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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Women Runners Earn No. 1 Ranking
September 28, 2004 | Cross Country
NORMAN, Okla. The Oklahoma women's cross country team is ranked No. 1 in the latest WICCCA Midwest Region Rankings.
It is the first time in school history that the women have been ranked No. 1 in a regional poll.
The Sooners moved past Missouri to take the No. 1 spot and are followed by Oklahoma State, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, Wichita State, Nebraska, Southwest Missouri State, Iowa and Loyola.
The regional poll is compiled by representatives of the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association.
The OU women also moved up in the second FinishLynx/NCAA National Poll to 27th despite not competing last weekend.
The Sooner women were No. 29 in last week's national rankings, marking the first time that a Sooner cross country team had ever been nationally ranked.
Friday, Oct. 5, the Sooner men and women travel to South Bend, Ind., for the Notre Dame Invitational. Nine nationally ranked women's teams, including No. 27 Oklahoma and No. 1 Stanford, are scheduled to compete.
Saturday, Oct. 6, the men's and women's B-teams participate at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla.
WICCCA Midwest Regional Rankings
1. Oklahoma
2. Oklahoma State
3. Missouri
4. Minnesota
5. Illinois
6. Wichita State
7. Nebraska
8. Southwest Missouri St.
9. Iowa
10. Loyola
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