NIACC's Taja Conley runs at the Trent Smith Invitational on the NIACC campus on Sept. 15.
NIACC's Taja Conley runs at the Trent Smith Invitational on the NIACC campus on Sept. 15.
September 21, 2023

NIACC women ranked 21st in USTFCCCA poll

MASON CITY - The NIACC women's cross country team is ranked 21st in the latest USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II poll released Wednesday.

Paradise Valley CC is ranked first and Mesa CC is ranked second. Southeastern is ranked ninth and DMACC is ranked 17th.

NIACC, which was ranked 12th in the USTFCCCA preseason poll on Sept. 6, placed second at the Trent Smith Invitational on the NIACC campus on Sept. 15. DMACC was the team champion at the Trent Smith Invitational.

At the Trent Smith Invitational, freshman Juliana Droll led the Trojans with a fifth-place finish in a time of 21 minutes, 18 seconds on the 5-kilometer course on the NIACC campus.

NIACC's Sarah Lunning was 11th in a time of 22:27. The Trojans' Taja Conley was 12th (22:29), Skyila Shuryan was 13th (22:36) and Hannah Lunning was 15th (22:46).

Also for the Trojans, Cloey Usher was 18th (22:58), Riley DeGonia was 19th (24:40) and RaeLynn Nash was 23rd (25:41).

NIACC returns to action Sept. 22 at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

USTFCCCA rankings (9-20-23) - Paradise Valley CC, Mesa CC, Wallace State CC, Daytona State, Heartland CC, Cowley (Kan.), Pasco-Hernando, Lansing CC, Southeastern CC, Southwestern Michigan, St. Clair County CC, Shelton State CC, South Florida State, Calhoun CC, Muskegon CC, Florida Gateway, DMACC, Potomac State, College of Central Florida, State Fair (Mo.), NIACC, Gadsen State CC, Marion Military, Harford CC, Westmoreland County CC.