October 12, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana
received one point Wednesday in each of the NAIA Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 polls.
The Gold Nuggets collected their first national vote
since Sept. 18, 2008, and the Gold Rush gained its first vote since the
2010 preseason poll. It's the first time since the '08 preseason polls
that both teams received votes the same week.
Both XU teams closed the regular season Saturday by
winning team championships at the University of Dallas Invitational in Irving,
Texas. The victories gave the Gold Rush a 35-16 record and the Gold Nuggets
s 36-14-1 record entering the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships
at Clinton, Miss., on Oct. 22.
Xavier is the five-time defending GCAC men's and
women's champion, and both teams are aiming for their third berth in four
years in the NAIA National Championships. Both GCAC team champions will
earn automatic berths in the national meet, and the top five men and women not on
the winning teams also will qualify.
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NAIA Men's Cross Country
Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses)
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Oklahoma Christian (17) |
617 |
1 |
| 2 |
Shorter (4) |
602 |
2 |
| 3 |
Concordia (Ore.) |
576 |
3 |
| 4 |
Cal State San Marcos (1) |
561 |
4 |
| 5 |
The Master's |
528 |
6 |
| 6 |
Lewis-Clark State |
505 |
5 |
| 7 |
Southern Oregon |
492 |
7 |
| 8 |
Shawnee State |
476 |
8 |
| 9 |
Friends |
465 |
14 |
10 |
Wayland Baptist |
449 |
9 |
| 11 |
Olivet Nazarene |
426 |
10 |
| 12 |
Aquinas |
407 |
12 |
| 13 |
Bryan |
395 |
11 |
| 14 |
Westmont |
363 |
13 |
| 15 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
318 |
15 |
| 16 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
297 |
16 |
| 17 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
274 |
21 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
273 |
20 |
| 19 |
Eastern Oregon |
265 |
17 |
| 20 |
Biola |
255 |
18 |
| 21 |
College of Idaho |
249 |
RV |
| 22 |
British Columbia |
196 |
19 |
| 23 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
175 |
22 |
| 24 |
Siena Heights |
131 |
RV |
| 25 |
Graceland |
108 |
23 |
Others receiving votes: Morningside 97, Vanguard 86, Berea 54, Rocky Mountain 50,
Cornerstone 43, SCAD Savannah 42, Baker 28, Huntington (Ind.) 27, Azusa Pacific 25,
Mount Marty 14, Saint Xavier 10, Cumberlands 7, Spring Arbor 5, Dordt 5,
Trinity Christian 3, Point Loma Nazarene 3, Xavier 1, Doane 1, Great Falls 1.
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NAIA Women's Cross Country
Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses)
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Azusa Pacific (19) |
620 |
1 |
| 2 |
Cal State San Marcos (3) |
604 |
2 |
| 3 |
Northwest Christian |
564 |
4 |
| 4 |
British Columbia |
549 |
3 |
| 5 |
Olivet Nazarene |
545 |
5 |
| 6 |
Friends |
533 |
7 |
| 7 |
Biola |
507 |
6 |
| 8 |
College of Idaho |
495 |
8 |
| 9 |
Concordia (Ore.) |
456 |
9 |
10 |
Morningside |
438 |
10 |
| 11 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
428 |
11 |
| 12 |
The Master's |
404 |
12 |
| 13 |
Saint Xavier |
351 |
19 |
| 14 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
341 |
15 |
| 15 |
Lewis-Clark State |
339 |
14 |
| 16 |
Westmont |
315 |
18 |
| 17 |
Taylor |
307 |
21 |
| 18 |
Southern Oregon |
281 |
17 |
| 19 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
265 |
13 |
| 20 |
Roberts Wesleyan |
260 |
20 |
| 21 |
Dordt |
228 |
22 |
| 22 |
Aquinas |
202 |
16 |
| 23 |
Milligan |
177 |
23 |
| 24 |
Viterbo |
149 |
24 |
| 25 |
Point Loma Nazarene |
127 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Shawnee State 95, Northwestern (Iowa) 65, Northwest (Wash.) 65,
Judson (Ill.) 49, Cornerstone 45, SCAD Savannah 37, Rocky Mountain 26, Cumberlands 22,
Trinity Christian 16, Spring Arbor 9, Eastern Oregon 5, Wayland Baptist 3, Grand View 3,
Park 3, Xavier 1, Doane 1, St. Francis (Ill.) 1, Baker 1.
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