Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference places five teams in Division II men

Sept. 26, 2007 

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference places five teams in Division II men’s rankings 

NEW ORLEANS – Five teams from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference are ranked among the top 25 in the third Division II men’s cross country poll of the 2007 season.  

The top five in the poll released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association remained the same as last week’s, with Abilene Christian on top followed by Adams State, Western State, Grand Valley State and Chico State. 

Sixth-ranked Colorado School of Mines moved up one spot this week. Rounding out the rest of the top 10 are Stonehill, Slippery Rock, Minnesota State Mankato and Southern Indiana. 

The second 10 consists of Edinboro, Western Washington, UMass Lowell, Missouri Southern State, Saginaw Valley State, Lock Haven, New Mexico Highlands, Augustana (S.D.), Alaska Anchorage and Missouri-Rolla. 

The final five spots in this week’s top 25 go to Southern Connecticut, Metro State, Ashland, Wayne State (Mich.) and Hillsdale. 

Five teams from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference are ranked in this week’s poll: No. 2 Adams State, No. 3 Western State, No. 6 Colorado Mines, No. 17 New Mexico Highlands and No. 22 Metro State. 

Adams State is ranked first in the USTFCCCA Division II women’s preseason poll. For complete rankings, please visit www.ustfccca.org. 

The 2007 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships will be held Nov. 17 in Joplin, Mo. Abilene Christian’s Nicodemus Naimadu will try to win his fourth straight NCAA cross country title. 

USTFCCCA Division II Men’s Cross Country rankings

Sept. 26, 2007 

1. Abilene Christian
2. Adams State
3. Western State
4. Grand Valley State
5. Chico State
6. Colorado Mines
7. Stonehill
8. Slippery Rock
9. Minnesota State
10. Southern Indiana
11. Edinboro
12. Western Washington
13. UMass Lowell
14. Missouri Southern State
15. Saginaw Valley
16. Lock Haven
17. New Mexico Highlands
18. Augustana
19. Alaska Anchorage
20. Missouri-Rolla
21. Southern Connecticut
22. Metro State
23. Ashland
24. Wayne State University
25. Hillsdale