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NEW ORLEANS – With only Regional Championships remaining between now and the NCAA Division II Championships on November 21, both the Grand Valley State men and women have dropped anchor atop the National Coaches' Polls.

The GVSU men solidified their at the pinnacle of the poll released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), while their three-time defending national champion women teammates reclaimed the top spot with a GLIAC victory over formerly top-ranked Hillsdale.

This marks just the second time in school history both GVSU teams have simultaneously held the No. 1 position, having also achieved the feat in last year's pre-NCAA Championship polls. The women ultimately won, while the men were runners-up.

Running for the first time this year with defending national individual champion Kendra Foley, GVSU won a tight GLIAC team race against now No. 3 Hillsdale, 30-38. Both squads appear to be relatively evenly matched up front – the scores through four runners were 18 for GVSU and 20 for Hillsdale with individual winner Emily Oren – but the Lakers were the deeper team on this day. GVSU put seven runners across the line before the Chargers' No. 5 came through in 18th.

Grand Valley's men scored a GLIAC title that was every bit as convincing as the women's race was closely fought. With three of the top four finishers and eight of the top 13, the Lakers rolled to an easy 24-100 win over Malone. They now hold all but one first-place vote in the poll.