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Oct. 6, 2009

Men's Regional Ranking 
Women's Regional Ranking

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Charlotte men’s cross country squad is ranked 12th and the women’s team is ranked 11th in the NCAA Division I Cross Country Southeast Regional Rankings released yesterday by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

This is the third ranking of the season and the men’s team has been ranked in every poll, while the women have appeared in two polls.

Ranked at the top of the Southeast Region on the men’s side is William & Mary followed by Virginia and NC State. Richmond is the only other Atlantic 10 team that is ranked in the poll as they claimed the seventh spot.

On the women’s side, Virginia is the top squad followed by Duke and NC State. Richmond is also ranked on the women’s side as the Spiders are ranked 13th in the poll.

The 49ers have competed in three races thus far in the season; Charlotte Invitational, the USC Upstate Eye Opener and the Virginia Tech Alumni Invite. The men’s squad finished in first, fourth and third in the meets, while the women took first, fourth and sixth place.

Both squads won the Charlotte Invitational last week with Adu Dentamo claiming the men’s individual title and Amanda Goetschius taking the runner-up title for the women.

Next up for Charlotte is the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind., the site of the 2009 NCAA Championships, on Oct. 17th. The Pre-Nationals will feature multiple nationally-ranked squads from all over the nation and will give the 49ers a gage of where they stand nationally.

The Niners will also run in the Appalachian State Covered Bridge Open that weekend, which the majority of Charlotte’s reserve runners will race in.