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Men's and Women's Cross Counry Move Up in USTFCCCA Polls

WAVERLY, Iowa --- The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its weekly national poll on Wednesday, Oct. 7 and both the Wartburg men's and women's teams moved up in the rankings.
 
The men's team took over the No. 1 spot in the rankings for the first time since the 2021 season, while the women's squad moved up four spots to No. 24.
 
The Knights are in action next on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Interregional Invite hosted by Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.
 
USTFCCCA Polls Week 4
Men
 
Rank Team (FPV) Points Region Conference Last Change
1 Wartburg (9) 299 MW (1) American Rivers 5 â–²4
2 SUNY Geneseo (1) 288 NIA (1) Empire 8 2 —
3 Johns Hopkins 281 MA (1) Centennial 3 —
4 UW-La Crosse 269 N (1) WIAC 1 â–¼3
5 NYU 263 NIA (2) UAA 4 â–¼1
6 UW-Stevens Point 246 N (2) WIAC 9 â–²3
7 Chicago 241 MW (2) UAA 7 —
8 RPI 233 ME (1) Liberty League 8 —
9 Washington (Mo.) 219 MW (3) UAA 13 â–²4
10 MIT 204 NE (1) NEWMAC 21 â–²11
11 North Central (Ill.) 198 MW (4) CCIW 15 â–²4
12 Washington and Lee 189 S (1) ODAC 20 â–²8
13 Carnegie Mellon 179 MA (2) UAA 11 â–¼2
14 Pomona-Pitzer 173 W (1) SCIAC 6 â–¼8
15 Tufts 164 NE (2) NESCAC 10 â–¼5
16 Williams 150 ME (2) NESCAC 12 â–¼4
17 Central (Iowa) 133 MW (5) American Rivers 27 â–²10
18 Amherst 131 ME (3) NESCAC 14 â–¼4
19 WPI 120 NE (3) NEWMAC 16 â–¼3
20 Hope 115 GL (1) MIAA 17 â–¼3
21 Wesleyan (Conn.) 104 ME (4) NESCAC 18 â–¼3
22 Colby 91 NE (4) NESCAC NR LW-UR
23 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 77 W (2) SCIAC 19 â–¼4
24 Lebanon Valley 71 MA (3) MAC 22 â–¼2
25 Middlebury 59 ME (5) NESCAC 24 â–¼1
26 Lynchburg 48 S (2) ODAC 26 —
27 Case Western Reserve 41 GL (2) UAA 25 â–¼2
28 UW-Whitewater 26 N (3) WIAC NR LW-UR
29 Bates 23 NE (5) NESCAC 27 â–¼2
30 George Fox 11 W (3) NWC RV —
Others Receiving Votes
RV John Carroll 4 GL (3) NCAC 30 â–¼1

Women
Rank Team (FPV) Points Region Conference Last Change
1 Williams (10) 300 ME (1) NESCAC 2 â–²1
2 NYU 290 NIA (1) UAA 1 â–¼1
3 UW-La Crosse 280 N (1) WIAC 7 â–²4
4 Johns Hopkins 270 MA (1) Centennial 3 â–¼1
5 Chicago 258 MW (1) UAA 5 —
6 Tufts 252 NE (1) NESCAC 6 —
7 Washington (Mo.) 240 MW (2) UAA 10 â–²3
8 Middlebury 230 ME (2) NESCAC 8 —
9 MIT 220 NE (2) NEWMAC 11 â–²2
10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 209 W (1) SCIAC 4 â–¼6
11 SUNY Geneseo 197 NIA (2) Empire 8 13 â–²2
12 Hope 190 GL (1) MIAA 16 â–²4
13 Pomona-Pitzer 180 W (2) SCIAC 9 â–¼4
14 Carnegie Mellon 168 MA (2) UAA 12 â–¼2
15 Emory 164 S (1) UAA 14 â–¼1
16 Vassar 152 ME (3) Liberty League 15 â–¼1
17 Washington and Lee 139 S (2) ODAC 17 —
18 John Carroll 131 GL (2) NCAC 20 â–²2
19 Calvin 120 GL (3) MIAA 22 â–²3
20 UW-Eau Claire 110 N (2) WIAC 27 â–²7
21 George Fox 100 W (3) NWC NR LW-UR
22 Connecticut College 90 ME (4) NESCAC 23 â–²1
23 Carleton 79 N (3) MIAC 18 â–¼5
24 Wartburg 67 MW (3) American Rivers 28 â–²4
25 Wesleyan (Conn.) 63 ME (5) NESCAC 24 â–¼1
26 Colorado College 51 W (4) SCAC 21 â–¼5
27 St. Olaf 36 N (4) MIAC 25 â–¼2
28 Ohio Wesleyan 34 GL (4) NCAC 26 â–¼2
29 Trinity (Texas) 18 W (5) SAA 19 â–¼10
30 Bates 8 NE (3) NESCAC 30 —
Others Receiving Votes
RV UC Santa Cruz 4 W (6) C2C 29 â–¼2
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