Oct. 18, 2005

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team (194 points) climbed to 16th in the latest NCAAFinishLynx National Poll, which was released on October 17. The Friars, who had been ranked 20th in the last poll, moved up four positions. Duke (390 points) earned all 13 first-place votes to garner the No. 1 position. Stanford (373 points), Michigan (365 points), Notre Dame (352 points), and Arizona State (338 points) round out the top five.

Providence finished second out of 34 teams at the Penn State Invitational on October 15. Providence (103 points), which had won three consecutive Penn State titles, finished behind top-ranked Duke (22 points). Senior All-American Fiona Crombie (Christchurch, New Zealand) led the Friars with a fourth place finish in a time of 20:49. Graduate Aine Hoban (Wakefield, England) was PC's second highest finisher as she recorded a 13th-place finish (21:14), while junior Meghan Owen (Danielson, Conn.) placed 18th in a time of 21:30. Freshman Katie DiCamillo of Garden City, N.Y. (27th - 21:50) and graduate Katie Twarog of Albany, N.Y. (41st - 22:10) also scored for the Friars.

Providence will return to competition on Friday, October 28 at the BIG EAST Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y.

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLL
October 17, 2005
Rank    Team (First place votes)         Points
1       Duke (13)                        390
2       Stanford                         373
3       Michigan                         365
4       Notre Dame                       352
5       Arizona State                    338
6       Illinois                         323
7       Columbia                         307
8       Brigham Young                    342
9       North Carolina State             285
10      Colorado                         279
11      Minnesota                        250
12      Wake Forest                      233
13      Northern Arizona                 216
14      Boston College                   204
15      Oklahoma State                   203
16      PROVIDENCE                       194
17      Arkansas                         181
18      Princeton                        172
19      Virginia                         162
20      Baylor                           149
21      Tennessee                        147
22      Oregon                           125
23      Michigan State                   119
24      Rice                             96
25      North Carolina                   77
26      Washington                       65
27      Butler                           55
28      Georgia                          38
29      Marquette                        23
30      Iowa                             18

Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Georgetown 7, Boston University 5, UCLA 2, Villanova 1.