METAIRIE, La. — The Susquehanna University women's cross country team is now ranked eighth in the NCAA Division III Mideast Region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The latest poll was released on Oct. 21.

The top 10 poll puts Susquehanna behind (in order) The Johns Hopkins University, Messiah College, Dickinson College, Haverford College, Grove City College, Allegheny College and Swarthmore College and ahead of Gettysburg College and Carnegie Mellon University.

The Crusaders compete next at Battle for the Buggy in Lancaster, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 25.