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Cal Women Earn Top 30 National Ranking

BERKELEY - On the strength of its fifth-place finish at last week's Pac-10 championships - the best for the program in 21 years - the Cal women's cross country team has entered the national rankings for the first time this season. The Golden Bears are rated 27th in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's weekly poll.

In addition, Cal has moved up one spot to fifth in the West Region rankings, the Bears' highest standing of the year.

In earning its high finish at Pac-10s, Cal was led by sophomore Deborah Maier, who captured sixth individually, the highest for a Cal runner since Elissa Reidy was also sixth in 1997. Maier completed the 6000-meter course in 20:00.10 and significantly improved on her team-leading 41st-place finish as a freshman last season.