PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country squad is ranked seventh in the country, according to the Mondo NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll released on Tuesday, September 14. Providence concluded its season last year by finishing 10th at the NCAA Cross Country Championship.

The PC men's cross country team, which is led by 1998 Cross Country All-American Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland), will return to action on September 18 at the Fordham Invitational and on September 25 at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn.

NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll

SCHOOL	POINTS

	1.	Arkansas (10)	394

	2.	Stanford (5)	384

	3.	Colorado	339

	4.	North Carolina State	338

	5.	Wisconsin (1)	335

	6.	Northern Arizona	289

	7.	PROVIDENCE	279

	8.	Arizona	264

	9.	Oregon	242

	10.	James Madison	210

	11.	Michigan	190

	12.	Michigan State	174

	13.	Minnesota	157

	14.	Georgetown	142

	15.	Butler	140

	16.	Princeton	139

	17.	William & Mary	138

	18.	Alabama	136

	19.	Weber State	133

	20.	Iona College	132

	21.	Arizona State	113

	22.	Dartmouth	105

	23.	Oklahoma State	78

	24.	Tennessee	63

	25.	Iowa	62