Nov. 1, 2011
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released national rankings today for the eighth week of the 2011 cross country season, with both Friar cross country teams represented. The women's team moved up two spots and is now ranked fifth with 315 points. The men's team is now ranked 30th with 36 points.
Both teams ran at the BIG EAST Championships on Saturday, October 29, in Louisville, Ky. The women's team placed second at the meet, only nine points behind first place Villanova. Sophomore Emily Sisson (Chesterfield, Mo.) was the top Friar, finishing in fourth place with a time of 19:57.40. Sophomore Laura Nagel (Napier, New Zealand) earned a sixth place finish with a time of 20:12.60, and senior Hannah Davidson (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) earned ninth place with a time of 20:19.00. Senior Charlotte Ffrench O'Carroll (Dublin, Ireland) crossed the finish line in 19th with a time of 20:43.50, followed by junior Shelby Greany (Suffern, N.Y.) in 25th to round out the Friar scoring, crossing the line in 20:58.20.
The men's team placed fifth at the BIG EAST Championships. Senior David McCarthy (Waterford, Ireland) took second place with a time of 23:29.30. Next in for the Friars was senior Dominic Channon (Nelson, New Zealand) who finished in 17th place with a time of 24:06.40. Freshman Shane Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) finished in 28th place with a time of 24:20.90. Freshman Benjamin Connor (Derby, England; 24:29.10) and senior Julian Matthews (Nelson, New Zealand; 24:32.40) rounded out the scoring by finishing 34th and 35th, respectively.
The Friars will return to action on November 12 at the NCAA Regionals in Buffalo, N.Y.
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
2011 Women's Cross Country Week 8 National Coaches' Poll
Rank Institution Points
1 Florida State (10) 357
2 Villanova (1) 340
3 Colorado (1) 331
4 Vanderbilt 319
5 Providence 315
6 Washington 307
7 Georgetown 287
8 Stanford 282
9 Syracuse 249
10 Iowa State 244
11 Oregon 241
12 Michigan State 229
13 West Virginia 196
14 Texas 183
15 Michigan 181
16 Arizona 178
17 Arkansas 165
18 Boston College 161
19 New Mexico 149
20 NC State 118
21 Virginia 111
22 Penn State 102
23 Oklahoma State 100
24 Notre Dame 86
25 North Carolina 72
26 California 65
27 San Francisco 50
28 Wisconsin 44
29 Cornell 31
30 Minnesota 23
USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
2011 Men's Cross Country Week 8 National Coaches' Poll
Rank Institution Points
1 Wisconsin (7) 355
2 Oklahoma (5) 352
3 BYU 326
4 Colorado 318
5 Oklahoma 312
6 Stanford 305
7 Indiana 286
8 Portland 267
9 Princeton 264
Iona 264
11 Texas 212
12 Northern Arizona 210
13 Villanova 204
14 NC State 195
15 Arkansas 194
16 Florida State 172
17 Oregon 162
18 Minnesota 160
19 Michigan 145
20 Eastern Kentucky 137
21 UCLA 109
22 Columbia 96
23 Georgetown 94
24 Texas A&M 89
25 North Carolina 60
26 Louisville 48
27 Tulsa 43
28 Ohio State 41
29 Syracuse 38
30 Providence 36
- Go Friars -
