Razorbacks Hold Strong In The Top 10
NEW ORLEANS – With another postseason title in the hand, the Arkansas women’s cross country team will enter this weekend’s 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championship as the No. 9 program in the country, announced Monday afternoon by the USTFCCCA.
Opening the season at No. 11, the Razorbacks first made an appearance in the top 10 in week three following strong performances at the UC Riverside Invitational and Missouri Southern Stampede.
The highest nationally ranked Southeastern Conference program, the Razorbacks have become a mainstay in the top-10 standings checking in at No. 10 or higher for the last three weeks.
Arkansas looks to close the season with a solid team finish this weekend at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Razorbacks have five-consecutive top-20 national finishes including a pair of top-10 results in 2014 and 2015.
USTFCCCA Pre-NCAA National Coaches Poll
1. Colorado
2. NC State
3. Providence
4. Stanford
5. Michigan
6. New Mexico
7. Washington
8. Penn State
9. Arkansas
10. San Francisco
11. Notre Dame
12. Oregon
13. Missouri
14. Portland
15. Oklahoma State
16. Iowa State
17. Harvard
18. Villanova
19. Mississippi State
20. Air Force
21. Mississippi
22. Michigan State
23. Baylor
24. Eastern Michigan
25. Wisconsin
26. Yale
27. Utah
28. BYU
29. Penn
30. UCLA
2016 Cross Country Schedule
Thurs, Sept. 1 – Cowboy Duals (Stillwater, Okla.) | 1st of 4
Sat, Sept. 17 – Riverside Invitational (Riverside, Calif.) | 6K, 1st of 20 / 5K, 1st of 20
Sat, Sept. 17 – Southern Stampede (Joplin, Mo.) | 5K D-I, 1st of 2
Sat, Oct. 1 – Chile Pepper Festival (Agri Park) | 1st of 18
Sat, Oct. 15 – Pre-Nationals (Terre Haute, Ind.) | 5th of 42
Fri, Oct. 28 – SEC Championship (Agri Park) | 1st of 14
Fri, Nov. 11 – NCAA South Central Regional (Agri Park) | 1st of 20
Sat, Nov. 19 – NCAA Championship (Terre Haute, Ind.) 10:00 a.m.
Bold denotes a home event.
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