Men's Cross Country News

	Smith Finishes First in JV Cup Freshman Nathan Smith took first place in the Junior Varsity Cup meet with a time of 26:57. The meet was held at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa on Friday, November 6.
	Vikings 11th in latest NCAA Poll After a second place finish at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin meet on Saturday, October 31 in Elmhurst, Illinois the Vikings lost only to top ranked North Central College. The Vikings of veteran head coach Paul Olsen went from 10 th to 11 th in the weekly rankings, which were released today by the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association.
	10th ranked Vikings take second in CCIW Senior Chris Zook finished in the top 10 and freshman Jonathan Smith was named "Freshman of the Year" in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin men's cross country championship. The meet was held on Saturday, October 31 at Eldridge Park in Elmhurst, Illinois.
	Still in top 10 after third at UW-Oshkosh Despite finishing third in a 35 team field that included six teams ranked in the top 30 in NCAA Division III, Augustana slipped a place in the weekly men’s cross country poll. The Vikings of veteran head coach Paul Olsen went from ninth to 10 th in the weekly rankings, which were released today by the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association.
	Zook's fifth leads Vikings to third Senior Chris Zook came through in a huge way at the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational on Saturday, October 17 at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wisconsin. Competing in a field that was loaded with nationally and regionally ranked teams,