Oct. 21, 2003

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country team in ranked No. 20 in the MONDO Division I Men's Cross Country National Poll, which was released on Tuesday, October 21.

Providence has not competed since Friday, October 10 when it captured the New England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. It marked the fourth consecutive New England title and the 23rd overall in school history.

The Friars earned 166 points and moved to No. 20. Stanford (479 points) received 15 first-place votes to maintain the No. 1 position for the sixth consecutive week. Wisconsin (464 points), Iona (432 points), Colorado (431 points) and Northern Arizona (425 points) round out the top five.

Providence will compete again on Friday, October 31 at the BIG EAST Championship at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y.

MONDO NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
October 21, 2003
Rank	Team (First place votes)        Points
1	Stanford (15)                   479
2	Wisconsin (1)                   464
3	Iona                            432
4	Colorado                        431
5	Northern Arizona                425
6	Michigan                        397
7	Ohio State                      375
8	Arkansas                        345
9	Air Force                       340
10	Colorado State                  329
11	Villanova                       313
12	BYU                             300
13	Georgetown                      297
14	Arizona                         270
15	Arizona State                   269
16	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo        237
17	North Carolina State            227
18	Oregon                          216
19	Indiana                         173
20	PROVIDENCE                      166
21	Georgia                         158
22	Central Michigan                134
23	Florida State                   131
24	Notre Dame                      129
25	Texas A&M                       83
26	Miami (Ohio)                    67
27	Washington                      48
28	Kansas                          42
29	William & Mary                  31
30	Iowa                            29