Cross Country Women #12, Men #19 in USTFCCCA Poll

Cross Country Women #12, Men #19 in USTFCCCA Poll

For the first time since the 2017 season, both of the Butler Cross Country teams are ranked inside the Top 20 of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Poll.

After four weeks into the season, two of which Butler has competed, the Grizzlies have moved inside the Top 20; women ranked 12th with the men coming in 19th.

"It feels good to have us nationally recognized in the cross country polls this season. Last year we weren't ranked at all, so it is nice, but we are not satisfied," said head Cross Country coach Dustin Mettler on the national rankings.

Coach Mettler has high hopes for this year's teams "I think the women have a chance of being a top ten team at the end of the season and I believe the guys have a chance to be a top 15 team, but the guys could easily be a dark horse and potentially have a top 10 finish at nationals."

After a week off from competition, the teams are back in action this Saturday in Joplin, MO competing in the Missouri Southern Stampede hosted by Missouri Southern State University. The women's race is scheduled for 8:00am followed by the men's race.

"Our team goal this weekend is improvement from our last meet," mentioned Mettler. "I would like to see more discipline throughout the race as well."

 

NJCAA Division I
Women's Cross Country
USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll

2019 Week #1 - September 18th

RANK   TEAM
CONFERENCE
  2018
FINAL
1 iowa-central-cc IOWA CENTRAL CC
Region XI
  1
2 el-paso-cc EL PASO CC
Region V
  2
3 south-plains-texas SOUTH PLAINS (TEXAS)
Region V
  5
4 new-mexico-jc NEW MEXICO JC
Region V
  ---
5 cowley-kan COWLEY (KAN.)
Region VI
  4
6 central-arizona CENTRAL ARIZONA
Region I
  6
7 iowa-western-cc IOWA WESTERN CC
ICCAC/Region XI
  ---
8 southern-idaho SOUTHERN IDAHO
Region XVIII
  3
9 north-iowa-area-cc NORTH IOWA AREA CC
Region XI
  23
10 monroe-n-y MONROE (N.Y.)
Region XV
  21
11 lansing-mich-cc LANSING (MICH.) CC
Region XII
  17
12 butler-kan-cc BUTLER (KAN.) CC
Region VI
  ---
13 pasco-hernando-fla PASCO-HERNANDO (FLA.)
Region VIII
  10
14 cuyahoga-ohio-cc CUYAHOGA (OHIO) CC
Region XII
  29
15 mesa-ariz-cc MESA (ARIZ.) CC
Region I
  9
16 muskegon-mich-cc MUSKEGON (MICH.) CC
Region XII
  15
17 hutchinson-kan-cc HUTCHINSON (KAN.) CC
Region VI
  12
18 daytona-state DAYTONA STATE
Region VIII
  24
18 highland-kan-cc HIGHLAND (KAN.) CC
Region VI
  25
20 ranger-texas RANGER (TEXAS)
Region V
  18
21 carl-albert-state-okla CARL ALBERT STATE (OKLA.)
  ---
22 grand-rapids-mich-cc GRAND RAPIDS (MICH.) CC
Region XII
  ---
23 vincennes-ind VINCENNES (IND.)
Region XII
  ---
23 pratt-kan-cc PRATT (KAN.) CC
Region VI
  13
25 central-wyoming CENTRAL WYOMING
Region IX
  ---