Owls Ranked 20th in the Nation

10/21/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country

Oct. 21, 2008

Following last week's top 10 finish at the tough Pre-National meet, the Rice Owls women's cross country team is now ranked 20th in the nation, up four spots from the previous week.

The Owls placed eighth in the Blue Race at the Pre-National in Terre Haute, Ind., in beating two ranked schools previously ahead of them. Rice is the highest nationally ranked team from Conference USA.

1. Washington
2. Oregon
3. Florida State
4. Princeton
5. West Virginia
6. Villanova
7. Minnesota
8. Michigan
9. Michigan State
10. Illinois
11. Georgetown
11. Texas Tech
13. Arkansas
14. Florida
15. Arizona State
16. Wisconsin
17. Baylor
18. Stanford
19. Penn State
20. Rice
21. Iowa
22. Stony Brook
23. New Mexico
24. Providence
24. Wake Forest
26. Southern Methodist
27. Nebraska
28. BYU
29. Northern Arizona
30. Duke