WAVERLY, Iowa --- Men's and Women's cross country both shifted in this week's national polls released on Wednesday, Sept. 30 as the men's team is now ranked No. 5 in both the D3GloryDays poll and in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, while the women's squad is now ranked No. 28 in the USTFCCCA poll and No. 31 in the D3GloryDays poll.
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The Knights are in action twice this weekend with part of the team traveling to Northfield, Minn. to compete in Carleton College's pre-nationals meet on Saturday, Oct. 3, while also hosting Wartburg's annual Dan Huston Invite the same day here in Waverly.
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Dan Huston Meet Schedule
Women's Race – 10 AM –
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Men's Race – 10:45 AM –Â
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Pre-Nationals Meet Schedule
Women's Race – 11 AM –
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Men's Race – 12 PM –Â
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USTFCCCA Polls – Week 3
Men's
| Rank |
Team (FPV) |
Points |
Region |
Conference |
Last |
Change |
| 1 |
 UW-La Crosse (8) |
296 |
N (1) |
WIAC |
1 |
— |
| 2 |
 SUNY Geneseo (2) |
286 |
NIA (1) |
Empire 8 |
4 |
â–²2 |
| 3 |
 Johns Hopkins |
278 |
MA (1) |
Centennial |
2 |
â–¼1 |
| 4 |
 NYU |
269 |
NIA (2) |
UAA |
3 |
â–¼1 |
| 5 |
 Wartburg |
266 |
MW (1) |
American Rivers |
4 |
â–¼1 |
| 6 |
 Pomona-Pitzer |
250 |
W (1) |
SCIAC |
6 |
— |
| 7 |
 Chicago |
239 |
MW (2) |
UAA |
7 |
— |
| 8 |
 RPI |
233 |
ME (1) |
Liberty League |
8 |
— |
| 9 |
 UW-Stevens Point |
222 |
N (2) |
WIAC |
9 |
— |
| 10 |
 Tufts |
208 |
NE (1) |
NESCAC |
10 |
— |
| 11 |
 Carnegie Mellon |
200 |
MA (2) |
UAA |
11 |
— |
| 12 |
 Williams |
192 |
ME (2) |
NESCAC |
12 |
— |
| 13 |
 Washington (Mo.) |
180 |
MW (3) |
UAA |
13 |
— |
| 14 |
 Amherst |
169 |
ME (3) |
NESCAC |
14 |
— |
| 15 |
 North Central (Ill.) |
157 |
MW (4) |
CCIW |
15 |
— |
| 16 |
 WPI |
149 |
NE (2) |
NEWMAC |
17 |
â–²1 |
| 17 |
 Hope |
146 |
GL (1) |
MIAA |
16 |
â–¼1 |
| 18 |
 Wesleyan (Conn.) |
130 |
ME (4) |
NESCAC |
18 |
— |
| 19 |
 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
113 |
W (2) |
SCIAC |
19 |
— |
| 20 |
 Washington and Lee |
112 |
S (1) |
ODAC |
20 |
— |
| 21 |
 MIT |
100 |
NE (3) |
NEWMAC |
21 |
— |
| 22 |
 Lebanon Valley |
87 |
MA (3) |
MAC |
22 |
— |
| 23 |
 St. Olaf |
83 |
N (3) |
MIAC |
23 |
— |
| 24 |
 Middlebury |
73 |
ME (5) |
NESCAC |
24 |
— |
| 25 |
 Case Western Reserve |
54 |
GL (2) |
UAA |
25 |
— |
| 26 |
 Lynchburg |
46 |
S (2) |
ODAC |
26 |
— |
| T-27 |
 Bates |
37 |
NE (4) |
NESCAC |
28 |
â–²1 |
| T-27 |
 Central (Iowa) |
37 |
MW (5) |
American Rivers |
27 |
— |
| 29 |
 Colorado College |
23 |
W (3) |
SCAC |
29 |
— |
| 30 |
 John Carroll |
6 |
GL (3) |
NCAC |
30 |
— |
| Others Receiving Votes |
| RV |
 George Fox |
4 |
W (4) |
NWC |
RV |
— |
| RV |
 Emory |
2 |
S (3) |
UAA |
RV |
— |
| RV |
 UW-Stout |
2 |
N (4) |
WIAC |
RV |
— |
| RV |
 Haverford |
1 |
METRO (1) |
Centennial |
RV |
— |
Women's
| Rank |
Team (FPV) |
Points |
Region |
Conference |
Last |
Change |
| 1 |
NYU (10) |
300 |
NIA (1) |
UAA |
1 |
— |
| 2 |
Williams |
290 |
ME (1) |
NESCAC |
2 |
— |
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins |
280 |
MA (1) |
Centennial |
3 |
— |
| 4 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
270 |
W (1) |
SCIAC |
4 |
— |
| 5 |
Chicago |
259 |
MW (1) |
UAA |
5 |
— |
| 6 |
Tufts |
247 |
NE (1) |
NESCAC |
6 |
— |
| 7 |
UW-La Crosse |
244 |
N (1) |
WIAC |
7 |
— |
| 8 |
Middlebury |
227 |
ME (2) |
NESCAC |
8 |
— |
| 9 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
222 |
W (2) |
SCIAC |
9 |
— |
| 10 |
Washington (Mo.) |
211 |
MW (2) |
UAA |
10 |
— |
| 11 |
MIT |
199 |
NE (2) |
NEWMAC |
11 |
— |
| 12 |
Carnegie Mellon |
191 |
MA (2) |
UAA |
12 |
— |
| 13 |
SUNY Geneseo |
178 |
NIA (2) |
Empire 8 |
18 |
â–²5 |
| 14 |
Emory |
169 |
S (1) |
UAA |
14 |
— |
| 15 |
 Vassar |
156 |
ME (3) |
Liberty League |
13 |
â–¼2 |
| 16 |
Hope |
154 |
GL (1) |
MIAA |
15 |
â–¼1 |
| 17 |
Washington and Lee |
141 |
S (2) |
ODAC |
16 |
â–¼1 |
| 18 |
 Carleton |
132 |
N (2) |
MIAC |
17 |
â–¼1 |
| 19 |
 Trinity (Texas) |
119 |
W (3) |
SAA |
19 |
— |
| 20 |
John Carroll |
111 |
GL (2) |
NCAC |
20 |
— |
| 21 |
Colorado College |
98 |
W (4) |
SCAC |
21 |
— |
| 22 |
 Calvin |
91 |
GL (3) |
MIAA |
22 |
— |
| 23 |
 Connecticut College |
81 |
ME (4) |
NESCAC |
23 |
— |
| 24 |
Wesleyan (Conn.) |
68 |
ME (5) |
NESCAC |
24 |
— |
| 25 |
St. Olaf |
61 |
N (3) |
MIAC |
25 |
— |
| 26 |
 Ohio Wesleyan |
43 |
GL (4) |
NCAC |
26 |
— |
| 27 |
 UW-Eau Claire |
42 |
N (4) |
WIAC |
27 |
— |
| 28 |
Wartburg |
31 |
MW (3) |
American Rivers |
28 |
— |
| 29 |
 UC Santa Cruz |
23 |
W (5) |
C2C |
29 |
— |
| 30 |
Bates |
11 |
NE (3) |
NESCAC |
30 |
— |
| Others Receiving Votes |
| RV |
Central (Iowa) |
1 |
MW (4) |
American Rivers |
RV |
— |
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D3GloryDays Polls – Ranking #2
Men's
|
Rank
|
Team
|
|
1
|
SUNY Geneseo
|
|
2
|
NYU
|
|
3
|
Johns Hopkins
|
|
4
|
UW-La Crosse
|
|
5
|
Wartburg
|
|
6
|
MIT
|
|
7
|
RPI
|
|
8
|
UChicago
|
|
9
|
Pomona-Pitzer
|
|
10
|
Amherst
|
|
11
|
WashU
|
|
12
|
Carnegie Mellon
|
|
13
|
CMS
|
|
14
|
North Central
|
|
15
|
Williams
|
|
16
|
Tufts
|
|
17
|
WPI
|
|
18
|
Wesleyan
|
|
19
|
Washington & Lee
|
|
20
|
UW-Stevens Point
|
|
21
|
Lebanon Valley
|
|
22
|
Middlebury
|
|
23
|
Lynchburg
|
|
24
|
Haverford
|
|
25
|
Hope
|
|
26
|
Bates
|
|
27
|
St. Olaf
|
|
28
|
Central College
|
|
29
|
John Carroll
|
|
30
|
Colby
|
|
31
|
UW-Stout
|
|
32
|
Emory
|
Women's
|
Rank
|
Team
|
|
1
|
NYU
|
|
2
|
Williams
|
|
3
|
Johns Hopkins
|
|
4
|
UW-La Crosse
|
|
5
|
Middlebury
|
|
6
|
UChicago
|
|
7
|
CMS
|
|
8
|
SUNY Geneseo
|
|
9
|
Tufts
|
|
10
|
WashU
|
|
11
|
MIT
|
|
12
|
Emory
|
|
13
|
Carnegie Mellon
|
|
14
|
Vassar
|
|
15
|
Pomona-Pitzer
|
|
16
|
Wesleyan
|
|
17
|
Amherst
|
|
18
|
Washington & Lee
|
|
19
|
Hope
|
|
20
|
John Carroll
|
|
21
|
Calvin
|
|
22
|
Colorado College
|
|
23
|
Conn College
|
|
24
|
Carleton
|
|
25
|
RPI
|
|
26
|
Ohio Wesleyan
|
|
27
|
Trinity (TX)
|
|
28
|
St. Olaf
|
|
29
|
Bates
|
|
30
|
UW-Eau Claire
|
|
31
|
Wartburg
|
|
32
|
Bowdoin
|
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