NEW ORLEANS — Although they did not race last weekend, the University of Colorado cross country teams saw improvement in the USTFCCCA Polls. The women moved up to fifth-place this week, while the men improved to seventh.
CU's women had been ranked eighth but recorded 264 points in this week's rankings to jump up three positions. BYU and NC State remained tied for first as each picked up 323 points. BYU has the edge in first-place votes with seven, while NC State received four. New Mexico remained third in this week's poll (301). Pac-12 Conference foe Stanford also saw a three-position jump this week as the Cardinal moved into fourth with 269 points, just five more than the Buffaloes.