January 9 - The Bison men’s track and field team starts the New Year ranked as the number one team in the country in the latest CIS Top 10 poll. This is the first time the men’s side has been ranked at the top position since 2004 (week of January 7/04).

Bison track and field head coach Claude Berube commented, “The top ranking shows that our team will be good this year. Our goal is still Top 4 or 5 in the country at the end of the year and there are still many weeks to go before Nationals. It is a nice boost for the moral of the team heading into the rest of the year.”

Both Bison track and field teams are currently ranked number one among Canada West schools. Along with the Bison men’s track and field team at first, the women’s track and field squad is ranked number seven in the country.

Men’s T&F CIS Top 10 (Jan. 9/08)
1. Manitoba
2. Guelph
3. Windsor
4. Calgary
5. Western
6. York
7. Saskatchewan
8. Alberta
9. Toronto
10. Regina

Women’s T&F CIS Top 10 (Jan. 9/08)
1. Guelph
2. Western
3. Windsor
4. Saskatchewan
5. Regina
6. Calgary
7. Manitoba
8. Toronto
9. York
10. Queen’s

Bison Track and Field Notes: Individually, Quin Ferguson (600m) and Paul Carr (100m) are ranked number one in CIS so far this season while the men’s 4x800m relay team is top in the CIS rankings. The next meet for both Bison Track and Field teams is Wednesday, January 16 with the Grand Prix #3 meet at Max Bell Fieldhouse starting at approximately 6 p.m.