Cross Country 2016

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Flotrack has the women ranked 14th in their pre-season poll. It might have been higher had we had Sam Nadel this year. Sam has transferred to Oregon this year.

www.flotrack.org/article/44747-saucony-flo50-xc-countdown-14-georgetown-women

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Oregon is picked 6th with the addition of Sam.

www.flotrack.org/article/45536-saucony-flo50-xc-countdown-6-oregon-women

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And the men come in at #5 on the Flotrack pre-season poll.

www.flotrack.org/article/45527-saucony-flo50-xc-countdown-5-georgetown-men

Official XC polls come out next week.

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Elizabeth Maloy DeBole has been named Stanford's women XC head coach and assistant women's track and field coach. So Hoyas own the Stanford coaching staff with Chris Miltenberg director of XC and track and field. Elizabeth is married to Matt DeBole, who was a standout track and field guy at GU.

www.gostanford.com/coaches.aspx?rc=991

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Pres-season regional polls:

Men
Mid-Atlantic
1 Georgetown
2 Penn
3 Princeton
4 Penn State
5 Villanova
6 Navy
7 Saint Joseph's
8 La Salle
9 UMBC
10 Bucknell
11 Lehigh
12 Duquesne
13 Rutgers
14 Pittsburgh
15 Temple

Women:
Mid-Atlantic
1 Penn State
2 Georgetown
3 Penn
4 Princeton
5 Villanova
6 Pittsburgh
7 West Virginia
8 La Salle
9 Bucknell
10 Navy
11 Duquesne
12 Maryland
13 Saint Joseph's
14 Rutgers
15 Rider

The regionals are important because the top two from the regional races go to the NCAAs plus at-large teams.

The national polls are out tomorrow.

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The official National College Coaches XC poll is out. The women:

Rank Institution (FPV) Points
1 New Mexico (9) 354
2 Colorado (1) 344
3 Providence (2) 327
4 Oregon 314
5 NC State 298
6 Boise State 290
7 Stanford 276
8 Oklahoma State 265
9 Michigan 261
10 Michigan State 248
11 Washington 225
11 Arkansas 225
13 Penn State 206
14 Notre Dame 181
15 Syracuse 164
16 Virginia 161
17 Iowa State 159
18 Mississippi State 151
19 Georgetown 149
20 San Francisco 144
21 Kansas 92
22 Weber State 73
23 Princeton 71
24 Penn 69
25 Harvard 66
26 Minnesota 58
27 BYU 55
28 Vanderbilt 54
29 Yale 48
30 William and Mary 47

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And the men:

Rank Institution (FPV) Points
1 Syracuse (11) 359
2 Oregon (1) 339
3 Northern Arizona 324
4 Stanford 323
5 Colorado 308
6 Arkansas 305
7 Georgetown 266
8 Washington 251
9 Eastern Kentucky 234
10 Wisconsin 233
11 Oklahoma State 220
12 Iona 198
13 BYU 183
13 UTEP 183
15 Virginia 182
16 Boise State 172
17 Indiana 164
18 Michigan 140
19 Oklahoma 134
20 Furman 130
21 Providence 128
22 Mississippi 114
23 Portland 106
24 Louisville 98
25 Colorado State 81
26 Southern Utah 73
27 Tulsa 67
28 Penn 52
29 Michigan State 50
30 NC State 46

Of course, we will ignore #1. And #3 will be coached by former GU director of track and cross country, Mike Smith.
And #4 is coached by former Hoya coach, Chris Miltenberg. And #7 in the women's poll is coached by former Hoya great Elizabeth Maloy Debole.

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Discussion about Sam Nadel's transferring to Oregon: www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=7644170&page=1

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Katrina Coogan has exhausted her eligibility for XC and track, but she will be honored Friday, Sept. 23 with the award for Outstanding Achievement by a female athlete. Congratulations to Katrina. And also to lic, who will be honored on the 23rd too!

Let me think out loud. I wonder if her father, Mark Coogan, is being considered for the director of track and field at Georgetown.

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www.guhoyas.com/genrel/090716aaa.html

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In the regional polls the Hoya remain #1 and #2 for the men and women, respectively.

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In the national polls the men remain 7th and the women 18th. It was a quiet week so most positions remain stable.

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letsrun.com has the men 4th in their (belated) pre-season (ok, one meet in) predictions:

www.letsrun.com/news/2016/09/2016-ncaa-mens-xc-preview-syracuse-1-nation-challenged-2-stanford-3-oregon-4-georgetown/

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Samantha's first race at Oregon: www.flotrack.org/video/992497-samantha-nadel-after-first-race-as-an-oregon-duck

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The Hoyas remain 1 (men) and 2 (women) in the Regional ranking this week.

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In the national poll today the men dropped one slot to #8, as the University of Portland won the Griak XC race and slipped into #7. Note that Northern Arizona took over first place and former Hoya coach Mike Smith will take over the head of XC and track next year.

Rank Institution (FPV) Points Record^ Region (CR) Conference Cross Country Coach (Yr*)
Last Week
1 Northern Arizona (7) 351 3-0 (1-0) Mountain (1) Big Sky Eric Heins (10th)
2
2 Syracuse (1) 331 19-1 (3-1) Northeast (1) ACC Chris Fox (12th)
1
3 Oregon (2) 326 6-0 (2-0) West (2) Pac-12 Robert Johnson (5th)
3
4 BYU (1) 320 13-0 (3-0) Mountain (2) West Coast Ed Eyestone (17th)
12
5 Colorado (1) 299 — (—) Mountain (3) Pac-12 Mark Wetmore (22nd)
5
5 Arkansas 299 11-2 (—) South Central (1) SEC Chris Bucknam (9th)
6
7 Portland 296 32-2 (7-2) West (1) West Coast Rob Conner (27th)
19
8 Georgetown 264 5-2 (0-1) Mid-Atlantic (1) Big East Brandon Bonsey (1st)
7
9 Eastern Kentucky 249 2-0 (—) Southeast (1) Ohio Valley Rick Erdmann (38th)
8
10 Oklahoma State 240 5-0 (1-0) Midwest (1) Big 12 Dave Smith (11th)
9
11 Stanford 237 9-4 (0-3) West (4) Pac-12 Chris Miltenberg (5th)
4
12 Wisconsin 201 — (—) Great Lakes (2) Big Ten Mick Byrne (9th)
10
13 Virginia 196 11-2 (1-2) Southeast (2) ACC Peter Watson (5th)
11
14 Indiana 193 4-0 (—) Great Lakes (1) Big Ten Ron Helmer (10th)
13
15 Iowa State 183 27-1 (7-1) Midwest (2) Big 12 Martin Smith (4th)
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16 Iona 181 3-5 (0-1) Northeast (3) Metro Atlantic Ricardo Santos (9th)
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17 Boise State 180 26-2 (6-1) West (3) Mountain West Corey Ihmels (4th)
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18 UTEP 167 — (—) Mountain (4) Conference USA Paul Ereng (14th)
15
19 Michigan 147 27-4 (5-3) Great Lakes (3) Big Ten Kevin Sullivan (3rd)
17
20 Mississippi 127 — (—) South (1) SEC Ryan Vanhoy (4th)
18
21 Washington 108 3-1 (0-1) West (6) Pac-12 Greg Metcalf (15th)
21
22 Michigan State 101 28-4 (4-3) Great Lakes (4) Big Ten Walt Drenth (13th)
30
23 NC State 94 — (—) Southeast (3) ACC Rollie Geiger (39th)
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24 Washington State 89 4-0 (1-0) West (5) Pac-12 Wayne Phipps (3rd)
27
25 Columbia 56 5-4 (1-0) Northeast (2) Ivy Dan Ireland (3rd)
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26 Penn 55 — (—) Mid-Atlantic (2) Ivy Steve Dolan (5th)
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27 UCLA 54 23-5 (4-4) West (7) Pac-12 Mike Maynard (8th)
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28 Tulsa 50 4-1 (0-1) Midwest (3) American Steve Gulley (15th)
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29 Colorado State 43 22-6 (3-4) Mountain (5) Mountain West Art Siemers (5th)
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30 Florida State 22 — (—) South (2) ACC Bob Braman (17th)
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30 Texas 22 — (—) South Central (2) Big 12 Mario Sategna (4th)
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The women also fell one spot to #19, as again the Griak results made a difference as again the University of Portland women won that race together with the UP men.

Rank Institution (FPV) Points Record^ Region (CR) Conference Cross Country Coach (Yr*)
Last Week
1 Providence (4) 349 11-0 (—) Northeast (1) Big East Ray Treacy (33rd)
2
2 Colorado (3) 345 — (—) Mountain (2) Pac-12 Mark Wetmore (22nd)
3
2 New Mexico (5) 345 — (—) Mountain (1) Mountain West Joe Franklin (10th)
1
4 Oregon 324 8-0 (2-0) West (1) Pac-12 Robert Johnson (5th)
4
5 NC State 301 12-0 (1-0) Southeast (1) ACC Laurie Henes (11th)
5
6 Stanford 280 — (—) West (2) Pac-12 Elizabeth DeBole (1st)
7
7 Portland 270 33-8 (8-2) West (3) West Coast Ian Solof (15th)
30
8 Michigan State 269 36-1 (7-1) Great Lakes (1) Big Ten Walt Drenth (13th)
9
9 Boise State 252 30-3 (5-3) West (4) Mountain West Corey Ihmels (4th)
6
10 Arkansas 244 11-0 (—) South Central (1) SEC Lance Harter (27th)
11
11 Penn State 238 37-2 (8-2) Mid-Atlantic (1) Big Ten John Gondak (3rd)
13
12 Washington 231 5-0 (—) West (5) Pac-12 Greg Metcalf (15th)
12
13 Oklahoma State 223 4-1 (—) Midwest (1) Big 12 Dave Smith (8th)
8
14 Michigan 222 31-4 (4-4) Great Lakes (2) Big Ten Mike McGuire (25th)
10
15 BYU 217 12-0 (2-0) Mountain (3) West Coast Ed Eyestone (1st)
19
16 Notre Dame 166 10-0 (—) Great Lakes (3) ACC Matt Sparks (3rd)
15
17 Syracuse 135 15-4 (1-3) Northeast (2) ACC Chris Fox (12th)
16
18 San Francisco 128 28-5 (3-5) West (6) West Coast Helen Lehman-Winters (14th)
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19 Georgetown 120 5-1 (1-1) Mid-Atlantic (2) Big East Julie Culley (1st)
18
20 Virginia 105 15-9 (0-3) Southeast (2) ACC Todd Morgan (5th)
14
21 SMU 98 11-1 (2-1) South Central (2) American Cathy Casey (12th)
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22 Penn 67 2-0 (—) Mid-Atlantic (3) Ivy Steve Dolan (5th)
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23 Iowa State 58 19-14 (0-8) Midwest (4) Big 12 Andrea Grove-McDonough (4th)
17
24 Vanderbilt 55 21-2 (1-0) South (1) SEC Steve Keith (11th)
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24 Mississippi State 55 44-12 (2-7) South (2) SEC Houston Franks (8th)
29
26 Tulsa 54 5-0 (1-0) Midwest (5) American Steve Gulley (15th)
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26 Kansas 54 — (—) Midwest (2) Big 12 Stanley Redwine (17th)
21
28 Utah 53 8-1 (1-0) Mountain (4) Pac-12 Kyle Kepler (12th)
26
29 Yale 47 10-0 (1-0) Northeast (3) Ivy Amy Gosztyla (6th)
23
29 UCLA 47 27-6 (3-6) West (7) Pac-12 Mike Maynard (5th)
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In the regional rankings this week the men remain #1 and the women remain #2 for the mid-Atlantic region.

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The women moved up one spot this week, as they are now #18. Provy remains #1.

Rank Institution (FPV) Points Record^ Region (CR) Conference Cross Country Coach (Yr*)
Last Week
1 Providence (10) 357 33-0 (7-0) Northeast (1) Big East Ray Treacy (33rd)
1
2 Colorado (2) 346.5 — (—) Mountain (1) Pac-12 Mark Wetmore (22nd)
2
3 NC State 329 32-1 (6-1) Southeast (1) ACC Laurie Henes (11th)
5
4 Washington 312 12-0 (2-0) West (1) Pac-12 Greg Metcalf (15th)
12
5 Portland 302 36-0 (6-0) West (2) West Coast Ian Solof (15th)
7
6 Michigan State 282 37-1 (5-1) Great Lakes (1) Big Ten Walt Drenth (13th)
8
7 Stanford 269 6-0 (—) West (3) Pac-12 Elizabeth DeBole (1st)
6
8 Penn State 251 38-2 (7-2) Mid-Atlantic (1) Big Ten John Gondak (3rd)
11
9 Oregon 250 9-1 (1-1) West (5) Pac-12 Robert Johnson (5th)
4
10 Boise State 247 31-3 (3-3) West (4) Mountain West Corey Ihmels (4th)
9
11 New Mexico 245.5 19-3 (4-3) Mountain (2) Mountain West Joe Franklin (10th)
2
12 Arkansas 241 28-0 (—) South Central (1) SEC Lance Harter (27th)
10
13 Michigan 222 57-4 (2-4) Great Lakes (2) Big Ten Mike McGuire (25th)
14
14 Oklahoma State 195 4-1 (—) Midwest (1) Big 12 Dave Smith (8th)
13
15 BYU 192 12-0 (3-0) Mountain (3) West Coast Ed Eyestone (1st)
15
16 Eastern Michigan 175 43-2 (5-2) Great Lakes (3) Mid-American Sue Parks (11th)
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17 Yale 163 45-0 (4-0) Northeast (2) Ivy Amy Gosztyla (6th)
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18 Georgetown 140 40-2 (4-2) Mid-Atlantic (2) Big East Julie Culley (1st)
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19 San Francisco 120 29-5 (1-5) West (6) West Coast Helen Lehman-Winters (14th)
18
20 Syracuse 113 15-4 (3-4) Northeast (3) ACC Chris Fox (12th)
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21 Baylor 112 31-5 (3-4) South Central (3) Big 12 Todd Harbour (17th)
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22 Virginia 92 9-3 (0-3) Southeast (2) ACC Todd Morgan (5th)
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23 Utah 87 25-5 (2-5) Mountain (4) Pac-12 Kyle Kepler (12th)
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24 SMU 85 11-1 (2-1) South Central (2) American Cathy Casey (12th)
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25 Mississippi 68 19-6 (1-6) South (1) SEC Ryan Vanhoy (4th)
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