Sept. 30, 1997
PC Men's Cross Country Ranked No. 24 Nationally
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country squad is ranked No. 24 in the country, according to the NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll released on Tuesday, September 30.
The Friars returned to action on Sept. 27 and finished seventh of 15 teams at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, September 27. PC junior Ben Noad Of Bristol, England captured the individual title by finishing first in a time of 24:23. Also scoring for PC were junior Zack Ventress of Spokane, Wash. (36th - 25:33), junior Rick Bush of Clifton Park, N.Y. (49th - 25:46), freshman Ciaran Lynch of Limerick, Ireland (56th - 25:52) and sophomore Larry Morrissey of Waterford, Ireland (61st -25:59).
The Friars' next race is scheduled for Oct. 17 at the New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.
NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll
SCHOOL POINTS
1. Stanford (11) 393
2. Arkansas (5) 388
3. Colorado 357
4. Oregon 347
5. Michigan 332
6. Wisconsin 312
7. North Carolina State 311
8. Weber State 244
9. Oklahoma State 217
10. Georgetown 211
11, Notre Dame 195
12. Iona 177
13. Wake Forest 167
14. Alabama 161
15. Washington State 157
16. Washington 139
17. Iowa 118
18. BYU 115
19. Arizona 109
20. Michigan State 105
21. UCLA 77
22. Minnesota 69
23. Northern Arizona 60
24. PROVIDENCE 57
25. Nebraska 54
( ) = first-place votes
