NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Flagler College women's cross country team moved up three spots to No. 3 in the latest United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Southeast Region ranking, which was released Tuesday (Oct. 16).
"The ladies are really coming into form now, with just under five weeks until NCAA's," said head coach
Brian Beil. "There's still one big weekend of racing to go that may shake up the rankings, but we know for sure that we can be right in mix with the other top teams in the conference and region. Our primary focus right now is to handle our business, every day, so we can be in a great position come mid-November. We certainly have the potential for a special season if we can bring it all together and have strong performances from all of our ladies at the same time."
The Saints are coming off a 10
th place finish at last Friday's Royals Challenge at Charlotte, North Carolina. Flagler was the top Peach Belt Conference finisher at the race.
Lauren Penkala finished in 13
th place with a time of 17:40.
Flagler is the highest ranked PBC team the top 10. The University of North Georgia dropped two spots to No. 5 while Georgia College jumped one spot to No. 6. Columbus State University slipped one spot to No. 9 and Augusta University followed suit by dipping to No. 10.
Queens University of Charlotte held steady at No. 1 and the University of Mount Olive remained at No. 2. Anderson University also stayed put at No. 4. Lenoir-Rhyne University moved up three positions to No. 7 and Wingate University dropped to No. 8.
Flagler is idle until it competes in the Peach Belt Conference Championship on Nov. 3.
Click here to view the complete regional rankings.
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