USTFCCCA Preseason Division II Regional Team Rankings

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) ranked Great Midwest Athletic Conference institution Cedarville University towards the top of its initial regional rankings on the men’s side.
 
The Yellow Jackets, back-to-back G-MAC men’s cross country champions, will open the fall at No. 3 in the Midwest Region only behind No. 1 Grand Valley State University and No. 2 University of Southern Indiana.
 
Ferris State, Ashland, Malone, Lewis, Hillsdale, UW-Parkside and Indianapolis, round out the top 10 Midwest Region rankings, respectively.
 
The first edition of the USTFCCCA Division II National Poll is scheduled to be released on Wednesday. The next set of regional rankings will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
 
Cedarville, coached by Paul Orchard now in his 12th year, was ranked 15th in the preseason national poll last year and his squad finished out an accomplished fall campaign 17th in the country.
 
The Yellow Jackets will break into the new year on Friday at the Queen City Invitational in Mason, Ohio, with a 5 p.m. start time.