NEW ORLEANS, La. – Coming off two strong performances at the 2026 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's cross country teams holds their No. 7 spot while the men's program moves up one slot to No. 13 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) week 7 poll.
The No. 7 women's cross country team finished third at the 2026 RMAC Championships in Rapid City, scoring 64 points.
Kseniya Nikanorov led the Mountain Lions in fifth place, followed by
Elizabeth McQuitty in eighth. All five UCCS scorers earned All-RMAC First Team honors, and three runners set career-best 6K times. The team extended its streak of top-five conference finishes to 15 consecutive years.
The Mountain Lions men's squad placed fourth with 107 points, led by senior
Brett Davis's second-place finish in 23:26.7. Davis earned First Team honors and matched the best conference championship result in program history.
Enzo Knapp,
Michael Burke Jr. and
Caden Leal earned Second Team honors, and all five UCCS scorers recorded personal-best 8K times.
Wingate University leads both men's and women's Division II rankings, receiving all eight first-place votes and 240 points.
UCCS' next race will be the 2026 NCAA South Central Regional Championship meet held in Lubbock, Texas on Saturday, Nov. 21. Lubbock Christian University will serve as the host school with the races being held at the LCU Cross Country Course.
2026 USTFCCCA NCAA Division II National Rankings
| Week |
Men |
Women |
| Sept. 2 (Preseason) |
No. 17 |
No. 7 |
| Sept. 16 (Week 1) |
No. 16 |
No. 7 |
| Sept. 30 (Week 2) |
No. 13 |
No. 7 |
| Oct. 8 (Week 3) |
No. 13 |
No. 7 |
| Oct. 14 (Week 4) |
No. 14 |
No. 7 (tie) |
| Oct. 21 (Week 5) |
No. 14 |
No. 7 |
| Oct. 28 (Week 6) |
No. 14 |
No. 7 |
| Nov. 11 (Week 7) |
No. 13 |
No. 7 |
2026 USTFCCCA South Central Region Rankings
| Week |
Men |
Women |
| Sept. 1 (Preseason) |
No. 7 |
No. 4 |
| Sept. 15 (Week 1) |
No. 6 |
No. 4 |
| Sept. 29 (Week 2) |
No. 6 |
No. 4 |
| Oct. 6 (Week 3) |
No. 6 |
No. 4 |
| Oct. 13 (Week 4) |
No. 6 |
No. 5 |
| Oct. 20 (Week 5) |
No. 6 |
No. 4 |
| Oct. 27 (Week 6) |
No. 6 |
No. 4 |
| Nov. 10 (Week 7) |
No. 5 |
No. 4 |
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
