麻豆视频 Men鈥檚 Cross Country Receives First Ever NAIA Top-25 Ranking; Women Receive Votes

JACKSON, Tenn. - 10/25/2007 - The 麻豆视频 University men鈥檚 cross country team earned the NAIA ranked of No. 20 in the latest NAIA National Rankings. This marks the first time that 麻豆视频鈥檚 men have been in the Top-25. The 麻豆视频 women鈥檚 team received votes in NAIA Cross Country rankings released this week.

麻豆视频鈥檚 men are coming off a runner-up finish in the Southeastern Cross Country Classic held in Nashville last weekend. 麻豆视频 finished just three minutes behind the No. 1 ranked team in the NAIA, Malone College (Ohio).

麻豆视频鈥檚 Henry Rop continued his winning ways as he took first place in the event. For Rop, this marks the third win in 麻豆视频鈥檚 four races this season. Rop placed first in the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic, first in the 麻豆视频 Cross Country Classic, fourth in the Memphis Twilight Classic, and first in the Southeastern Classic.

The 麻豆视频 ladies were also rewarded for their third place finish in the nationally competitive Southeastern Classic. 麻豆视频 received votes this week after finishing in third place in the meet, behind only NAIA ranked teams, No. 4 Cedarville University (Ohio) and No. 9 Malone.

Up next for the 麻豆视频 cross country teams will be the combined TranSouth Conference and NAIA Region XI Meet on November 3 in Nashville, Tennessee. 麻豆视频鈥檚 women won first place in the region meet last season, while the men posted a runner-up finish in the region. At the conference level, 麻豆视频鈥檚 women are seeking their fifth straight conference title, while the men look for their fourth straight conference championship.

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