Rice 24th in the Nation
10/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Oct. 8, 2008
The Rice Owls women's cross country team, under the direction of head coach Jim Bevan, is currently ranked 24th in the NCAA by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. It is the second straight week that the team has been rated among the nation's elite.
The Owls placed eighth last Friday at the Notre Dame Invitational beating then-ranked teams #10 Illinois, #18 New Mexico, #21 Texas Tech, and #28 North Carolina.
Rice competes this Friday at the HBU Invitational in Houston, Texas.
Women's Cross Country National Poll
1. Washington
2. Oregon
3. Florida State
4. Minnesota
5. Princeton
6. Stanford
7. West Virginia
8. Arizona State
9. Michigan State
10. Arkansas
11. Michigan
12. Stony Brook
13. Villanova
14. Florida
15. Baylor
16. Illinois
17. Wisconsin
18. Georgetown
19. North Carolina State
20. Providence
21. SMU
22. Northern Arizona
23. Penn State
24. Rice
25. Wake Forest
26. BYU
27. New Mexico
28. Duke
29. Texas Tech
30. Colorado
