Husky men outdo their ranking once again, finishing 18th without Jeremy Mineau.

RESULTS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Washington women's cross country capped off a season for the ages by winning the first NCAA Championship in program history today at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. Washington put five runners in the Top-40, led by freshman stars Christine Babcock and Kendra Schaaf.

The Huskies overcame second-ranked Oregon for the third race in a row, posting 79 points while Oregon came in with 131 for second-place. Florida State took third with 163, West Virginia was fourth with 198, and Princeton took fifth with 220. The Husky men took 18th-place despite running without top senior Jeremy Mineau.

Today marked the culmination of a meteoric rise to the top for the women's distance program at Washington. The Huskies did not qualify as a team in 2005 and 2006, before shooting up to 8th at nationals one year ago. With the additions of freshmen Babcock and Schaaf, the maturation of sophomores Mel Lawrence and Lauren Saylor, and the continued veteran presence of junior Katie Follett and seniors Anita Campbell and Amanda Miller, Washington proved to be far and away the most talented and deepest team in the country, winning every race they entered by a wide margin.

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