'M' Men Move Up to No. 6 in NCAA Cross Country Poll

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan moved up from seventh to sixth in the latest NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country poll, selected by active members of the United States Cross Country Coaches Association and released Oct. 6. The Wolverines are the highest ranked Big Ten Conference team and are joined in the top 25 by No. 9 Michigan State, No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 21 Minnesota.

Michigan travels to Orono, Maine, for Saturday's (Oct. 10) Murray Keatinge Invitational, where the Wolverines will defend their team and individual titles from a year ago. Senior John Mortimer (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry HS) set a course record in 1997 en route to the individual title, while the Wolverines scored just 27 points in the 14-team field with a 1-2-6-7-11 finish.

Martin Surfacing Men's Cross Country Rankings
(First-place votes in parentheses)

   Rank, School               Pts  Prev
    1. Stanford (13)          396    1
    2. Arkansas (3)           386    2
    3. Colorado               368    3
    4. North Carolina State   342    4
    5. Arizona                321    5
    6. MICHIGAN               296    7
    7. Providence             293    6
    8. Oklahoma State         289    8
    9. Michigan State         287   10
   10. Oregon                 246    9
   11. Northern Arizona       240   11
   12. William & Mary         201   13
   13. Montana                198   14
   14. Wisconsin              184   12
   15. Notre Dame             176   15
   16. Iona College           145   16
   17. BYU                    141   19
   18. Georgetown             131   20
   19. Portland               118   17
   20. Washington State       115   18
   21. Minnesota               98   21
   22. James Madison           45   NR
   23. Illinois State          43   22
   24. Utah                    31   24
   25. Weber State             21   NR

Others Receiving Votes: Duke 19, Princeton 18, Washington 11, Dartmouth 9, Western Kentucky 6, Iowa 6, Bucknell 5, Missouri 3, Miami (Ohio) 2, South Florida 2, Navy 2, Loyola 2, Texas 1, Chattanooga 1