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 released 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 14 Oregon, number 21 Northwestern, number 22 Minnesota, and number 24 Penn State.
With Boise State dropping out of the top 30, the Cougars are the only Pac-12 team in the national poll.
Both Washington and Washington State dropped in the national men's poll, with the Huskies falling all the way down to number 28 from number 13 in last week's poll, and the Cougars dropping 13 spots to number 30.
At Nuttycombe, Washington State finished 23rd, while Washington was 24th.
The nation's top five men's teams are in order: New Mexico, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Alabama, and BYU.
Big Ten teams in the top 30 include number 6 Oregon, number 13 Wisconsin, number 21 Minnesota, and number 22 Michigan State.
Washington State remains the only Pac-12 school in the national top 30.
Both the Huskies and the Cougars are idle this week. Washington State next competes in Spokane Valley at the Tyson Invitational October 23rd, while Washington waits until the Big Ten Conference championship in Verona on October 30th.
NOTE: The USTFCCCA contributed to this report.
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