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Rebel Men Move Up to No. 21, Women No. 26 in Week Five USTFCCCA Rankings
10/16/2018 | Cross Country
Ole Miss Has This Week Off Before the SEC Championships on Oct. 26
NEW ORLEANS – Ole Miss men's cross country moved up to No. 21 while the Rebel women held on at No. 26 in the Week Five USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
The Rebel men jumped up one spot from No. 22 in the previous poll following a solid outing at Wisconsin for the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 13. Ole Miss finished seventh in the stacked men's Cardinal 8K race, but still managed to beat out four ranked schools in No. 15 Southern Utah (10th), No. 20 Michigan (11th), No. 3 Wisconsin (13th) and No. 26 NC State (14th). This week marks the 23rd-straight appearance for the Rebel men, their 29th in the last 34 polls overall dating back to 2014. Additionally, the Rebel men have been at least receiving votes in 32 of the last 34 national coaches polls.
On the women's side, Ole Miss has now been ranked for three straight polls after making an appearance following a stellar showing at the Battle in Beantown on Sept. 21. The Rebels finished 12th in the deep Cardinal 6K field at Pre-Nationals this past weekend. This marks the 16th total appearance in the national poll for the Rebel women.
Combined, this is the 15th occasion in program history where both the Rebel men and women have been ranked simultaneously. Ole Miss is one of just eight schools nationally to have both its men's and women's programs finish within the top-25 at the NCAA Championships in each of the last two seasons (joining Arkansas, BYU, Colorado, Michigan State, NC State, Oregon and Stanford).
Ole Miss will rest this week before heading to Auburn for the 2018 SEC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 26.
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
The Rebel men jumped up one spot from No. 22 in the previous poll following a solid outing at Wisconsin for the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 13. Ole Miss finished seventh in the stacked men's Cardinal 8K race, but still managed to beat out four ranked schools in No. 15 Southern Utah (10th), No. 20 Michigan (11th), No. 3 Wisconsin (13th) and No. 26 NC State (14th). This week marks the 23rd-straight appearance for the Rebel men, their 29th in the last 34 polls overall dating back to 2014. Additionally, the Rebel men have been at least receiving votes in 32 of the last 34 national coaches polls.
On the women's side, Ole Miss has now been ranked for three straight polls after making an appearance following a stellar showing at the Battle in Beantown on Sept. 21. The Rebels finished 12th in the deep Cardinal 6K field at Pre-Nationals this past weekend. This marks the 16th total appearance in the national poll for the Rebel women.
Combined, this is the 15th occasion in program history where both the Rebel men and women have been ranked simultaneously. Ole Miss is one of just eight schools nationally to have both its men's and women's programs finish within the top-25 at the NCAA Championships in each of the last two seasons (joining Arkansas, BYU, Colorado, Michigan State, NC State, Oregon and Stanford).
Ole Miss will rest this week before heading to Auburn for the 2018 SEC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 26.
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
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