Sioux Center, Iowa — Dordt University continues to occupy a spot in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country coaches’ poll released today by the national office.
The Defenders are 13th for the third consecutive poll and continue to be the top ranked team from the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
Dordt has finished among the top 10 in all three meets this fall and has been the No.1 NAIA team in two of the events. They won the GPAC Preview on Sept.10, placed third at the Augustana Twilight and most recently, finished seventh at the Griak Invite on Sept. 24.
The Defenders will compete this weekend at their home event, the Holiday Inn Express Classic, on Saturday, Oct. 9.
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st-PLACE VOTES] | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Indiana Wesleyan [13] | 578 |
| 2 | 2 | Saint Mary (Kan.) [6] | 575 |
| 3 | 8 | St. Francis (Ill.) [2] | 554 |
| 4 | 6 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 525 |
| 5 | 3 | Taylor (Ind.) | 504 |
| 6 | 10 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 493 |
| 7 | 11 | Oklahoma City | 481 |
| 8 | 4 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 448 |
| 9 | 17 | Oregon Tech | 435 |
| 10 | 7 | Huntington (Ind.) | 429 |
| 11 | 12 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 410 |
| 12 | 5 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 393 |
| 13 | 13 | Dordt (Iowa) | 363 |
| 14 | 9 | Southern Oregon | 353 |
| 15 | 15 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 325 |
| 16 | 14 | College of Idaho | 307 |
| 17 | 16 | Montreat (N.C.) | 293 |
| 18 | 20 | Northwest (Wash.) | 212 |
| 19 | NR | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 211 |
| 20 | NR | Michigan-Dearborn | 208 |
| 21 | 19 | Grace (Ind.) | 204 |
| 22 | 24 | Eastern Oregon | 193 |
| 23 | 18 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 179 |
| 24 | 21 | Carroll (Mont.) | 160 |
| 25 | NR | Marian (Ind.) | 149 |
Dropped from the Poll: Grand View (Iowa), Goshen (Ind.), Campbellsville (Ky.)
Receiving Votes: Grand View (Iowa) 128, Westmont (Calif.) 114, Goshen (Ind.) 114, William Carey (Miss.) 50, Campbellsville (Ky.) 37, John Brown (Ark.) 17, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 11, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 4, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 4, William Woods (Mo.) 3, Benedictine (Kan.) 3
