Women enter poll after strong showing at Great American
The Virginia women\'s cross country team is ranked #23 in the
latest FinishLynx Poll, as released by the Women\'s Cross Country
Coaches\' Association. The Hoos opened the season with a win at the
Lou Onesty Invitational at home before taking third at the Great
American Cross Country Festival last Saturday (Sep 24), upsetting
then-#21 Georgia.
Virginia is led by Emily Harrison, who ran for Team USA at
the North American-Central America - Caribbean Cross Country
Championships, where she took third overall. Harrison qualified for
the NCAA Championships in 2004 as a true first-year, earning
All-Region and All-Conference honors in the process. She is joined on
the 2005 Virginia team by two other All-Regional performers, Shannon
Hawrylo and Kara Scanlin.
The Cavaliers return to action on Saturday Oct 15 as they
compete at the Pre-Nationals Meet at Indiana State University in
Terre Haute, Indiana.