October 30, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Carroll (Mont.) represented the Frontier Conference in the receiving votes (RV) category of the final regular-season NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Rating, released Thursday by the national office.

The Fighting Saints received 98 points in the national rating, finishing second among teams receiving votes and just outside the Top 25. Carroll dropped out of the national rankings after holding the No. 22 position in the previous poll on Oct. 15.

Carroll was the lone Frontier Conference program to receive votes in the latest national rating as teams prepare for their respective conference championships.

The Frontier Conference Cross Country Championship is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, at Amend Park in Billings, Mont. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) will serve as the host institution.

The conference championship will provide Frontier teams with an opportunity to compete for postseason honors and qualifications to the NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship.
 

Final - Oct. 29	RV	----
No. 3 - Oct. 15	#22	----
No. 2 - Oct. 8	#20	----
No. 1 - Sept. 24	#21	RV
Preseason - Aug. 20	#19	RV