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Sept. 24, 2007

NEW ORLEANS - The Navy women's cross country team's solid start to the 2007 season has resulted in the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) ranking the Midshipmen as the ninth-best team in the Mid-Atlantic Region, it was announced on Monday.

Navy's rise from an unranked team in the preseason poll to ninth place is the largest in the region. Only 12th-ranked American and 14th-ranked Towson entered the regional standings after being unranked prior to the start of the year. Only sixth-ranked Bucknell, the preseason Patriot League favorite, owns a higher position from the league in the region.

Princeton, the 16th-ranked team in the nation, retained the top position in the region, while 21st-ranked Georgetown maintained its hold on second place. Penn State earned a third-place ranking, followed by West Virginia in fourth and Villanova in fifth.

Guiding the Midshipmen to their early-season recognition is Arwyn Becker (Sr./Vail, Colo.), who has posted Navy's best time in each of the last-two meets. Becker has also finished among the field's top-10 competitors in each of the past two weeks.

Accompanying Becker with strong performances this season are team captain Kyleigh Millhouse (Sr./Boiling Springs, Pa.), Katie Rentz (Fr./San Diego, Calif.) and Erica Ziel (So./Saginaw, Mich.), as all three have scored points during each of the team's three races on the campaign.

The Midshipmen will return to action this Friday when they travel to the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa., the site of this year's NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship on Nov. 10.

USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Rankings (Sept. 24)

Pl.	Team (Preseason rank)
1.	Princeton (1)
2.	Georgetown (2)
3.	Penn State (5)
4.	West Virginia (4)
5.	Villanova (7)
6.	La Salle (3)
7.	Bucknell (6)
8.	Penn (8)
9.	Navy (unranked)
10.	Duquesne (11)
11.	Delaware (10)
12.	American (unranked)
13.	Pittsburgh (14)
14.	Towson (unranked)
15.	Maryland (9)