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HOUSTON (Jan. 16) - The University of Houston women's track and field team is ranked ninth in the Trackwire Top 25 poll that was released January 9. Houston finished eighth at last year's NCAA outdoor track and field championships. This marks the second straight year that Houston has been ranked among Trackwire's Top 10 teams.

Houston is paced by NCAA outdoor long jump champion Jenny Adams, who finished fifth in the long jump and 60-meter hurdles at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships. Adams is ranked as the nation's top long jumper and is second in the 60-meter hurdles by Trackwire.

The Lady Cougars also return All-American Rhian Clarke in the pole vault. Clarke provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships at the Leonard Hilton Memorial meet when she won the pole vault with a mark of 3.10 meters. Clarke is ranked sixth among the nation's top 12 athletes in the pole vault.

Trackwire's Top 25 Poll

Rank  Team  Score
1.  Texas  50
2.  South Carolina  48
3.  UCLA  35
4.  Arkansas  28
5.  BYU  24
Colorado  24
7.  Kansas State  22
Ohio State  22
9.  Houston  21
Stanford  21
Clemson  21
12.  Mississippi  15
Arizona  15
14.  Harvard  14
15.  Nebraska  13
16.  Georgetown  11
Northern Arizona  11
18.  SMU  10
Appalachian State  10
Seton Hall  10
Arizona State  10
22.  LSU  9
Baylor  9
24.  Auburn  8
Florida  8
Duke  8
Missouri  8