Completed Event: Cross Country versus Cyclone Preview on August 29, 2025 , , Men: 1st, Women: 1st
Final
Cross Country
Cyclone Preview
Men: 1st, Women: 1st
Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclone Men and Women Top-5 in USTFCCCA Regionals
08.30.2012 | Cross Country
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women's cross country team is ranked fifth nationally on the USTFCCCA preseason national poll. The Cyclone men are ranked 38th nationally. Iowa State's women's cross country team is ranked first nationally on the USTFCCCA preseason Midwest Regional cross country rankings. The Cyclone women finished first in all but two of their meets last season which earned them first overall. The Cyclone men are ranked fifth in the Midwest region, after finishing sixth in 2011. Iowa State cross country has 14 women and 20 men returning for this season.
The Cyclones will start their season in Des Moines at the Bulldog 4k Classic on Friday, August 31st.
DI National MEN
2012 Preseason
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1. Wisconsin, 357 (10)
2. Oklahoma State, 345 (1)
3. Brigham Young, 338 (1)
4. Oklahoma, 299
5. Colorado, 297
6. Texas, 291
7. Portland, 282
8. Iona, 278
9. Stanford, 251
10. Florida State, 231
11. NC State, 226
12. Syracuse, 216
13. Indiana, 206
14. Georgetown, 191
15. Texas A&M, 178
16. Villanova, 149
17. Northern Arizona, 141
18. Minnesota, 133
19. Michigan, 131
20. Tulsa, 129
21. Princeton, 121
22. Oregon, 118
23. Arkansas, 95
24. New Mexico, 87
25. Notre Dame, 81
26. Washington State, 71
27. Columbia, 62
28. Georgia , 58
29. Eastern Kentucky, 55
30. UCLA, 44
DI National WOMEN
2012 Preseason
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1. Oregon , 345(4)
2. Washington, 343 (5)
3. Georgetown, 337 (2)
4. Florida State, 334 (1)
5. Iowa State, 289
6. Vanderbilt, 277
7. Providence, 270
8. Stanford, 267
9. Syracuse, 246
10. Villanova, 226
11. Arkansas, 222
12. Michigan, 218
13. Colorado, 210
14. Arizona, 204
15. Princeton, 196
16. Boston College, 193
17. Michigan State, 178
18. Virginia, 163
19. Weber State, 150
20. San Francisco, 133
21. West Virginia, 124
22. Notre Dame, 112
23. Toledo, 103
24. Oklahoma State, 82
25. NC State, 76
26. Texas, 72
27. Minnesota, 37
28. Brigham Young, 35
29. Wisconsin, 31
30. Cornell, 25
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