10 |
| 14 | 
|
COLORADO CHRISTIAN South Central Region (5) RMAC John Poag (9th) |
126 | 22 |
| 15 | 
|
MINNESOTA DULUTH Central Region (2) NSIC Karly Brautigam (2nd) |
122 | 26 |
| 16 | 
|
HILLSDALE Midwest Region (4) G-MAC R.P. White (1st) |
115 | 23 |
| 17 | 
|
CHICO STATE West Region (3) CCAA Gary Towne (27th) |
112 | 25 |
| 18 | 
|
LEWIS Midwest Region (5) GLVC James Kearney (9th) |
107 | 18 |
| 19 | 
|
DALLAS BAPTIST South Central Region (6) Lone Star Jacob Phillips (18th) |
95 | 17 |
| 20 | 
|
WESTERN WASHINGTON West Region (4) GNAC Pee Wee Halsell (36th) |
90 | --- |
| 21 | 
|
BIOLA (CALIF.) West Region (5) PacWest Sean Henning (8th) |
64 | --- |
| 22 | 
|
WALSH Midwest Region (7) G-MAC Rob Mizicko (11th) |
63 | 21 |
| 23 | 
|
CSU PUEBLO South Central Region (7) RMAC Matt Morris (7th) |
54 | 20 |
| 24 | 
|
WAYNE STATE (MICH.) Midwest Region (6) GLIAC Grant Lofdahl (6th) |
49 | --- |
| 25 | 
|
MINNESOTA STATE Central Region (4) NSIC Jen Blue (23rd) |
48 | --- |
| 26 | 
|
WINONA STATE Central Region (8) NSIC John Hibshman (3rd) |
40 | --- |
| 27 | 
|
CAL STATE SAN MARCOS West Region (6) CCAA Torrey Olson (5th) |
34 | --- |
| 28 | 
|
EDINBORO Atlantic Region (1) PSAC Nathan Meeuwenberg (2nd) |
32 | 34 |
| 29 | 
|
WEST TEXAS A&M South Central Region (8) Lone Star Matt Stewart (1st) |
29 | 13 |
| 30 | 
|
ACADEMY OF ART West Region (8) PacWest Bruce Jackson (2nd) |
23 | 19 |
Also Receiving Votes: Saint Leo 19, Azusa Pacific 13, Neb.-Kearney 13, Anderson (S.C.) 7, Westminster (Utah) 6, Alaska 2, Mississippi College 2, Alfred 1
Southeast Region -- Women
| RANK | TEAM CONFERENCE |
2021 FINAL |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
WINGATE SAC |
2 | |
| 2 | 
|
ANDERSON (S.C.) SAC |
3 | |
| 3 | 
|
FLAGLER PBC |
5 | |
| 4 | 
|
LENOIR-RHYNE SAC |
4 | |
| 5 | 
|
NORTH GEORGIA PBC |
6 | |
| 6 | 
|
CARSON-NEWMAN SAC |
7 | |
| 7 | 
|
UNC PEMBROKE Conference Carolinas |
8 | |
| 8 | 
|
AUGUSTA PBC |
9 | |
| 9 | 
|
LINCOLN MEMORIAL SAC |
10 | |
| 10 | 
|
CATAWBA SAC |
11 |