NEW ORLEANS – The University of Sioux Falls Men's Cross Country Team, which will compete at the Lewis College Conference Crossover Meet in Romeoville, Ill., on Saturday, Oct 12, has been ranked No. 20 in the United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Week 4 Coaches Poll, which was released Wednesday (Oct. 9).  

USF was short-handed and finished fourth in the team standings at the Augustana Invitational on Sept. 6. USF, which is ranked No. 4 in the Central Region, finished third at the Roy Griak Invite but had a third straight individual champion in senior Steven Brown. After his win at Griak, Brown was named the NSIC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for a second time in his career. USF has appeared in all five (counting preseason) USTFCCCA polls this seaosn.

Here is now the poll breaks down –

USTFCCCA NCAA DII National Coaches' Poll - Week 4
1. Colorado School of Mines (8), 200
2. Adams State, 191
3. Chico State, 184
4. Grand Valley State, 174
5. Western Colorado, 171
6. Augustana, 156
7. Missouri Southern, 154
8. South Indiana, 144
9. Charleston (W. Va), 135
10. West Texas A&M, 120
11. Michigan Tech, 115
12. Lee (Tenn.), 109
13. NW Missouri State, 104
14. UC-San Diego, 98
15. UC-Colorado Springs, 94
16. Queens (N.C.), 85
17. Walsh, 69
18. Cal State San Marcos, 58
19. Alabama Huntsville, 52
20. Sioux Falls, 49
21. Mount Olive, 36
22. Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), 31
23. Cal Poly Pomona, 28
24. Southern Connecticut, 18
25. Wayne State (Mich.), 10


Also receiving votes: Cal State Stanislaus, 6; Augusta, 4; Edinboro (Pa.), 3; Biola (Calif.), 2