PELLA — Despite a runner-up effort at the American Rivers Conference Championships, the Central College men's cross country team fell to No. 19 in the newest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's weekly Division III national rankings.

The Dutch men also fell to No. 5 in the Midwest Region. The University of Chicago (Ill.) passed Central in both polls. Central's women's team is No. 4 in the Midwest Region.

New York University is still No. 1 nationally on the women's team and Wartburg College is atop the men's poll.

With a trip to the NCAA Division III Championships on the line, Central will compete in the Midwest Region Championships hosted by Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois on Saturday, November 14.
           
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