Ferris Women's CC Ranked 12th Nationally
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's cross
country team is ranked 12th nationally in the 2010 United States
Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)
Preseason Division II Poll, which was announced Thursday (Aug.
26).
The Bulldog women's cross country team, which will be guided by
third-year head coach Steve Picucci, previously
was listed second earlier this week in the USTFCCCA Preseason
Midwest Regional Rankings behind regional favorite Grand Valley
State.
The women's squad is one of three Great Lakes Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (GLIAC) teams found in the top 25 of the
national rankings along with second-ranked GVSU and number
21-ranked Ashland.
Adams State (Colo.) was selected as the national preseason favorite
followed by GVSU, Alaska-Anchorage, Shippensburg (Pa.) and Chico
State (Calif.) in the top five.
The Bulldogs, who reported to begin preseason
workouts Wednesday (Aug. 24), are officially started to begin
the 2010 campaign by taking part in the Northwood Open on Friday,
Sept. 3, in Midland, Mich.
Ferris ran to a 11th-place team finish while tying for the
second-highest finish in school history during the 2009 NCAA
Division II National Championships last fall (Nov. 21) in
Evansville, Ind. FSU previously had secured its national
championships berth by running to a third-place team finish in the
NCAA-II Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 7) held in Kenosha,
Wis. The Bulldog women placed third in the regional for the
second-straight campaign.
Last year also represented only the fourth time in history the
Bulldog women's cross country team had team qualified for the
national championships as FSU's 2008 showing was its first since
1987.
Six of FSU's seven runners from last season's national
championships are slated to return this fall, including standout
Tina Muir, who took 12th place overall for the
second-straight year in earning All-America honors for the second
consecutive campaign last season. Muir, who was last year's
regional champion and GLIAC Runner of the Year, won all five of her
races last season prior to the national championships.
The 2010 GLIAC Championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6, in
Hillsdale, Mich., with the 2010 NCAA-II Midwest Regional set for
Saturday, Nov. 20, in Louisville, Ky. The NCAA Division II
National Championships will also be held in Louisville on Saturday,
Dec. 4.
NCAA Division II |
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Women's Cross Country National Team Rankings |
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2010 Preseason, August 25 |
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| Rank | Institution | Region | Conference | Location |
2009 FINISH
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| 1 | Adams State | Central | RMAC | Alamosa, Colo. |
1
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| 2 | Grand Valley State | Midwest | GLIAC | Allendale, Mich. |
2
|
| 3 | Alaska Anchorage | West | GNAC | Anchorage, Alaska |
5
|
| 4 | Shippensburg | Atlantic | PSAC | Shippensburg, Pa. |
15
|
| 5 | Chico State | West | CCAA | Chico, Calif. |
6
|
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | Central | NSIC | Duluth, Minn. |
7
|
| 7 | Western Washington | West | GNAC | Bellingham, Wash. |
8
|
| 8 | Missouri Southern | South Central | MIAA | Joplin, Mo. |
3
|
| 9 | Western State | Central | RMAC | Gunnison, Colo. |
9
|
| 10 | Tampa | South | Sunshine | Tampa, Fla. |
10
|
| 11 | Augustana (S.D.) | Central | NSIC | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
13
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| 12 | Ferris State | Midwest | GLIAC | Big Rapids, Mich. |
11
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| 13 | Southern Indiana | Midwest | GLVC | Evansville, Ind. |
12
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| 14 | Seattle Pacific | West | GNAC | Seattle, Wash. |
4
|
| 15 | Truman State | South Central | MIAA | Kirksville, Mo. | |
| 16 | Stonehill | East | Northeast-10 | Easton, Mass. |
16
|
| 17 | Kutztown | Atlantic | PSAC | Kutztown, Pa. |
14
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| 18 | Slippery Rock | Atlantic | PSAC | Slippery Rock, Pa. | |
| 19 | Pittsburg State | South Central | MIAA | Pittsburg, Kan. | |
| 20 | U-Mary | Central | NSIC | Bismarck, N.D. |
18
|
| 21 | Ashland | Midwest | GLIAC | Ashland, Ohio | |
| 22 | Northwest Missouri | South Central | MIAA | Maryville, Mo. | |
| 23 | Columbus State | Southeast | Peach Belt | Columbus, Ga. |
24
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| 24 | Queens (N.C.) | Southeast | Conf. Carolinas | Charlotte, N.C. |
20
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| 25 | Southern Connecticut | East | Northeast-10 | New Haven, Conn. | |