NEW ORLEANS, La.--- For the sixth straight week, the Stan State Warriors are in the top ten in the 2022 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll that was released by the United States Track & Field Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) this afternoon. Stan State are eighth in the nation and the Warriors are first in the West Region.
This past Saturday in Carmel, Calif., the Warriors captured the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Title for the second year in a row.
Kaela Dishion was the CCAA Individual Winner for the second year in a row. Dishion was named the CCAA Runner of the Year while
Najwa Chouati was the conference's Newcomer of the Year. Four Warrior harriers earned All-CCAA honors by placing in the top 15 at the championship in Dishion (first), Chouati (third)
Kayden Legan (seventh) and
Yahaira Zuniga (ninth).
Stan State will return to the course on Saturday, November 19 when the Warriors travel to Billings, Mont., to compete in the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships. This year's championships will begin at 11:15am (MT) at Amend Park in Billings, Mont. The Warriors will look to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships, which are set for December 2 in Seattle, Wash.
USTFCCCA/NCAA Division II National Rankings
| RANK |
INSTITUTION |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
| 1. |
Adams State |
240 |
1 |
| 2. |
Grand Valley State |
231 |
2 |
| 3. |
Colorado School of Mines |
225 |
3 |
| 4. |
UC Colorado Springs |
215 |
4 |
| 5. |
Augustana (SD) |
295 |
5 |
| 6. |
Cedarville |
204 |
6 |
| 7. |
Dallas Baptist |
186 |
8 |
| 8. |
Stanislaus State |
185 |
7 |
| 9. |
Wingate |
177 |
10 |
| 10. |
Western Colorado |
166 |
9 |
| 11 |
Lee (Tennessee) |
164 |
10 |
| 12. |
Biola |
149 |
13 |
| 13. |
Chico State |
134 |
15 |
| 14. |
Minnesota State |
130 |
16 |
| 15. |
Pittsburg State |
114 |
20 |
| 16. |
CSU Pueblo |
112 |
22 |
| 17. |
Charleston (WV) |
110 |
18 |
| 18 |
Colorado Christian |
98 |
12 |
| 19. |
Winona State |
97 |
17 |
| 20. |
Minnesota Duluth |
95 |
14 |
| 21. |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
92 |
21 |
| 22. |
Lewis |
78 |
19 |
| 23. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
64 |
23 |
| 24. |
West Texas A&M |
62 |
26 |
| 25. |
Saginaw Valley State |
48 |
24 |
| 26. |
Azusa Pacific |
46 |
24 |
| 27. |
Northwest Missouri |
32 |
28 |
| 28. |
Hillsdale |
22 |
NR |
| 29. |
Rogers State |
15 |
NR |
| 30. |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
10 |
30 |
Also Receiving Votes: Cal State East Bay (9), Southwest Baptist (5), Westminster (1)
Dropping Out: No. 27 Michigan Tech, No. 29 Cal Sate East Bay
USTFCCCA/NCAA Division II West Regional Rankings
| RANK |
INSTITUTION |
PREVIOUS |
| 1. |
Stanislaus State |
1 |
| 2. |
Biola |
3 |
| 3. |
Chico State |
2 |
| 4. |
Azusa Pacific |
4 |
| 5. |
Cal State East Bay |
5 |
| 6. |
Concordia Irvine |
6 |
| 7. |
Western Washington |
7 |
| 8. |
Simon Fraser |
8 |
| 9. |
St. Martin's |
NR |
| 10. |
Alaska |
9 |
