DSU Women’s and Men’s 3rd in Weekly Conference Rankings
(Madison, SD) - In the second weekly NAIA Conference Cross Country rankings, Dakota State women have moved up from fifth to third place as the men remained third since the preseason rankings.
The women's team was fifth in the preseason rankings and the first conference rankings of the season. In the most recent meet at the Northern State/Roe Granger Invitational, the women's team placed in a tie for fifth. The invitational featured schools from NCAA Division II including Minnesota State-Moorhead, University of Mary, Northern State and NCAA Division I University of North Dakota.
Similar to women's team, the men's team placed fifth at the Northern State/Roe Granger Invitational. The men's team remained third in the latest conference weekly rankings.
Under the new qualification plan to qualify for the NAIA National Championship, the weekly conference rankings are used to determine the national rankings.
Dakota State will have a week off before returning for their home meet on Saturday, September 27th as part of the Trojan Homecoming Day festivities. The Dakota State/Herb Blakely Invitational will be expecting over ten teams gathering at the Madison Country Club. The women's race will begin at approximately 10:30 am with the men's race to follow.
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DAC Women's Cross Country
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Conference Weekly Rankings #2
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| Ranking |
Team |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Black Hills State |
1 |
| 2 |
Jamestown |
3 |
| 3 |
Dakota State |
5 |
| 4 |
Minot State |
4 |
| 5 |
Dickinson State |
3 |
| 6 |
SD School of Mines |
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DAC Men's Cross Country
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Conference Weekly Rankings #2
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| Ranking |
Team |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Black Hills State |
1 |
| 2 |
Dickinson State |
2 |
| 3 |
Dakota State |
3 |
| 4 |
SD School of Mines |
4 |
| 5 |
Minot State |
6 |
| 6 |
Jamestown |
5 |
