Men's Cross Country Makes History As No. 28 Ranked team
Full USTFCCCA Rankings
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - The Northwood men's cross country team landed at No. 28 in the latest United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Men's Cross Country rankings. The USTFCCCA rankings were released Wednesday (Oct. 5) with No. 28 Northwood and No. 12 Walsh being the only Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) teams appearing on the list.
This is the first time in program history that Northwood has appeared in USTFCCCA national rankings. The 28th-ranked team is also seventh in the Midwest region ahead of GMAC foes No. 8 Findlay, No. 9 Cedarville, and regional foe No. 10 Saginaw Valley State.
A strong team effort in the Gold section at the Live in Lou Classic (LLC) (Oct.1) behind Dillan Haviland's 24th-place finish pushed the Timberwolves up three spots in this week's regional rankings.
During their LLC race, Northwood's Haviland broke his school record in the 8K for the second straight meet finishing in 24:04.0.
As a team, Northwood outran eight Division I schools including Georgia, Eastern Kentucky, and Indiana State while finishing two points behind Clemson and placing higher than GMAC competitors Findlay (25th) and Malone (29th).
Eight of Northwood's nine runners set new personal bests at the LLC, including sophomore Preston Earl who sits at No. 2 in Northwood's record books after his 28:42.0 finish.
Northwood's cross-country teams will head to the Warrior Challenge hosted by Wayne State on Saturday, October 22. The team looks to continue their surge before they host the Northwood Tune-Up on Saturday, October 29.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
| RANK | TEAM & INFO | PTS | CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES South Central Region (2) RMAC Chris Siemers (11th) |
239 (7 fpv) |
◀▶ (LW: 1) |
| 2 | 
|
ADAMS STATE South Central Region (1) RMAC Damon Martin (28th) |
233 (1 fpv) |
▼ 1 (LW: 1) |
| 3 | 
|
GRAND VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (1) GLIAC Jerry Baltes (24th) |
221 | ◀▶ (LW: 3) |
| 4 | 
|
WINGATE Southeast Region (1) SAC Pol Domenech (3rd) |
214 | ▲ 3 (LW: 7) |
| 5 | 
|
LEE (TENN.) South Region (1) GSC Caleb Morgan (9th) |
205 | ▲ 3 (LW: 8) |
| 6 | 
|
CHICO STATE West Region (1) CCAA Gary Towne (27th) |
197 | ▼ 2 (LW: 4) |
| 7 | 
|
AUGUSTANA (S.D.) Central Region (2) NSIC Tracy Hellman (22nd) |
195 | ▼ 2 (LW: 5) |
| 8 | 
|
MISSOURI SOUTHERN Central Region (1) MIAA Jamie Burnham (7th) |
186 | ▼ 2 (LW: 6) |
| 9 | 
|
COLORADO CHRISTIAN South Central Region (3) RMAC Jon Poag (9th) |
180 | ◀▶ (LW: 9) |
| 10 | 
|
CHARLESTON (W.VA.) Atlantic Region (1) Mountain East Nick Bias (9th) |
163 | ▲ 3 (LW: 13) |
| 11 | 
|
WESTERN COLORADO South Central Region (4) RMAC Jennifer Michel (16th) |
159 | ▼ 1 (LW: 10) |
| 12 | 
|
WALSH Midwest Region (2) G-MAC Rob Mizicko (11th) |
155 | ▼ 1 (LW: 11) |
| 13 | 
|
PITTSBURG STATE Central Region (3) MIAA Ben Barrows (2nd) |
145 | ▼ 1 (LW: 12) |
| 14 | 
|
MICHIGAN TECH Midwest Region (3) GLIAC Kristina Owen (3rd) |
135 | ▲ 1 (LW: 15) |
| 15 | 
|
UC-COLORADO SPRINGS South Central Region (5) RMAC Mark Misch (16th) |
128 | ▼ 1 (LW: 14) |
| 16 | 
|
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE South Region (2) GSC Matthew Reneker (3rd) |
116 | ▲ 3 (LW: 19) |
| 17 | 
|
WAYNE STATE (MICH.) Midwest Region (4) GLIAC Grant Lofdahl (6th) |
109 | ▼ 1 (LW: 16) |
| 18 | 
|
ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE South Region (3) GSC David Cain (25th) |
105 | ◀▶ (LW: 18) |
| 19 | 
|
AZUSA PACIFIC West Region (2) PacWest Sean Smith (3rd) |
101 | ▼ 2 (LW: 17) |
| 20 | 
|
CAL POLY POMONA West Region (3) CCAA Chris Bradford (6th) |
89 | ◀▶ (LW: 20) |
| 21 | 
|
NEB.-KEARNEY Central Region (4) MIAA Brady Bonsall (16th) |
83 | ◀▶ (LW: 21) |
| 22 | 
|
LEWIS Midwest Region (5) GLVC James Kearney (9th) |
72 | ▲ 1 (LW: 23) |
| 23 | 
|
FRESNO PACIFIC West Region (4) PacWest Ray Winter (9th) |
62 | ▼ 1 (LW: 22) |
| 24 | 
|
WEST TEXAS A&M South Central Region (6) Lone Star Zach Daniel (1st) |
54 | ▲ 2 (LW: 26) |
| 25 | 
|
ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD Midwest Region (6) GLVC Emmons King (1st) |
50 | ◀▶ (LW: 25) |
| 26 | 
|
WESTERN WASHINGTON West Region (5) GNAC Pee Wee Halsell (36th) |
35 | ▼ 2 (LW: 24) |
| 27 | 
|
FRANKLIN PIERCE East Region (1) Northeast-10 Zach Emerson (11th) |
25 | ◀▶ (LW: 27) |
| 28 | 
|
NORTHWOOD (MICH.) Midwest Region (7) G-MAC |
23 | NR |
| 29 | 
|
CSU PUEBLO South Central Region (7) RMAC Matt Morris (10th) |
17 | ▼ 1 (LW: 28) |
| 30 | 
|
SIMON FRASER West Region (6) GNAC Brit Townsend (23rd) |
9 | ▼ 1 (LW: 29) |