Gopher Teams #8 and #30 in Latest Polls

The University of Minnesota women's cross country team rose one place to #8 in the latest NCAA Division I rankings, while the Golden Gopher men dropped one spot to #30 in the poll.

You can find the the full national rankings, released yesterday, HERE (women) and HERE (men).

The defending champion University of Washington Huskies lead the women's poll. Stanford Univeristy, where Winona High School graduate Elliott Heath competes and where his older brother Garrett is an assistant coach, tops the men's poll.

The Gopher women are the #2-ranked team in the Midwest Regional, behind Griak Invitational champions Iowa State. The Gopher men are ranked #4 in the Midwest behind, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, and Oklahoma.

Winner's at SDSU ... The Gopher women raced at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, South Dakota last weekend. Minnesota, competing for the fourth time this season, topped Kansas State 24-50. North Dakota State tallied 112 in the 10-team meet.

Megan Duwell led the team with the 2nd place finish in the race, behind K-State's Beverly Ramos.

Results of the meet are HERE.

The Gopher men, who've raced only once as a full varsity squad, were idle last week. Both Gopher teams will race again on October 17 at the Pre-NCAA meet in Terre Haute, Indiana.