The USTFCCCA has released its NCAA cross country regional rankings to reflect the results of the last weekend. Both the men's and women's teams' rankings changed, one for the better and one for the worse.
The Villanova women, previously ranked #5 in the country and #2 in the Mid-Atlantic region behind the regional and national #1 ranked Georgetown Hoyas, have moved up to the top spot in the region, surpassing Georgetown, which dropped to regional #2. This obviously means that when the national rankings are released tomorrow, Georgetown will no longer be #1 in the rankings. Georgetown and Villanova both participated in the Paul Short Run this past weekend. Neither team's #1 runner (defending NCAA champion Sheila Reid for Villanova and NCAA runner-up Emily Infeld for Georgetown) competed, but Villanova, behind the winner individual effort of Bogdana Mimic, finished a close second to the full-strength national #3 Providence, while Georgetown finished 4th. Expect Villanova to jump to 2nd or 3rd in the national rankings tomorrow, surpassing at least Georgetown and Providence.
MID-ATLANTIC Region -- Women
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Villanova Villanova, Pa. Big East 2
2 Georgetown Washington, D.C. Big East 1
3 Penn State State College, Pa. Big Ten 4
4 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. Big East 5
5 Princeton Princeton, N.J. Ivy 3
6 Navy Annapolis, Md. Patriot 6
7 La Salle Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 7
8 Loyola (Md.) Baltimore, Md. Metro Atlantic 12
9 Maryland College Park, Md. ACC 14
10 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. Patriot 11
11 Saint Joseph’s Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 15
12 Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. Patriot 8
13 Penn Philadelphia, Pa. Ivy 9
14 Towson Towson, Md. Colonial 13
15 Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa. Atlantic 10 10
On the men's side, a 4th place finish at Paul Short dropped the Villanova men from #2 in the Mid-Atlantic Region (behind only Princeton) to a #3 spot. Georgetown, which was second at Paul Short (and 34 places better than Villanova) jumped the men into #2 in the region, with Princeton saying put as the highest ranked team in the region.
MID-ATLANTIC Region -- Men
Rank School Location Conference Last Week
1 Princeton Princeton, N.J. Ivy 1
2 Georgetown Washington, D.C. Big East 3
3 Villanova Villanova, Pa. Big East 2
4 Penn State State College, Pa. Big Ten 4
5 Navy Annapolis, Md. Patriot 5
6 La Salle Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 6
7 American Washington, D.C. Patriot 7
8 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. Patriot 11
9 Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa. Atlantic 10 8
10 Saint Joseph’s Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 9
11 Maryland College Park, Md. ACC 12
12 Penn Philadelphia, Pa. Ivy 10
13 Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. Patriot NR
14 UMBC Catonsville, Md. America East 13
15 Mount St. Mary’s Emmitsburg, Md. Northeast 15
*** Photos by Tim Fulton / Armory Track ***
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