Men's Cross Country Hold No. 2 Rank and Women's Cross Country Move to No. 19 in Latest National Polls

11/18/2025 3:15:00 PM

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week eight national polls on Wednesday, Nov. 18 ahead of this weekend's national championships with the men holding its No. 2 rank and the women's team moving up to No. 19.

Both teams will be in action at the NCAA Championships in Spartanburg, S.C. hosted by Converse College with the men beginning at 10 a.m. eastern and the women to follow at 11 a.m. eastern.

Men's Poll - 2025 Week 8 - November 18th

RANK	TEAM & INFO	PTS	CHANGE
1	UW-LA CROSSE North Region (1) WIAC (1) Derek Stanley (14th)	320 (10 fpv)	◀▶ (LW: 1)
2	WARTBURG Midwest Region (1) American Rivers (1) Ryan Chapman (10th)	310	◀▶ (LW: 2)
3	JOHNS HOPKINS Mid-Atlantic Region (1) Centennial (1) Cullen Doody (1st)	300	◀▶ (LW: 3)
4	SUNY GENESEO Niagara Region (1) Empire 8 (1) Dan Moore (11th)	290	▲ 1 (LW: 5)
5	NYU Niagara Region (2) UAA (1) Tyler Deck Shipley (5th)	278	▲ 1 (LW: 6)
6	RPI Mideast Region (1) Liberty League (1) John Lynch (15th)	264	▲ 2 (LW: 8)
7	MIT East Region (1) NEWMAC (1) Riley Macon (4th)	258	▲ 4 (LW: 11)
7	TUFTS East Region (2) NESCAC (1) Jamie Norton (2nd)	258	▼ 3 (LW: 4)
9	CHICAGO Midwest Region (2) UAA (2) Chris Hall (25th)	238	◀▶ (LW: 9)
10	WILLIAMS Mideast Region (2) NESCAC (2) Dusty López (3rd)	229	▼ 3 (LW: 7)
11	NORTH CENTRAL (ILL.) Midwest Region (3) CCIW (1) Matt Sinnott (4th)	221	▼ 1 (LW: 10)
12	UW-STEVENS POINT North Region (2) WIAC (3) Thomas Bambach (4th)	206	▲ 1 (LW: 13)
13	UW-PLATTEVILLE North Region (3) WIAC (2) James Akita (3rd)	198	▼ 1 (LW: 12)
14	POMONA-PITZER West Region (1) SCIAC (1) Emma DeLira (2nd)	194	◀▶ (LW: 14)
15	HOPE Great Lakes Region (1) MIAA (1) Mark Northuis (38th)	175	▲ 1 (LW: 16)
16	CARNEGIE MELLON Mid-Atlantic Region (2) UAA (3) Tim Connelly (11th)	168	▲ 1 (LW: 17)
17	WASHINGTON AND LEE South Region (1) ODAC (1) Brandon Spalding (13th)	159	▲ 2 (LW: 19)
18	ST. OLAF North Region (4) MIAC (1) Brian Power (6th)	155	▲ 2 (LW: 20)
19	MIDDLEBURY Mideast Region (3) NESCAC (5) Nicole Wilkerson (15th)	130	▲ 5 (LW: 24)
20	AMHERST Mideast Region (5) NESCAC (3) Hannah Chappell-Dick (3rd)	124	▼ 5 (LW: 15)
21	WESLEYAN (CONN.) Mideast Region (4) NESCAC (4) Leo Mayo (5th)	116	◀▶ (LW: 21)
22	COLORADO COLLEGE West Region (2) SCAC (1) Alex Nichols (6th)	111	◀▶ (LW: 22)
23	LYNCHBURG South Region (2) ODAC (2) Sam Llaneza (1st)	105	◀▶ (LW: 23)
24	CLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS West Region (3) SCIAC (2) Marina Muncan (6th)	92	▲ 1 (LW: 25)
25	WASHINGTON (MO.) Midwest Region (5) UAA (4) Jeff Stiles (25th)	72	▼ 7 (LW: 18)
26	LEBANON VALLEY Mid-Atlantic Region (3) MAC (1) James O'Brien (18th)	70	◀▶ (LW: 26)
27	UW-WHITEWATER North Region (5) WIAC (4) Jeff Miller (44th)	65	◀▶ (LW: 27)
28	LORAS Midwest Region (4) American Rivers (2) Ethan Adlfinger (2nd)	57	▲ 1 (LW: 29)
29	UW-EAU CLAIRE North Region (6) WIAC (6) Dan Schwamberger (19th)	50	NR
30	COLBY East Region (3) NESCAC (7) Jared Beers (20th)	28	(LW: RV)
31	ROSE-HULMAN Great Lakes Region (2) HCAC (1) Geoff Wayton (13th)	21	NR
32	TCNJ Metro Region (1) NJAC (1) Justin Lindsey (13th)	18	▼ 2 (LW: 30)

Dropped Out: No. 28 UC Santa Cruz

Women's Poll - 2025 Week 8 - November 18th

RANK	TEAM & INFO	PTS	CHANGE
1	WILLIAMS Mideast Region (1) NESCAC (1) Dusty López (3rd)	320 (10 fpv)	◀▶ (LW: 1)
2	NYU Niagara Region (1) UAA (1) Tyler Deck Shipley (5th)	310	◀▶ (LW: 2)
3	MIT East Region (2) NEWMAC (1) Riley Macon (4th)	299	◀▶ (LW: 3)
4	JOHNS HOPKINS Mid-Atlantic Region (1) Centennial (1) Bobby Van Allen (26th)	291	◀▶ (LW: 4)
5	CLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS West Region (1) SCIAC (1) Marina Muncan (6th)	279	◀▶ (LW: 5)
6	UW-LA CROSSE North Region (1) WIAC (1) Derek Stanley (14th)	267	◀▶ (LW: 6)
7	CARNEGIE MELLON Mid-Atlantic Region (2) UAA (2) Tim Connelly (11th)	262	◀▶ (LW: 7)
8	TRINE Great Lakes Region (1) MIAA (1) Zach Raber (13th)	249	◀▶ (LW: 8)
9	MIDDLEBURY Mideast Region (2) NESCAC (2) Nicole Wilkerson (15th)	243	◀▶ (LW: 9)
10	CARLETON North Region (2) MIAC (1) Donna Ricks (33rd)	224	▲ 1 (LW: 11)
11	WASHINGTON (MO.) Midwest Region (1) UAA (4) Jeff Stiles (25th)	223	▲ 2 (LW: 13)
12	CHICAGO Midwest Region (2) UAA (3) Chris Hall (25th)	210	▼ 2 (LW: 10)
13	CONNECTICUT COLLEGE Mideast Region (3) NESCAC (3) Ned Bishop (41st)	200	▼ 1 (LW: 12)
14	EMORY South Region (1) UAA (5) Linh Nguyen (7th)	181	▲ 2 (LW: 16)
15	SUNY GENESEO Niagara Region (2) Empire 8 (1) Dan Moore (11th)	179	◀▶ (LW: 15)
16	TUFTS East Region (1) NESCAC (4) Jamie Norton (2nd)	175	▲ 1 (LW: 17)
17	WASHINGTON AND LEE South Region (2) ODAC (1) Mike Dager (12th)	166	▼ 3 (LW: 14)
18	COLORADO COLLEGE West Region (2) SCAC (1) Alex Nichols (6th)	145	▲ 1 (LW: 19)
19	WARTBURG Midwest Region (3) American Rivers (1) Ryan Chapman (10th)	140	▲ 1 (LW: 20)
20	AMHERST Mideast Region (4) NESCAC (5) Hannah Chappell-Dick (3rd)	133	▲ 2 (LW: 22)
21	VASSAR Mideast Region (5) Liberty League (1) James McCowan (21st)	121	▼ 3 (LW: 18)
22	POMONA-PITZER West Region (3) SCIAC (2) Emma DeLira (2nd)	110	▼ 1 (LW: 21)
23	UW-EAU CLAIRE North Region (3) WIAC (2) Dan Schwamberger (19th)	101	◀▶ (LW: 23)
24	CALVIN Great Lakes Region (2) MIAA (3) Nicole Kramer (4th)	92	▲ 2 (LW: 26)
25	BRANDEIS East Region (3) UAA (6) Michael Schmidt (3rd)	74	(LW: RV)
26	TRINITY (TEXAS) West Region (4) SAA (1) Emily Daum (12th)	71	▲ 2 (LW: 28)
27	UC SANTA CRUZ West Region (5) C2C (1) David Klech (9th)	62	(LW: RV)
28	HOPE Great Lakes Region (3) MIAA (2) Mark Northuis (38th)	52	▼ 3 (LW: 25)
29	ST. OLAF North Region (4) MIAC (2) Erica Maker (8th)	37	◀▶ (LW: 29)
30	SUFFOLK East Region (4) CNE (1)	33	NR
31	BOWDOIN East Region (5) NESCAC (7) Ben Raphelson (5th)	21	▼ 4 (LW: 27)
32	SWARTHMORE Metro Region (1) Centennial (3) Peter Carroll (26th)	10	NR

Dropped Out: No. 24 Central (Iowa), No. 29 Coast Guard

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