Crossroads League in the NAIA National Polls | November 20-26

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Crossroads League in the NAIA National Polls | November 20-26

 

KANSAS CITY – The NAIA released a new Top-25 Poll this week for the sports of women’s and men’s cross country. The Crossroads League placed Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor in both of those polls and currently boasts a total of 26 teams ranked or receiving votes.

 

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (Final Poll)
No. 5 Taylor logged a program-best fifth-place finish at the NAIA National Championships with a program-record time of 92:31 for a fifth-straight finish inside the top-20 at Nationals.

No. 21 Indiana Wesleyan also ran well at Nationals, posting a time of 96:46 to finish in 21st overall for a fourth-straight top-25 performance at the event.

 

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (Final Poll)
No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan raced to a 14th-place finish at the NAIA National Championships with a time of 130:57 to record a third top-15 showing at Nationals in the past four seasons.

No. 17 Taylor finished just back of IWU with a time of 131:25 to secure a fourth-straight top-20 effort at Nationals for the Trojans.

 

CROSSROADS LEAGUE IN ADDITIONAL TOP-25 POLLS

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (Announced on October 24 – Next Poll on November 28)
No. 1 Marian

No. 21 Saint Francis
RV Taylor

RV Indiana Wesleyan

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL (Announced on October 24 – Next Poll on November 28)
No. 3 Saint Francis
No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 15 Taylor
No. 22 Bethel
RV Spring Arbor

 

VOLLEYBALL (Announced on November 13 – Next Poll on December 6)
RV Marian
RV Indiana Wesleyan

 

WOMEN’S SOCCER (Announced on November 7 – Next Poll on December 6)
No. 3 Spring Arbor

No. 14 Marian

RV Indiana Wesleyan

 

MEN’S SOCCER (Announced on November 7 – Next Poll on December 6)
No. 21 Spring Arbor

 

BASEBALL (Announced on November 7 – Next Poll on March 6)
RV Huntington

 

WOMEN’S GOLF (Announced on November 3 – Next Poll on March 9)
No. 16 Taylor

No. 25 Bethel

RV Marian

RV Indiana Wesleyan

 

MEN’S GOLF (Announced on November 3 – Next Poll on March 9)
No. 15 Taylor

RV Indiana Wesleyan

 

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