NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Alaska Anchorage men’s and women’s cross country teams continue to be ranked in the top 10 nationally in Week 2 of the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association with the women’s team and men’s squad remaining at No. 5 and No. 8, respectively.
The UAA women’s squad, which has been idle for the last two weekends, continues to lead the West Region over Chico State (No. 6). The top 14 positions remained the same with Augustana (S.D.) leading the field at No. 1, while Adams State and Grand Valley State are No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Western State leads UAA at No. 4.
NCAA newcomer and Great Northwest Athletic Conference member Simon Fraser sits at No. 9, while Western Washington is No. 16 and Seattle Pacific is No. 21.
On the men’s side, the Seawolves continue their ranking from the preseason at No. 8 and are in second in the region behind No. 3 Chico State. Adams State leads the list and is followed by No. 2 Western State. GNAC foe WWU trails UAA at No. 12 and Western Oregon is No. 18.
The UAA women have been ranked in the top 10 for 35 weeks straight, while the men’s team has cracked the top-15 for 22 consecutive weeks.
The Seawolves continue to be idle this weekend and the next before competing at the Western Washington Classic on Oct. 6 in Bellingham, Wash.
Men (this week, last week, School, Conference):
1 - 1 Adams State RMAC SC
2 - 2 Western State RMAC SC
3 - 3 Chico State CCAA W
4 - 4 Colorado Mines RMAC SC
5 - 5 Augustana (S.D.) NSIC CEN
6 - 6 Grand Valley State GLIAC MW
7 - 7 Southern Indiana GLVC MW
8 - 8 Alaska Anchorage GNAC W
9 0 9 UMass Lowell NE-10 E
10 - 1 11 Lock Haven PSAC ATL
11 - 1 12 Missouri Southern MIAA CEN
12 - 2 10 Western Washington GNAC W
13 - 13 Edinboro PSAC ATL
14 - 14 UC-Colorado Springs RMAC SC
15 - 15 Ferris State GLIAC MW
16 - 16 Humboldt State CCAA W
17 - 17 Ashland GLIAC MW
18 - 18 Western Oregon GNAC W
19 - 19 Eastern New Mexico Lone Star SC
20 - 20 Central Missouri MIAA CEN
21 - 21 Stonehill NE-10 E
22 - 22 Southwest Baptist MIAA CEN
23 - 23 East Stroudsburg PSAC ATL
24 - 24 Wayne State (Mich.) GLIAC MW
25 - 25 Minnesota State NSIC CEN
26 - 26 Fort Hays State MIAA CEN
27 - 27 New Mexico Highlands RMAC SC
28 - 28 San Francisco State CCAA W
29 - 29 Seattle Pacific GNAC W
30 - 30 Northwest Missouri MIAA CEN
31 - 31 UW-Parkside GLVC MW
32 - 32 Shippensburg PSAC ATL
33 - 33 Hillsdale GLIAC MW
34 - 34 Lewis GLVC MW
35 - 35 Pittsburg State MIAA CEN
Women:
1 Augustana (S.D.) NSIC CEN
2 - 2 Adams State RMAC SC
3 - 3 Grand Valley State GLIAC MW
4 - 4 Western State RMAC SC
5 - 5 Alaska Anchorage GNAC W
6 - 6 Chico State CCAA W
7 - 7 U-Mary NSIC CEN
8 - 8 Ferris State GLIAC MW
9 - 9 Simon Fraser GNAC W
10 - 10 Shippensburg PSAC ATL
11 - 11 Midwestern State Lone Star SC
12 - 12 Tampa Sunshine S
13 - 13 Edinboro PSAC ATL
14 - 14 Missouri Southern MIAA CEN
15 - 1 16 Bloomsburg PSAC ATL
16 - 1 15 Western Washington GNAC W
17 - 17 Pittsburg State MIAA CEN
18 - 1 19 Stonehill NE-10 E
19 - 1 20 Minnesota State NSIC CEN
20 - 1 21 Colorado Mines RMAC SC
21 - 3 18 Seattle Pacific GNAC W
22 - 22 Hillsdale GLIAC MW
23 - 1 24 Northwest Missouri MIAA CEN
24 - 1 25 Kutztown PSAC ATL
25 - 3 28 Minnesota Duluth NSIC CEN
26 - 26 Southwest Baptist MIAA CEN
27 - NEW UC San Diego CCAA W
28 - 23 Cal Poly Pomona CCAA W
29 - NEW Northern Michigan GLIAC MW
30 - 29 UW-Parkside GLVC MW
31 - 30 UC-Colorado Springs RMAC SC
32 - 33 Bentley NE-10 E
33 - 34 Nova Southeastern Sunshine S
34 - 35 Adelphi NE-10 E
35 - 31 Saginaw Valley State GLIAC MW
