May 3, 2006

Houston - The University of Houston men's and women's track and field teams are ranked among the nation's Top 25 teams in the nation in this week's Trackwire weekly poll.

The women's team is ranked for the second straight week, moving up a spot to 21st following the 2006 Drake Relays. The Cougars were ranked for the first time this season on April 25 when the team following the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational.

The men's team is making their debut in the poll as the Cougars enter this week's poll ranked tied with Boise State for 23rd.

The Trackwire Top 25 poll is a projection of team scores at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and factors in injury reports and other information gathered from coaches and NCAA-qualifying competitions across the country. Scoring a ranking of the nation's Top 12 athletes and relay squads in each NCAA event known as the "Dandy Dozen" generates the projection.

In this week's "Dandy Dozen" women's rankings, junior Ebonie Floyd is ranked second in the 400 meters, and the women's 4x400-meter relay team moved into seventh place.

The Cougars' 4x100-meter relay team moved up six spots in this week's "Dandy Dozen" Poll to the number two spot behind LSU following its strong showing at the Drake Relays despite rainy conditions. Junior sprinter Carey LaCour is also ranked among the Top Four 200-meter runners for the second straight week, and Houston's 4x400-meter relay team is ranked 12th nationally.