UCCS Improves to No. 14 in New National Poll
NEW ORLEANS - With the best conference finish since 2006, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's cross country improved to No. 14 in the new U.S. Track & Field and cross Country Coaches Association national poll released this morning. It's the highest ranking of the season for the Mountain Lions.
UCCS is ranked third among teams from the South Central region behind No. 2 Adams State and No. 4 Western State, despite a fourth-place ranking in yesterday's regional rankings. The Mountain Lions finished third in last Saturday's RMAC Championships for the best finish since 2006 with four all-conference runners.
The Mountain Lions have been ranked in the nation's top 15 for three consecutive weeks. The RMAC and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference are the only leagues with three teams ranked in the top 15.
West Texas A&M, who was ranked third in the new South Central Region rankings ahead of the Mountain Lions, came in at No. 19 in the national rankings. The Lady Buffs were previously unranked among the top 35 teams in the nation and made the biggest jump among Division II teams during the weekend after winning the Lone Star Conference Championships.
Most Division II teams, including UCCS, will be off this weekend to prepare for the regional championships on Nov. 3. The Mountain Lions will compete in the South Central Region Championships in Denver, with the top five teams earning a spot at the national championships in Joplin, Mo., on Nov. 17.
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| December 13, 2012 |  | Neher Earns RMAC All-Academic Second Team Spot | Madison Neher, an All-RMAC and all-region runner for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's cross country team, earned a spot on the RMAC All-Academic Second Team announced on Wednesday. Angie Martell, Sarah Treese and Sara Kettelkamp also earned a spot on the RMAC Academic Honor Roll. |
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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. |
| November 7, 2012 |  | UCCS Improves to No. 11 in Latest National Ranking | NEW ORLEANS – A third-place finish at last weekend’s NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships moved the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women’s cross country team into No. 11 in the new U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Rankings released this afternoon. |
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