Huskies ranked # 9 in new USTFCCCA poll...

The University of Washington women’s cross country team, fresh off its fourth place finish in the White section of the Brooks Pre-Nationals meet in Terre Haute, Indiana, jumped three spots to number 9 in the latest United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association polls, released today.

Pac-10 rivals Stanford and Oregon hold down the top two spots, while Florida State, Princeton, and the Pac-10’s Arizona State Sun Devils round out the top five.

Anita Campbell (right, /photo by Paul Merca), led the Huskies in last Saturday's race in Terre Haute with her twelfth-place finish, running the 6k course in 20:33.

Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Washington and Illinois are the number 6-10 teams in this week’s poll.

Meanwhile, the Washington men’s team dropped out of the top 30 for the first time this season. The Huskies were ranked #30 in last week’s national poll.

The Husky mens and womens squads next compete at the Pac-10 Championships in Corvallis, Oregon on October 27th, followed by the NCAA West Regional Championships on November 10th in Springfield, Oregon.

The NCAA Cross Country Championships conclude the season on November 19th in Terre Haute.

The voting panel for the USTFCCCA Division I men’s and women's polls consists of nine elected regional representatives and four at-large members of the USTFCCCA.

For more information and a complete listing of this week’s USTFCCCA poll, please visit ustfccca.com.