FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 26, 2007
 
Men's and women's cross country climb national polls in preparation for weekend competition

Joplin, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern men's and women's cross country programs both moved up this week in the national polls as the women are ninth and the men are 14th in the latest edition of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll.

The women, fresh off a second place finish at the Southern Stampede, moved up to No. 1 in the South Central Region Poll this week. Southern defeated four ranked opponents at the Stampede, including, 10th ranked UC-San Diego, 12th ranked Pittsburg State, 16th ranked Southwest Baptist and 24th ranked Harding.

The Southern men, also coming off of a second-place finish at the Stampede, held fast to second place in the South Central Region this week, but moved up in the national rankings to 14th. The Lions defeated three other ranked teams including then ninth ranked Harding, then 22nd ranked Southwest Baptist, and then 25th ranked Drury.

Both squads are in action this weekend as the men will travel to Stillwater, Okla. for the Oklahoma State Jamboree on Saturday, September 29 and the women will travel to Chicago to participate in the Loyola Lakefront Invitational also on Saturday.
 

Women's National Poll Men's National Poll
  1. Adams State
  2. Western State
  3. Grand Valley State
  4. Cal State Los Angeles
  5. Augustana (SD)
  6. Chico State
  7. Seattle Pacific
  8. Wisconsin Parkside
  9. Missouri Southern
  10. UC San Diego
  11. Abilene Christian
  12. Pittsburg State
  13. Kutztown
  14. North Dakota
  15. Bloomsburg
  16. Southwest Baptist
  17. Minnesota-Duluth
  18. Findlay
  19. Wayne State University
  20. Edinboro
  21. Alabama Huntsville
  22. Tampa
  23. Stonehill
  24. Harding
  25. (tie) Dallas Baptist
  1. (tie) Southern Indiana
     
  1. Abilene Christian
  2. Adams State
  3. Western State
  4. Grand Valley State
  5. Chico State
  6. Colorado Mines
  7. Stonehill
  8. Slippery Rock
  9. Minnesota State
  10. Southern Indiana
  11. Edinboro
  12. Western Washington
  13. UMass Lowell
  14. Missouri Southern
  15. Saginaw Valley
  16. Lock Haven
  17. New Mexico Highlands
  18. Augustana
  19. Alaska Anchorage
  20. Missouri-Rolla
  21. Southern Connecticut
  22. Metro State
  23. Ashland
  24. Wayne State University
  25. Hillsdale

 

 
 


 







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