In the monthly U.S. women's college poll for January 2008, Oklahoma City moved into the No. 1 spot thanks to a team title at the NWCA/Cliff Keen Women's National duals earlier this month.
	
The Stars, coached by Archie Randall, received all five first place votes for 50 points total.  Perennial power University of the Cumberlands was second with 45 points.  The eight other teams in the poll maintained their positions from December.

Missouri Valley College, under coach Carl Murphree, was ranked third with 40 points. The USOEC team at Northern Michigan Univ., coached by Shannyn Gillespie, was fourth with 34 points. Holding down the No. 5 position with 31 points was Menlo College, coached by Lee Allen.

A total of 10 teams were ranked, with any other programs receiving votes also recognized.  Five women's college wrestling coaches vote on the team ranking each month.

For more information on the U.S. Women's College Rankings for January 21 please visit U.S. Women's College Wrestling Poll.

For the fourth month in a row, individuals rankings were also released.  The ranking includes full-time undergraduate college students who compete on women's college varsity teams, women's college wrestling clubs or are members of their men's college varsity programs. Also ranked are full-time undergraduate students who compete for with the USOEC program at Northern Michigan Univ.

Oklahoma City Univ. has five women ranked No. 1 in the January poll.

The top- ranked athletes from OCU are: Nicole Woody (44 kg/97 lbs.), Briana Conway (63 kg/138.75 lbs.), Ashley Sword (67 kg/147.5 lbs), Lacey Novinska (82 kg/180.25 lbs), and Karon Scott (95 kg/209 lbs).

Ranked for the USOEC are Alyssa Lampe (48 kg/105.5 lbs) and Sadie Kaneda (51 kg/112.25 lbs.).  Othella Lucas (59 kg/130 lbs) and Sherolynn Eppinger (72 kg/158.5 lbs.) hold the No. 1 positions for Cumberlands.  

Rounding out the No. 1 positions is Chelynne Pringle (55 kg/121 lbs.) from Pikes Peak CC.

Only five of the top-ranked wrestlers return from December's poll.  New in the No. 1 slot this month are Woody, Conway, Sword, Eppinger, and Pringle.

Click here for complete individual rankings for January 23 U.S. Women's College Individual Rankings.

For more information on women's college wrestling, visit:
www.collegiatewomenswrestling.com