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Women Remain First, Men Jump Up To Second In Latest USTFCCCA Poll
November 01, 2016 | Cross Country
BOULDER — Colorado has two of the best cross country programs in the country according to the USTFCCCA Poll with the women ranked first and the men second.
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This is the second straight week the CU women are ranked first, but this time they are the unanimous No. 1 as they recorded 12 of 12 first place votes for 360 points. NC State is second with 337 points and Providence is third (334). Washington dropped a couple of spots from second to fourth (333) and Michigan rounds out the top five (308).
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The women recorded 33 points to handily defeat the Pac-12 field on October 28 to win their second consecutive title and third overall crown since 2011. The runner-up was Washington (74) and Stanford was third (83). CU placed four harriers in the top 10 with Erin Clark (second), Dani Jones (third), Kaitlyn Benner (fourth) and Makena Morley (ninth). The Buffs' fifth place finisher was Sage Hurta, who was 15th overall.
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Colorado's No. 2 ranking for the men's team is the highest this season, moving up from seventh in the previous poll. CU recorded 343 points in this poll for its ranking and is second to Northern Arizona, which took all 12 first-place votes (360 points). BYU is listed third overall (327), Stanford is fourth (326) and Syracuse is ranked fifth (314).
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The men won their sixth straight Pac-12 title last week with 41 points, besting runner-up Stanford (47) by just six points. Ben Saarel led the Buffs with a third place finish and was joined by three others in the top ten: Zach Perrin (fourth), John Dressel (sixth) and Ryan Forsyth (ninth). Joe Klecker rounded out the team score with a 19th place finish.
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In the regional rankings, which were released on Monday, the women's team is ranked first, while the men's team is third behind NAU and BYU.
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Colorado is off until the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, which will be on Friday, November 11, in Logan, Utah.
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This is the second straight week the CU women are ranked first, but this time they are the unanimous No. 1 as they recorded 12 of 12 first place votes for 360 points. NC State is second with 337 points and Providence is third (334). Washington dropped a couple of spots from second to fourth (333) and Michigan rounds out the top five (308).
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The women recorded 33 points to handily defeat the Pac-12 field on October 28 to win their second consecutive title and third overall crown since 2011. The runner-up was Washington (74) and Stanford was third (83). CU placed four harriers in the top 10 with Erin Clark (second), Dani Jones (third), Kaitlyn Benner (fourth) and Makena Morley (ninth). The Buffs' fifth place finisher was Sage Hurta, who was 15th overall.
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Colorado's No. 2 ranking for the men's team is the highest this season, moving up from seventh in the previous poll. CU recorded 343 points in this poll for its ranking and is second to Northern Arizona, which took all 12 first-place votes (360 points). BYU is listed third overall (327), Stanford is fourth (326) and Syracuse is ranked fifth (314).
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The men won their sixth straight Pac-12 title last week with 41 points, besting runner-up Stanford (47) by just six points. Ben Saarel led the Buffs with a third place finish and was joined by three others in the top ten: Zach Perrin (fourth), John Dressel (sixth) and Ryan Forsyth (ninth). Joe Klecker rounded out the team score with a 19th place finish.
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In the regional rankings, which were released on Monday, the women's team is ranked first, while the men's team is third behind NAU and BYU.
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Colorado is off until the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, which will be on Friday, November 11, in Logan, Utah.
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