FRESNO, Calif. – With the release of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association weekly rankings, the Fresno State women's team moved up six spots to No. 27 on Tuesday. It is the third-highest ranking for the Bulldogs since the association created the rankings in 2008.
Fresno State opened the season at No. 33, its third-highest Week 1 ranking, with each coming in the last three seasons. Last year, the Bulldogs opened the year at No. 24, their highest-ever ranking. This week's No. 27 is Fresno State's highest ranking ever after Week 1.
The 'Dogs also rank No. 6 in the West Region, No. 1 in the Mountain West and a fourth among schools in California.
Fresno State is buoyed by high individual rankings from Jewel Ash (400m Hurdles - #24), Liz Tarczy (High Jump - #32), Cierra Jackson (Discus - #2, Hammer - #10, Shot Put - #37), Harriette Mortlock (Javelin - #13) and the heptathlon group of Colleen Uzoekwe (#8), Ella Spaulding (#12) and Madison Hutton (#18).