Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcon Women Rise Three Spots in Regional Rankings
October 14, 2008 | Women's Cross Country
Oct. 14, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team has moved up in the regional rankings. The Falcons of head coach Cami Wells are now 10th in the Great Lakes Region, according to the rankings released Monday (Oct. 13) by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Falcons broke into the poll two weeks ago at the 13th spot, and remained 13th in last week's poll as well.
BGSU rose three spots after an impressive third-place showing at Friday's (Oct. 10) All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships in Delaware, Ohio. BGSU had the top finish of the five Mid-American Conference teams entered in the race, as Ohio finished fourth, Kent State seventh, Akron eighth and Toledo 12th.
In this week's USTFCCCA poll, the Big Ten Conference has the top-three teams, as Michigan State is first, followed by Michigan and Wisconsin. Notre Dame is ranked fourth, while Miami is fifth and UA sixth.
Additionally, the Falcons are listed 12th in the first Great Lakes Region Women's Power Rankings, released this week. These computerized rankings, compiled by Akron head coach Scott Jones, are based on a virtual regional meet using the season-best performances by the top-seven individuals from each school in the Great Lakes Region.
The power rankings also list the top-25 individuals, and Falcon senior Kara Butler is ranked 16th on that list. Butler paced the Falcons at the All-Ohio meet, finishing fifth with a time of 18:11
Both the BGSU men's and women's teams are preparing for the final home meet of the year, Saturday's (Oct. 18) Falcon Invitational. The meet will be held on the Forrest Creason Golf Course, located just north of Doyt L. Perry Stadium. The women's 6K race is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m., with the men's 8K race starting at 11:30 a.m.
Following the Falcon Invitational, the Brown and Orange will prepare for the Mid-American Conference championships, which will take place in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Saturday, Nov. 1.
USTFCCCA GREAT LAKES REGION WOMEN'S RANKINGS
Poll #3 - Oct. 13, 2008
1 - Michigan State
2 - Michigan
3 - Wisconsin
4 - Notre Dame
5 - Miami
6 - Akron
7 - Purdue
8 - Cincinnati
9 - Marquette
10 - BOWLING GREEN
11 - Ohio
12 - Indiana
13 - Dayton
14 - Kent State
15 - Ohio State
GREAT LAKES REGION WOMEN'S POWER RANKINGS
Team Rankings
Rank - School (Total)
1 - Michigan (67)
2 - Wisconsin (80)
3 - Michigan State (86)
4 - Notre Dame (156)
5 - Miami (189)
6 - Akron (221)
7 - Marquette (227)
8 - Indiana (245)
9 - Purdue (256)
10 - Cincinnati (257)
11 - Ohio (310)
12 - BOWLING GREEN (317)
13 - Dayton (384)
14 - Kent State (424)
15 - Ohio State (486)
16 - IPFW (503)
17 - Central Michigan (528)
18 - Indiana State (536)
19 - Ball State (546)
20 - Western Michigan (549)
21 - Toledo (563)
22 - Xavier (565)
23 - Oakland (669)
24 - Eastern Michigan (677)
25 - Butler (743)
26 - UW-Milwaukee (782)
27 - IUPUI (796)
28 - Valparaiso (806)
29 - Youngstown State (904)
30 - UW-Green Bay (923)
31 - Wright State (930)
32 - Detroit (938)
33 - Evansville (953)
34 - Cleveland State (1045)
GREAT LAKES REGION WOMEN'S POWER RANKINGS
Individual Rankings
1 - Nicole Edwards (Michigan)
2 - Wendi Robinson (Indiana)
3 - Lilian Jelimo (Cincinnati)
4 - Lisa Senakiewich (Michigan State)
5 - Nicole Bush (Michigan State)
6 - Hanna Grinaker (Wisoncon)
7 - Alyson Kohlmeier (Michigan)
8 - Gwen Jorgensen (Wisconsin)
9 - Kim Lorentz (Akron)
10 - Lindsey Ferguson (Notre Dame)
11 - Kari Summers (Ohio)
12 - Kristin Phillips (Purdue)
13 - Annie Beecham (Ohio)
14 - Sarah Price (Michigan State)
15 - Danielle Tauro (Michigan)
16 - Kara Butler (BOWLING GREEN)
17 - Marissa Treece (Notre Dame)
18 - Ashley Beutler (Wisconsin)
19 - Geena Gall (Michigan)
20 - Larisa Arcip (Akron)
21 - Crystina Martinez (IPFW)
22 - Caitlin Comfort (Wisconsin)
23 - Katie Morrical (Purdue)
24 - Laura Neufarth (Miami)
25 - Kelly Sampson (Michigan)
