Sept. 6, 2006

Detroit, Mich. - The Wayne State men's cross country team, fresh off its first place finish at the UP Collegiate Opener on Friday, was rewarded with a 12th-place ranking in the first U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll of the season.

Adams State (Colo.) men's and women's cross country teams were both ranked number one in their respective polls after both finishing in first place at the Joe I. Vigil Open last week.

Poll is as follows:

Rank, School
1. Adams State
2. Western State
3. Chico State
4. Abilene Christian
5. Grand Valley State
6. Colorado School of Mines
7. Harding
8. Saginaw Valley
9. Lock Haven
10. Stonehill
11. Southern Indiana
12. Wayne State
13. Cal Poly Pomona
14. Edinboro
15. Minnesota-Mankato
16. East Central
17. Massachusetts-Lowell
18. Alaska Anchorage
19. Florida Southern
20. Shippensburg
21. Western Washington
22. Slippery Rock
23. Lewis
24. Central Missouri State
25. Mars Hill

Both WSU teams will compete at the Tommy Titan Invitational in Northville, Mich. on September 9