Sept. 16, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Malone (Ohio) received 14 first place votes and 435 total points to remain No. 1 in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.  The Pioneers edged No. 2 Black Hills State (S.D.) by 12 points.

Black Hills State received 423 total points to remain in the second spot for the second straight week.  Simon Fraser (B.C.) jumped up two spots to No. 3 with 400 total points while Embry-Riddle (Fla.) dropped to No. 4 with 392 total points.  Azusa Pacific (Calif.) and California State-San Marcos both received 368 total points at No. 5 while Concordia (Neb.) stayed at No. 7 with 357 points.  Aquinas (Mich.) and Dickinson State (N.D.) each moved up a spot to No. 8 and No. 9 respectively and Doane (Neb.) rounded out the top-10 after dropping to No. 10 from No. 8.

The third regular season top 25 poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 23rd.

2008 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Sept. 16

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Malone (Ohio)	14	435
2	2	Black Hills State (S.D.)	2	423
3	5	Simon Fraser (B.C.)		400
4	3	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)		392
T5	4	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)		368
T5	12	California State-San Marcos		368
7	7	Concordia (Neb.)		357
8	9	Aquinas (Mich.)		343
9	10	Dickinson State (N.D.)		311
10	8	Doane (Neb.)		298
11	11	Huntington (Ind.)		297
12	18	Vanguard (Calif.)		262
T13	RV	Concordia (Ore.)		261
T13	13	Cedarville (Ohio)		261
15	16	Indiana Institute of Technology		260
16	15	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)		234
17	14	College of Idaho (Idaho)		221
18	17	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)		214
19	19	Oklahoma Baptist		188
20	RV	Oklahoma Christian		133
21	24	Shorter (Ga.)		131
22	20	Southwestern (Kan.)		123
23	21	Eastern Oregon		122
24	24	Cornerstone (Mich.)		86
25	NR	Shawnee State (Ohio)		85

Others Receiving Votes: Taylor (Ind.) 75; Indiana Wesleyan 70; Fresno Pacific (Calif.) 64; Hastings (Neb.) 29; Dakota State (S.D.) 29; Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 28; Westmont (Calif.) 21; Lindenwood (Mo.) 18; Cumberlands (Ky.) 13; William Woods (Mo.) 9; Southern Oregon 8; Union (Tenn.) 4; Houghton (N.Y.) 3; Concordia (Calif.) 3; British Columbia 3; Milligan (Tenn.) 1; South Dakota Tech 1; Northwood (Texas) 1; Marian (Ind.) 1; Lee (Tenn.) 1; Sioux Falls (S.D.) 1.