Florida State Women Hold Narrow Lead in Terry Crawford Program of the Year Stand

NEW ORLEANS – The Florida State women would like to finish the 2009 track and field season with a National Championship next week in Fayetteville, Ark. Should they complete their task, the Seminoles would add another trophy to their collection – the NCAA Division I Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award.

The award, which is given annually by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field seasons)  based on the institution’s finish at the NCAA Division I Championships.

In order to be eligible for the award, teams must qualify for the NCAA Championships.  Scoring is based on the team’s finish at each NCAA Division I Championship in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field (i.e. 1^st = 1 point, 2^nd = 2 points, 31^st = 31 points) with the lowest total score for all three championships combined determining the award recipient.

Florida State has had back-to-back top-ten championship finishes in cross country (3^rd) and indoor track & field (8^th), earning the Seminoles 11 points in the program of the year standings.

Close on the heels of FSU is Oregon with 11.5 points in the standings after finishing second overall in the team standings at the Cross Country National Championship and ninth overall at the Indoor Track & Field National Championship.

Texas Tech follows Oregon in third with 16.5 points after top-ten championships finishes in cross country (7^th) and indoor track & field (9^th). Fourth in the standings is Arizona State with 19 points, followed by Stanford with 22.5 points.

Minnesota sits in sixth place with 26 points, Michigan in seventh with 27 points, and Florida in eighth with 31.5 points. Arkansas is ninth with 35.5 points, followed by Illinois and Villanova (tied for tenth) with 37.5 points.

The Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award is named after USTFCCCA Hall of Famer and current Cal Poly head coach Terry Crawford.  Crawford has won five NCAA National Championships, and over 20 Conference Championships.  Her 1986 Texas squad remains as the only NCAA women’s program to ever win the Triple Crown (cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field titles).

The Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award Standings:

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