Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Move Up in National Poll
September 11, 2012 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
Sept. 11, 2012
STILLWATER - The Oklahoma State women's cross country team moved up two spots to No. 22 and the men's team stayed at No. 2, according to this week's United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national poll, it was announced today.
The Cowgirls began the season at No. 24, but a strong performance at the Hurricane Festival helped move them up two spots in the poll.
"We've raced a good chunk of our women's team so they moved up in the polls," said OSU head coach Dave Smith. "I think we're pretty good, and we're starting to get recognized so we'll keep climbing as the weeks go on."
The Cowboys earned two first-place votes but still remain behind last year's national champion and current No. 1, Wisconsin.
Both teams are coming off strong performances at the Hurricane Festival in Tulsa, Okla., on September 1. The Cowboys took the top seven spots and finished the dual meet portion, 4-0. Redshirt junior Taylor Monaghan finished in first-place overall with a time of 20:35. Meanwhile, the Cowgirls finished the dual portion 5-0, and junior Victoria Hanna placed fourth overall with a time of 11:19.
Both teams return to action September 29 when they compete in the Cowboy Jamboree, held at the OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater.
Men's Top 25
Rank Institution (FPV) Conference Last Week 1 Wisconsin (9) Big Ten 1 2 Oklahoma State (2) Big 12 2 3 BYU (1) West Coast 3 4 Oklahoma Big 12 4 5 Colorado Pac-12 5 6 Portland West Coast 7 6 Texas Big 12 6 8 Iona Metro Atlantic 8 9 Stanford Pac-12 9 10 Florida State ACC 10 11 NC State ACC 11 12 Syracuse Big East 12 13 Indiana Big Ten 13 14 Texas A&M SEC 15 15 Princeton Ivy 21 16 Georgetown Big East 14 17 Minnesota Big Ten 18 18 Northern Arizona Big Sky 17 19 Villanova Big East 16 20 Tulsa Conference USA 20 20 Michigan Big Ten 19 22 Oregon Pac-12 22 23 Arkansas SEC 23 24 New Mexico Mountain West 24 25 Notre Dame Big East 25
Women's Top 25
Rank Institution (FPV) Conference Last Week 1 Washington (4) Pac-12 2 2 Oregon (5) Pac-12 1 3 Florida State (2) ACC 4 4 Georgetown (1) Big East 3 5 Iowa State Big 12 5 6 Vanderbilt SEC 6 7 Providence Big East 7 8 Stanford Pac-12 8 9 Arkansas SEC 11 10 Villanova Big East 10 11 Michigan Big Ten 12 12 Arizona Pac-12 14 13 Michigan State Big Ten 17 14 Boston College ACC 16 15 Virginia ACC 18 16 Colorado Pac-12 13 17 Weber State Big Sky 19 18 Toledo Mid-American 23 19 San Francisco West Coast 20 20 Syracuse Big East 9 21 Notre Dame Big East 22 22 Oklahoma State Big 12 24 23 Penn State Big Ten RV 24 New Mexico Mountain West RV 25 West Virginia Big 12 21
