Ferris Cross Country Teams Drawing Attention
Big Rapids, Mich. - Both the Ferris State University men's and
women's cross country teams are drawing attention, according to the
latest polls announced this week (Oct. 7) by the United States
Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
The Bulldog women's cross country team is ranked 21st nationally
this week by the USTFCCCA and is also listed fourth in the Midwest
Regional Rankings. Meanwhile, the men's team is also ranked
within the region, coming in at number eight in this week's
poll. Both Ferris State teams are guided by second-year head
coach Steve Picucci.
The women's squad is one of six Great Lakes Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (GLIAC) teams found in the top 10 of the
regional poll and trail top-ranked Grand Valley State along with
Southern Indiana and Hillsdale in the top three overall.
In the men's regional listing, Ferris is among five conference
teams featured in the poll. GVSU also tops the men's regional
listing with Southern Indiana second and Drury (Mo.) third.
Nationally, the women's top five teams consist of Chico State
(Calif.), GVSU, Missouri Southern State, Adams State (Colo.) and
Alaska-Anchorage. Hillsdale (#16) and Findlay (#24) join
Grand Valley State and Ferris State as teams ranked nationally from
the GLIAC.
GVSU is the lone men's team from a conference school ranked in
the nation's latest top 25 teams as the Lakers are listed fourth
overall behind Adams State, Western State (Colo.) and Chico State
in the men's poll.
The Ferris State teams last competed in the Division II
Pre-National Invitational (Sept. 26) hosted by Southern Indiana
where the women took third and the men placed fifth at Evansville,
Ind.
FSU is slated to compete this Saturday (Oct. 10) in the
Wisconsin-Parkside Lucian Rosa Open on the Wayne E. Dannehl
National Cross Country Course starting at 11:30 a.m. (ET) in
Kenosha Wis.
The GLIAC Championships will be hosted by Saginaw Valley State and
are slated for Saturday, Oct. 24, in University Center, Mich.
For complete rankings, please visit the USTFCCCA website:
www.ustfccca.org/division-ii