Point Park representing RSC in at No. 16 in NAIA Women's XC Top 25 Poll
Point Park representing RSC in at No. 16 in NAIA Women's XC Top 25 Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The River States Conference is represented in the NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll with Point Park (Pa.) University ranked No. 16 in the latest poll. That is one spot up from the preseason poll that had the Pioneers at No. 17 in the country.
Point Park is coming off a strong showing in its last competition with a third-place finish at the Lock Haven Invitational, an NCAA Division II event. The 6K race had NAIA All-American Anna Shields win first place by 22 seconds over several NCAA Division I runners with a time of 20:37. The Pioneers had their top five all come in under 23:35.
The next competition for Point Park as well as many in the conference will be at the Greater Louisville Classic Sept. 29 in Louisville, Ky. Many conference opponents will go head to head throughout the day.
For the complete release from the NAIA about the national rankings, click here. For the Top 25 Poll, see below.
2018 Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 1
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Wayland Baptist [14] | 582 |
| 2 | 2 | Taylor (Ind.) [6] | 576 |
| 3 | 4 | Oregon Tech | 537 |
| 4 | 3 | Milligan (Tenn.) [1] | 535 |
| 5 | 9 | Madonna (Mich.) | 520 |
| 6 | 6 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 495 |
| 7 | 7 | Oklahoma City | 474 |
| 8 | 4 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 459 |
| 9 | 8 | College of Idaho | 435 |
| 10 | 10 | Dordt (Iowa) | 423 |
| 11 | 16 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 410 |
| 12 | 12 | Southern Oregon | 374 |
| 13 | 14 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 362 |
| 14 | 18 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 328 |
| 15 | 13 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 322 |
| 16 | 17 | Point Park (Pa.) | 292 |
| 17 | 15 | Montana Western | 286 |
| 18 | 19 | Morningside (Iowa) | 232 |
| 19 | 23 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 230 |
| 20 | 25 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 211 |
| 21 | 20 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 208 |
| 22 | 24 | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | 196 |
| 23 | NR | Southwestern (Kan.) | 164 |
| 24 | 21 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 155 |
| 25 | 22 | Carroll (Mont.) | 118 |
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Others Receiving Votes: Northwest Christian (Ore.) 114, The Master's (Calif.) 108, Northwestern (Iowa) 101, Friends (Kan.) 85, Hastings (Neb.) 51, St. Thomas (Fla.) 24, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 24, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 11, Shawnee State (Ohio) 6, Valley City State (N.D.) 5, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 3.