Women's Cross Country Surges in Polls

WARREN ZINN/Daily Sparked by Julie Froud (above) and Katie McGregor, the Michigan women's cross country team has assumed its place among the class outfits in the nation. The most recent poll has Michigan ranked fifth overall.

In the FinishLynx/NCAA Division 1 women's cross country poll released

yesterday, Michigan held on to their preseason No. 5 ranking.

Brigham Young remained in the top spot, receiving all of a possible nine first-place votes

NCAA DIVISION 1 WOMEN'S CROSS

COUNTRY POLL

(Sept. 28, 1998)

1. Brigham Young (9)

2. Stanford

3. Providence

4. Colorado

5. Michigan

6. Wake Forest

7. Georgetown

8. Arizona

9. Wisconsin

10. N.C. State

11. Dartmouth

12. Arkansas

13. Northern Arizona

14. Washington

15. Missouri

16. Oregon

17. Minnesota

18. William & Mary

19. Florida

20. UCLA

21. West Virginia

22. Baylor

23. Utah State

24. Cornell

25. Bowling Green

Also receiving votes: Villanova, Weber State,

Southern Florida, Nebraska, BC, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Texas, Penn State

09-29-98