The William and Mary women's cross country climbed back up to No. 18 in the final USTFCCCA Coaches Poll of the season this week, buoyed by a strong performance at the regional meet last weekend.  Regional results provided a big shake-up in the rankings, with just one team holding steady from last week and a new national No. 1 as Providence regained the top billing by a single point over Arizona.

W&M's second-place finish at the Southeast Regional, just 12 points behind new No. 10 Virginia, lifted the Tribe into 18th all alone after a week in a tie for 19th place.  Sophomore Emily Stites (Wyoming, Ohio) led four Green and Gold harriers in the top-20 in the race, winning the program's first-ever region individual championship and carrying the Tribe back to the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row.  The team scored 69 points, best-ever at a region or district meet, and the four all-region runners were also a program record.  W&M has now been ranked in the national polls for 12 straight weeks, the second-longest such run in school history.

W&M will take its shot at the NCAA Championships this Saturday, Nov. 23, in Terre Haute, Ind.  The race will begin at 1:15 p.m. Eastern, and can be seen live on NCAA.com or through live results HERE.

2013 Nov. 18 USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll
Rank	Team (First Place Votes)	Points
1	Providence (6)	353
2	Arizona (5)	352
3	Arkansas (1)	337
4	Florida State	318
5	Colorado	286
6	Georgetown	283
7	Iowa State	278
8	Michigan	269
9	Villanova	261
10	Virginia	243
11	New Mexico	242
12	Stanford	239
13	Butler	235
14	Michigan State	220
15	Dartmouth	205
16	Minnesota	173
17	Oregon	170
18	William and Mary	159
19	San Francisco	152
20	Washington	125
21	Syracuse	107
22	Penn State	87
23	Notre Dame	83
24	Cornell	79
25	Vanderbilt	59
26	West Virginia	56
27	Princeton	52
28	Wisconsin	37
29	SMU	32
30	BYU	29
RV - Indiana, Arizona State, Boston College, UC Davis, Harvard