More News, Rankings are HERE

Strib story on Ephraim Bird of Hope Academy is HERE, Danielle Anderson story is HERE.

Fifth Annual Jack's Run honoring former Gopher equipment manager Jack Johnson is on Saturday, Cotober 20 at the Les Bolstad Golf Course at 5 PM.  More info is HERE. Minnesota Daily article is HERE.

Duluth News Tribune article on the Glacial Trail 50 Miler is HERE, and on the Ashland WhistleStop Marathon is HERE.

Rochester Post-Bulletin report on the Big-nine conference championship is HERE,  Rochester Mayo XC results are HERE.

MIAC Spotlight interview with Concordia Moorhead's Tanner Sakrismo is HERE.

The USTFCCCA rankings have the Gopher men falling from fourth to sixth in the Division I Regional poll and dropping out of the top 25 in the National poll.  University of Minnesota women moved up two places to 25th in the National, stayed at third in the Region.

Division II.
Minnesota State Mankato stayed at 16th in the men's National poll, while the Winona State women stayed at 17th, Minnesota State Mankato again ranked 20th, while UMD retained the 28th spot.
In the Regional rankings, MSM men retained their third place ranking.  The Winona State women(3), MSM(4), and UMD(8) held on to their Region rankings.

Division III
In the National poll, the St. Olaf men rose from unranked to 33rd.  All three Minnesota women's teams fell in the National rankings. St. Olaf fell from 12 to 13th.  Carleton fell from 19 to 23rd, and St. Thomas from 33 to 35th. In the Regional rankings St. Olaf's men rose two places to second, St. John's from one place up to fourth, St. Thomas three places up to sixth, while Bethel(8) and Carleton(10) held their spots.  For the women, St. Olaf held onto second, Carleton fell one spot to fourth, St. Thomas dropped one to fifth, St. Ben's stayed sixth, Gustavus seventh, and Concordia(Moorhead) tenth.