The day after avoiding an upset to win the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference, the Cornerstone Women's Cross Country team found themselves ranked 7^th in the the final NAIA ratings.  Qualifying weekend saw two top ten teams upset in their conference meets, and bumping the Golden Eagles to seventh.

On the surface, it looked like just another example of how everything has gone right for the CU women this season, but there is more to the story.