Nov. 2, 2004

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country team (219 points) is ranked 16th in the Mondo Division I Men's Cross Country National Poll, which was released Tuesday, November 2. Providence jumped six spots to No. 16 after its strong performance at the BIG EAST Championships on October 29 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

The Friars placed third at the BIG EAST Championships with 52 points behind second-place Georgetown (48 points) and champions Notre Dame (47 points). Junior Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) paced the way for the Friars as he ran another strong race and finished fourth overall in a time of 23:43. Senior Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ontario) was right behind Fagan as he placed fifth in a time of 23:48. Providence had three runners finish in the top 10. Senior Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) was the 10th-place finisher, recording a time of 24:05. Freshman Max Smith (Dunedin, New Zealand) and Patrick Guidera (Clonmel, Ireland) also scored for PC. Smith ran a time of 24:16 to place 14th, while Guidera took 19th-place in a time of 24:28.

Providence will compete again on Saturday, November 13 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. The Friars will be aiming to qualify for their 10th consecutive NCAA Championships.

MONDO NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
November 2, 2004
Rank    Team (First place votes)        Points
1.      Wisconsin (12)                  417
2.      Stanford                        400
3.      Arkansas (2)                    399
4.      Colorado                        377
5.      Notre Dame                      365
6.      Cal Poly San Luis Obispo        343
7.      Georgetown                      342
8.      Arizona State                   316
9.      Brigham Young                   303
10.     Indiana                         276
11.     North Carolina State            273
12.     Florida State                   247
13.     Butler                          245
14.     Air Force                       241
15.     Iona                            227
16.     PROVIDENCE                      219
17.     Iowa                            155
18.     Villanova                       151
19.     Texas                           145
20.     New Mexico                      133
21.     Florida                         127
22.     Minnesota                       126
23.     Michigan                        123
24.     Colorado State                  102
25.     Oklahoma State                  91
26.     Central Michigan                82
27.     Oregon                          72
28.     Northern Arizona                57
29.     Ohio State                      32
30.     William & Mary                  24

Also receiving votes: American 19, Georgia 19, Miami (Ohio) 15, Michigan State 13, Washington 9, Columbia 4, Auburn 2, Kansas 2, LaSalle 1, Virginia 1.