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Rams men’s cross country ranked at No. 10 in USTFCCCA week three poll
9/25/2018 2:38:00 PM | Cross Country
Rams’ men head to prestigious Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational ranked in top 10
NEW ORLEANS – The Colorado State men's cross country team will head to this week's Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational ranked among the nation's top 10, as the Rams have moved up one spot to No. 10 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association's (USTFCCCA) weekly national poll. The organization's week three rankings were released on Tuesday.
Colorado State men's cross country's makes a return to the national top 10 after being ranked 11th last week. Prior to last week, CSU had been in the USTFCCCA's regular-season top 10 for four straight polls, its longest period ranked within the nation's best 10 teams in program history. Additionally, the Rams have been ranked no lower than 11th nationally since week four of the 2017 season.
In the USTFCCCA's regional rankings, CSU's men remain at No. 4 in the highly competitive Mountain Region, while the Rams are ranked sixth regionally on the women's side. The Rams' men rank behind only consensus No. 1 Northern Arizona, No. 2 BYU and No. 7 Colorado in the Mountain Region, while the Rams' women's squad trails only No. 1 New Mexico, No. 2 Colorado, No. 11 BYU, No. 14 Utah State and No. 24 Utah. The men's team's regional ranking matches its highest all-time from the USTFCCCA.
Most recently, the Rams topped the men's field at the Wyoming Invite, defeating then-No. 16 Air Force, host Wyoming and a partial squad from then-No. 7 Colorado. Seniors Eric Hamer (second) and Cole Rockhold (third) as well as junior Forrest Barton (fourth) combined to take spots No. 2 through No. 4 individually at the meet.
On the women's side, the Rams placed third behind only No. 2 Colorado and only two points shy of Air Force despite two of their top projected returners, Ali Kallner and Macy Kreutz, being unavailable for the Wyoming Invite. Five of the Rams' top seven were newcomers, while four of those aforementioned runners were freshmen. One of those newcomers, Bailey Ness, paced the Rams with a fourth-place individual finish.
The Colorado State cross country team begins action at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational at 10 a.m. MT/11 a.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 28. The prestigious meet is held from the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wis.
Colorado State men's cross country's makes a return to the national top 10 after being ranked 11th last week. Prior to last week, CSU had been in the USTFCCCA's regular-season top 10 for four straight polls, its longest period ranked within the nation's best 10 teams in program history. Additionally, the Rams have been ranked no lower than 11th nationally since week four of the 2017 season.
In the USTFCCCA's regional rankings, CSU's men remain at No. 4 in the highly competitive Mountain Region, while the Rams are ranked sixth regionally on the women's side. The Rams' men rank behind only consensus No. 1 Northern Arizona, No. 2 BYU and No. 7 Colorado in the Mountain Region, while the Rams' women's squad trails only No. 1 New Mexico, No. 2 Colorado, No. 11 BYU, No. 14 Utah State and No. 24 Utah. The men's team's regional ranking matches its highest all-time from the USTFCCCA.
Most recently, the Rams topped the men's field at the Wyoming Invite, defeating then-No. 16 Air Force, host Wyoming and a partial squad from then-No. 7 Colorado. Seniors Eric Hamer (second) and Cole Rockhold (third) as well as junior Forrest Barton (fourth) combined to take spots No. 2 through No. 4 individually at the meet.
On the women's side, the Rams placed third behind only No. 2 Colorado and only two points shy of Air Force despite two of their top projected returners, Ali Kallner and Macy Kreutz, being unavailable for the Wyoming Invite. Five of the Rams' top seven were newcomers, while four of those aforementioned runners were freshmen. One of those newcomers, Bailey Ness, paced the Rams with a fourth-place individual finish.
The Colorado State cross country team begins action at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational at 10 a.m. MT/11 a.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 28. The prestigious meet is held from the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wis.
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