October 26, 2005

Four Chicago Teams Ranked in NCAA Division III Top 25

CHICAGO -- Four University of Chicago fall sports teams have been ranked among the NCAA Division III top 25 in coaches polls released this week.

Women's soccer and women's cross country each ranked 14th, with men's cross country and men's soccer listed 24th and 25th, respectively. All four teams held the same position in polls of the previous week.

The women's soccer team (11-2-2) was included in the national rankings for the seventh consecutive week, while the men's team (11-4) made their third straight appearance.

The men's cross country team remained among the top 25 for the eighth time in as many weeks this season. The women's squad earned their fifth straight appearance.

The men's and women's cross country teams travel to Pittsburgh to compete in the 2005 University Athletic Association Championships, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University, on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Both soccer teams return to UAA play on the road this weekend, with matches at New York University on Friday, Oct. 28 and Brandeis University on Sunday, Oct. 30.

Men's soccer poll
Women's soccer poll
Men's cross country poll
Women's cross country poll