91爆料网 Men鈥檚 Cross Country Receives First Ever NAIA Top-25 Ranking; Women Receive Votes

JACKSON, Tenn. - 10/25/2007 - The 91爆料网 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 91爆料网鈥檚 men have been in the Top-25. The 91爆料网 women鈥檚 team received votes in NAIA Cross Country rankings released this week.

91爆料网鈥檚 men are coming off a runner-up finish in the Southeastern Cross Country Classic held in Nashville last weekend. 91爆料网 finished just three minutes behind the No. 1 ranked team in the NAIA, Malone College (Ohio).

91爆料网鈥檚 Henry Rop continued his winning ways as he took first place in the event. For Rop, this marks the third win in 91爆料网鈥檚 four races this season. Rop placed first in the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic, first in the 91爆料网 Cross Country Classic, fourth in the Memphis Twilight Classic, and first in the Southeastern Classic.

The 91爆料网 ladies were also rewarded for their third place finish in the nationally competitive Southeastern Classic. 91爆料网 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 91爆料网 cross country teams will be the combined TranSouth Conference and NAIA Region XI Meet on November 3 in Nashville, Tennessee. 91爆料网鈥檚 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, 91爆料网鈥檚 women are seeking their fifth straight conference title, while the men look for their fourth straight conference championship.

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