Mountain Lion Women Improve Three Spots in Latest National Poll
NEW ORLEANS - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's cross country team moved to No. 28, an improvement of three spots, in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national rankings released this morning. The Mountain Lions are coming off a victory at last Saturday's Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota.
UCCS defeated seven teams at the Griak Invitational ranked ahead of them in the latest national poll, including seventh-ranked Mary. The Mountain Lions are one of four conference teams ranked in the top 30 nearing the end of the non-championship season.
Megan Burrell led UCCS at the Griak Invitational with 22 minutes and 39 seconds on the six-kilometer course as the Mountain Lions placed three runners in the top 20 of the overall results. UCCS won by a 15-point margin against runner-up Winona State, who is ranked No. 18 in the new polls.
The Mountain Lions will send runners to the Metro State Invitational on Saturday at Denver's Washington Park to close the non-championship season. UCCS will begin the championship schedule at home on Oct. 20 with the RMAC championships in Monument Valley Park.
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| November 16, 2012 |  | Steady Climb Leads No. 11 UCCS to National Championships | JOPLIN, Mo. – In a season that has seen the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women’s cross country team continue to gradually climb the national rankings, the No. 11 Mountain Lions look to make their return to the national stage memorable on Saturday when they compete in the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country National Championships. The women’s six-kilometer race begins at 10:30 a.m. MST from the Missouri Southern State University Cross Country Course in Joplin, Mo. |
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