Sept. 12, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Simon Fraser (B.C.) women's cross country team sits atop the polls in this year's first regular season NAIA Women's Cross Country Top 25 Poll.  The Clan had a total of 203 points, including four first-place votes to receive the top honor.

 

Milligan (Tenn.) grabbed the No. 2 ranking with 202 total points and two first-place votes.  Cedarville (Ohio) comes in at third as the Lady Jackets had 201 points and received the seventh and final first-place vote.  Azusa Pacific (Calif.) and Black Hills State (S.D.) tied at fourth place as each school received 185 points.

 

The next Top 25 Poll will be released on Wednesday, Sept. 19.

 

	LAST		1ST PLACE	TOTAL
RANK	WEEK	SCHOOL	VOTES	POINTS
1	1	Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I)	4	203
2	5	Milligan (Tenn.) (XII)	2	202
3	3	Cedarville (Ohio) (IX)	1	201
T4	6	Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II)		185
T4	4	Black Hills State (S.D.) (III)		185
6	8	Malone (Ohio) (IX)		176
7	7	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII)		162
8	15	Biola (Calif.) (II)		161
9	9	British Columbia (I)		156
10	2	Concordia (Calif.) (II)		148
11	10	Indiana Wesleyan (VIII)		143
12	11	Spring Arbor (Mich.) (VIII)		134
13	12	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I)		125
T14	17	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)		117
T14	14	Jamestown (N.D.) (III)		117
16	19	Aquinas (Mich.) (VIII)		93
17	22	Westmont (Calif.) (II)		84
18	NR	Albertson (ID) (I)		80
19	20	Concordia (Neb.) (III)		76
20	NR	Cornerstone (Mich.) (VIII)		68
T21	NR	California State-San Marcos (II)		63
T21	21	Park (Mo.) (IV)		63
23	NR	Wayland Baptist (Texas) (VI)		60
24	24	St. Xavier (Ill.) (VII)		45
25	NR	Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV)		40

 

Others receiving votes: William Woods (Mo.) 34; Northwest (Wash.) 25; Taylor (Ind.) 22; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 17; Union (Tenn.) 17; Morningside (Iowa) 14; Eastern Oregon 11; Berry (Ga.) 7; Northwood (Tex.) 7; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 6; Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) 4; Bethel (Ind.) 2; Walsh (Ohio) 2