Vikings drop seven spots, but remain in USTFCCCA Division II national top 30...
The Vikings dropped to number 28 from 21 as one of the two teams from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in the poll, as GNAC champions Simon Fraser are the only other team from the conference in the national top 30, coming in at number 24.
The panel was not kind to Simon Fraser, as they dropped two spots in the national rankings from number 22.
The nation's top five men's teams in Division II are in order: Grand Valley State, Colorado School of Mines, Adams State, Augustana (SD), and Wingate.
GNAC champ Simon Fraser is the only team in the conference in the women's national top 30, coming in at number 8, up one spot from the last poll.
The top five women's D2 teams are in order: Adams State, Grand Valley State, Augustana (SD), Colorado School of Mines, and Lee (TN).
The Division II schools are off this weekend, with the NCAA regionals contested next weekend. The West regionals will be held on November 6th in Monmouth, Oregon hosted by Western Oregon University.
The USTFCCCA release is available here.
PRO NOTES...
Washington State alum Paul Ryan and Spokane native John Dressel recently announced on their social media platforms the direction that they are going as they transition from the collegiate ranks into the pros.
Ryan, who advanced to the semifinals in the 1500 at the US Olympic Trials following a eighth-place finish in the NCAA championships, has signed with adidas, while Dressel, who graduated from the University of Colorado and finished 12th in the 10000 in June in a personal best 28:03.87, announced that he will be part of the Puma Elite group in North Carolina led by Olympians Alistair and Amy (Hastings) Cragg.
Ryan is represented by Total Sports Athletics, while Dressel is represented by Kimbia Athletics.
I'm thrilled to be joining the @PUMARunning family 🐈⬛
— John Dressel (@Runnin_Dressel) October 26, 2021
A massive thank you to @kimbia, @alistaircragg & @HastyHastings for believing in me and giving me this opportunity to keep chasing my dreams at the professional level! pic.twitter.com/cM8hwktklF
NOTE: The USTFCCCA, Total Sports Athletics and Kimbia Athletics contributed to this report.
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