Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cross Country Holds Steady in Regional Poll
September 17, 2012 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Sept. 17, 2012
STILLWATER - The Oklahoma State men's cross country team remains No.1 in the Midwest Region and the women remain No. 2, according to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association regional poll that was released this morning.
The Cowboys continue to hold off No. 2 Oklahoma as there were no changes to the top 10. This week's poll did see the addition of two teams. Loyola-Chicago debuted at No. 11 and Southeast Missouri entered the poll at No. 15.
The Cowgirls remained at No. 2 behind Iowa State. The only new addition to the poll was South Dakota debuting at No. 15.
Both teams return to action Sept. 29 when they compete in the Cowboy Jamboree held at the OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater.
Men's Midwest Regional Poll
Rank School Location Conference Last Week 1 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. Big 12 1 2 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. Big 12 2 3 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. Big Ten 3 4 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. Conference USA 4 5 Iowa State Ames, Iowa Big 12 5 6 Missouri Columbia, Mo. SEC 6 7 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Big 12 7 8 Illinois Champaign, Ill. Big Ten 8 9 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Big Ten 9 10 Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. Missouri Valley 10 11 Loyola-Chicago Chicago, Ill. Horizon NR 12 South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. Summit League 11 13 Wichita State Wichita, Kan. Missouri Valley 13 14 Drake Des Moines, Iowa Missouri Valley 12 15 Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. Ohio Valley NR
Women's Midwest Regional Poll
Rank School Location Conference Last Week 1 Iowa State Ames, Iowa Big 12 1 2 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. Big 12 2 3 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. Big Ten 3 4 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Big Ten 5 5 Northwestern Evanston, Ill. Big Ten 4 6 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. Conference USA 7 7 Illinois Champaign, Ill. Big Ten 8 8 Missouri Columbia, Mo. SEC 6 9 Loyola-Chicago Chicago, Ill. Horizon1 5 10 Bradley Peoria, Ill. Missouri Valley 12 11 Wichita State Wichita, Kan. Missouri Valley 11 12 North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. Summit League 10 13 Illinois State Normal, Ill. Missouri Valley 9 14 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Big 12 13 15 South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. Summit League NR
