Virginia Women's Cross Country Ranked 16th

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Sept. 7, 2002

The University of Virginia women’s cross country team was ranked 16th in the NCAA Division I women’s cross country national poll. The Cavaliers are fresh off a ninth-place finish at the 2001 NCAA Cross Country Championships, their highest finish since the 1982 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Virginia was ranked as high as 12th in 2001.

Virginia opens the 2002 season as they host the Lou Onesty Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 14.

2002 NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National PollTeam (first place votes) Points1. Brigham Young (12) 3862. Georgetown 3693. North Carolina State 3584. Stanford 3495. Colorado (1) 3386. North Carolina 3197. Yale 3188. Boston College 2869. Arkansas 28110. Notre Dame 27511. Duke 23712. Michigan State 22913. Northern Arizona 22114. Providence 21615. UCLA 20116. Virginia 16517. Minnesota 15018. Colorado State 14519. Arizona State 14220. Marquette 14021. Texas A&M 12922. Villanova 12323. Cornell 11724. Georgia Tech 10225. Arizona 7726. Columbia 7127. Toledo 4828. Southwest Missouri State 4329. James Madison 3430. Weber State 28