All 6 return to increase chances for upcoming season

In a season of change and new arrivals, one thing the UA women's cross country team can count on this year is stability.

With the six core runners from last year's fifth-place Pacific 10 Conference team returning, the Wildcats look forward to a season of increased promise. Arizona finished 27th in the 1999 NCAA Championships.

Returning as head coach for the Wildcats coach Dave Murray, who's expecting bigger and better things from this year's squad as he enters his 34th year as head coach.

"This team should be a lot stronger this year," Murray said. "We have the largest number of new recruits this year, almost doubling the size of the women's team this year."