WSU women earn its highest ranking in latest USTFCCCA Division I coaches poll...
NEW ORLEANS-- Coming off the heels of a seventh place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational in Verona, Wisconsin on Friday, the Washington State women's cross country team (Paul Merca photo) were rewarded with a number 13 ranking in the latest USTFCCCA NCAA Division I coaches' poll r eleased Tuesday. The Cougars, who were ranked number 17 in the previous week's coaches poll, earned its highest ranking in team history since the USTFCCCA began its poll in 1997. Washington State was led by Millie Bii's 26th place finish, where she ran 19:51. and the Cougars ran a 1-5 split of 53 seconds. After their 16th place finish at Nuttycombe, the Washington Huskies dropped four spots to number 27 in the national poll. The nation's top five women's teams are in order: NC State, BYU, West Virginia, Florida, and Northern Arizona. West Virginia and Florida are new to the national top five after their 1-2 finish at Nuttycombe. Big Ten teams in the national top 30 include number 1...
