Men’s Cross Country Ranked to 29th in Latest NCAA Poll

Only CAA Team Featured in Rankings

10/21/03 9:55AM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary men’s cross country is ranked 29th in the latest MONDO NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Poll. The Tribe, the only CAA program to be included in the rankings, received 31 points in the voting. Defending national champion Stanford topped the poll with 479 points. The poll is conducted by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association. The next poll will not be released until November 3rd.

The College competed this past Saturday at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Cedar Falls, IA. Racing in the Gold Race, the Tribe took 12th in the contest, which boasted two of the top-five ranked teams and eight schools that were ranked in the top-20. Three-time All-American Ed Moran (Dayton, NJ) appeared in position to capture the individual title as he shared the lead at halfway with a split time of 11:49. Moran ended a strong sixth after clocking a 23:38.1. The squad also ran at its own Tribe Open in Williamsburg where freshman David Murphy (Warwick, RI) paced the team in third place.

William and Mary has a week off before gearing up to defend its CAA title for a fourth straight year. The CAA Championships will be held in Towson, MD on November 1st.

2003 Week 5 Poll - October 21st, 2003
Ranking Team (first place votes) Points
1 Stanford (15) 479
2 Wisconsin (1) 464
3 Iona College 432
4 Colorado 431
5 Northern Arizona 425
6 Michigan 397
7 Ohio State 375
8 Arkansas 345
9 Air Force 340
10 Colorado State 329
11 Villanova 313
12 BYU 300
13 Georgetown 297
14 Arizona 270
15 Arizona State 269
16 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 237
17 North Carolina State 227
18 Oregon 216
19 Indiana 173
20 Providence 166
21 Georgia 158
22 Central Michigan 134
23 Florida State 131
24 Notre Dame 129
25 Texas A&M 83
26 Miami (Ohio) 67
27 Washington 48
28 Kansas 42
29 William & Mary 31
30 Iowa 29
Others receiving votes: Princeton 24, Oklahoma State 16, Portland 14, Minnesota 7, Texas 4, Butler 3, Washington State 3.