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.
The Mountain Lions recorded their best regional finish since 2006 with four all-region runners from Saturday's championships. Veronica Sandoval, Megan Burrell, Madison Neher and Angie Martell made it the most all-region performers for UCCS in a single season in program history.
The ranking is the highest for UCCS this season. The Mountain Lions are one of four RMAC teams ranked in the top 15 of the national rankings.
The Mountain Lions will compete in the national championships for the fifth time in program history on Nov. 17 at the Missouri Southern State University Cross Country Course in Joplin, Mo. The women's six-kilometer race will begin at 10:30 a.m. MST.
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| February 8, 2013 | .jpg) | Harmer Signs Two, Adds One Transfer for 2013-14 | David Harmer, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Head Women’s Cross Country Coach and Co-Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach, is excited to announce the addition of two student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent. Bailey Eppard (Johnston, Iowa) and Lina Arista (Colorado Springs, Colo.) each signed during the signing period that started Wednesday. |
| 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. |
| November 17, 2012 |  | Burrell Earns All-America Honor as Mountain Lions Place 10th | Megan Burrell finished in 21 minutes, 16.1 seconds and placed No. 37 overall for All-America honors to lead the University of Colorado Colorado Springs to a No. 10 finish at the 2012 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country National Championships this morning. |
| 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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