KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Malone College (Ohio) selected No. 1 in the season’s first NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.  The Pioneers earned all 19 first place votes and 529 total points.

Black Hills State (S.D.) earned the second spot with 510 total points while Embry-Riddle (Fla.) took No. 3 with 479 total points.  Azusa Pacific (Calif.) and Simon Fraser (B.C.) rounded top-five at No. 4 and No. 5 respectively with 471 and 446 total points.

The second regular season top 25 poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 16th.

2008 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Sept. 9

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Malone College (Ohio)	19	529
2	2	Black Hills State University (S.D.)		510
3	3	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)		479
4	3	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)		471
5	NR	Simon Fraser University (B.C.)		446
6	6	Union University (Tenn.)		429
7	7	Concordia University (Neb.)		423
8	11	Doane College (Neb.)		366
9	NR	Aquinas College (Mich.)		364
10	15	Dickinson State University (N.D.)		329
11	NR	Huntington University (Ind.)		328
12	NR	California State University-San Marcos		312
13	10	Cedarville University (Ohio)		305
14	NR	College of Idaho (Idaho)		300
15	12	Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)		289
16	NR	Indiana Institute of Technology		285
17	13	Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)		263
18	17	Vanguard University (Calif.)		247
19	21	Oklahoma Baptist University		236
20	16	Southwestern College (Kan.)		204
21	NR	Eastern Oregon University		203
22	19	Taylor University (Ind.)		160
23	14	Shawnee State University (Ohio)		148
24	NR	Cornerstone University (Mich.)		138
25	24	Shorter College (Ga.)		122

Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Wesleyan University 91; Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) 88; Concordia University (Ore.) 76; Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) 57; Westmont College (Calif.) 54; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 41; University of Cumberlands (Ky.) 37; Hastings College (Neb.) 34; Oklahoma Christian University 32; University of British Columbia 16; Milligan College (Tenn.) 12; Concordia University (Calif.) 9; Northwood University (Texas) 8; Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) 7; University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 7; McKendree University (Ill.) 6; Southern Oregon University 5; Dakota State University (S.D.) 1; Walsh University (Ohio) 1; Lee University (Tenn.) 1.