MXC Ranked No. 2 Heading To Championship - ICGaels.com ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Iona College men's cross country team moved up two spots to No. 2 on the final regular-season coaches? poll conducted by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Gaels compete at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship this Saturday in Louisville, KY.

Last Friday, the Gaels claimed a convincing victory at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship, their eighth regional title in program history. Since the meet began in 1997, Iona has won more championships than any other team in the region. The Maroon & Gold's seven previous NCAA Northeast Regional Championships came in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Oklahoma State retained the top spot on the poll. The Gaels tied with Stanford and are ahead of Wisconsin, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, BYU, Portland and Northern Arizona in the Top 10.

Louisville will host the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships on Saturday at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park. The women?s race is slated to begin at Noon ET, followed by the men?s at 1:15 pm ET. A live webcast of the championships will be broadcast on NCAA.com.

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I
 MEN?S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL COACHES? POLL
 2012 Week #7 ? November 13, Pre-NCAA Championships
 
 Rk.) Institution (FPV)   Points
 1.)  Oklahoma State (9)     354
 2.)  Iona College           330
 2.)  Stanford (1) 	    330
 4.)  Wisconsin              307
 5.)  Texas                  304
 6.)  Oklahoma               300
 7.)  Colorado (2)           289
 8.)  BYU                    259
 9.)  Portland               241
 10.) Northern Arizona       232
 11.) Arkansas               231
 12.) Tulsa                  219
 13.) Michigan               199
 14.) Virginia               173
 14.) Syracuse               173
 16.) Oregon                 169
 17.) Eastern Kentucky       162
 18.) Florida State          155
 18.) Georgetown             155
 20.) Columbia               143
 21.) New Mexico	            133
 22.) UCLA                   129
 23.) Princeton              120
 24.) Indiana                103
 25.) Villanova              102
 26.) Virginia Tech           77
 27.) Georgia                 63
 28.) NC State                58
 29.) Notre Dame              20
 30.) Michigan State          19
 
 Others Receiving Votes: Washington 10, Duke 7, Florida 4, 
 Arizona State 4, Kansas 3, Texas A&M 3, Illinois 1.
 
 Dropped Out: No. 25 Arizona State, No. 29 Texas A&M, No. 29 Kansas
 

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