Oct. 24, 2007

The Wayne State University men's cross country team moved into the national rankings this week by the USTFCCA after finishing second at the GLIAC Championship last Saturday in Erie, Pa.

WSU is ranked for the first time in nearly a month (24th on September 26).

According to the USTFCCA, Minnesota State climbed five spots in this week's poll to No. 7 on the strength of its victorious 24-point total at the North Central Conference Championships.

Moving into this week's top 25 were No. 16 Missouri Southern State and No. 19 Wayne State University.

USTFCCCA Division II Men's Cross Country rankings for Oct. 24

1. Abilene Christian
2. Adams State
3. Western State
4. Grand Valley State
5. Slippery Rock
6. Chico State
7. Minnesota State
8. Southern Indiana
9. Edinboro
10. Colorado School of Mines
11. Western Washington
12. UMASS-Lowell
13. Stonehill
14. Metro State
15. New Mexico Highlands
16. Missouri Southern State
17. Northern Kentucky
18. Southwest Baptist
19. Wayne State University
20. Ashland
21. Southern Connecticut
22. Augustana (S.D.)
23. Saginaw Valley
24. Missouri-Rolla
25. Minnesota-Duluth

Wayne State is idle until the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Saturday, Nov. 3 at SIU-Edwardsville.