Men's Cross Country remains ranked No. 24 in fifth weekly USTFCCCA Poll

October 11, 2017

By Tim Glon

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team remained No. 24 in the fifth weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, released on Wednesday.

The Polar Bears (46-6 overall) received 93 points in the poll, six more than last week when they were also ranked No. 24.

Northern moved back into the poll a week ago after posting an impressive first place finish at the All-Ohio Championships on Sept. 29.

North Central (Ill.) remained in the top spot with 280 points and all eight first place votes, while SUNY Geneseo is second with 270 points and Wisconsin-La Crosse rounded out the top-3 vote-getters with 263 points.

The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday when they travel to Elsah, Ill. to compete in the Principia (Ill.) Cowbell Classic Pre-National Meet.

USTFCCCA Poll - Week 5

Oct. 5, 2017

Rank	School (First Place Votes)	Points	Last Week
1.	North Central (Ill.) (8)	280	1
2.	SUNY Geneseo	270	2
3.	Wisconsin-LaCrosse	263	3
4.	Haverford (Pa.)	259	4
5.	Pomona-Pitzer (Cal.)	246	5
6.	RPI	237	6
7.	Amherst (Mass.)	234	7
8.	Washington (Mo.)	222	8
9.	Christopher Newport (Va.)	215	9
10.	Calvin (Mich.)	206	10
11.	Loras (Iowa)	201	11
12.	MIT	198	12
13.	Wis.-Eau Claire	183	13
14.	Williams (Mass.)	176	14
15.	Wartburg (Iowa)	166	15
16.	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	159	17
17.	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	151	16
18.	Middlebury (Vt.)	148	18
19.	Wis.-Stout	136	19
20.	Occidental (Cal.)	126	20
21.	Bates (Maine)	124	21
22.	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.)	111	22
23.	Rowan (N.J.)	101	23
24.	Ohio Northern	93	t24
	Rhodes (Tenn.)	93	t24
26.	Saint Lawrence (N.Y.)	78	26
27.	Wisconsin-Plateville.	65	t27
28.	Brandeis (Mass.)	57	29
29.	Nebraska Wesleyan	52	t27
30.	Albion (Mich.)	44	t30
31.	Emory (Ga.)	42	t30
32.	NYU	41	33
33.	St. Olaf (Minn.)	28	t30
34.	Dickinson (Pa.)	25	34
35.	Tufts (Conn.)	3	RV
	Messiah (Pa.)	3	RV
	Case Western Reserve	3	RV

Also receiving votes: Case Western Reserve 2, Tufts 2, Messiah 1