LCCC Cross Country Travels To BGSU For Falcon Invite; Men Jump Four Spots In Latest Poll; Women Crack Top 10

October 4, 2023 - - The Lorain County Community College cross country teams are racing forward in the latest rankings. 

The LCCC men's cross country team jumped four spots to sixth overall in the latest NJCAA DIII rankings and the women cracked the top 10 for the first time this season. 

The list, posted by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), is the second of four polls that will come out before the final rankings are determined at the NJCAA National Championships on November 11, 2023, in Huntsville, Ala. 

LCCC spent the entire 2022 season ranked in the top 10 amongst NJCAA DIII schools and finished ninth at nationals for their fourth top-10 finish with Jim Powers as head coach.  The women's team finished 10^th last season for their fifth top-10 finish under Powers. 

Standing out for the women's team this season has been Madison Palmer (Sheffield Village, Ohio/Brookside HS) who turned in a top 10 finish at the Wooster Invitational. She followed that up with a top 40 finish at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational a month later. 

The men have been anchored by Matthew Bowman (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS) and Michael Couture (Elyria, Ohio/Open Door Christian School) who finished sixth and eighth, respectively, at the Wooster Invitational.  Most recently, Bowman finished 56^th out of 201 runners at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational on September 29, 2023. 

LCCC's next race is Friday, October 13, 2023, at the Bowling Green Falcon Invitational held in Bowling Green, Ohio.   

Complete USTFCCCA Week 1 Men's Rankings 

Complete USTFCCCA Week 1 Women's Rankings