Nov. 18, 2003

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country team climbed to No. 17 in the latest MONDO Division I Men's Cross Country National Poll, which was released on Tuesday, November 18.

The Friars qualified for the NCAA Championship by finishing second at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Saturday, November 15 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. Junior Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ont.) led the way for the Friars as he finished third in a time of 30:00. Classmate Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) also placed in the top 10, finishing eighth (30:26).

PC earned 216 points and moved four spots to No. 17 in this week's poll. Stanford (479 points) received 15 first-place votes to maintain the No. 1 position. Wisconsin (462 points), Colorado (444 points), Iona (420 points) and Michigan (415 points) round out the top five.

Providence will compete at the NCAA Championship on Monday, November 24 in Waterloo, Iowa. The race will begin at noon EST.

MONDO NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
November 18, 2003
Rank	Team (First place votes)        Points
1	Stanford (15)                   479
2	Wisconsin (1)                   462
3	Colorado                        444
4	Iona                            420
5	Michigan                        415
6	Northern Arizona                413
7	Arkansas                        375
8	Air Force                       358
9	Villanova                       324
10	Ohio State                      320
11	BYU                             310
12	North Carolina State            307
13	Georgetown                      283
14	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo        260
15	Central Michigan                244
16	Colorado State                  235
17	PROVIDENCE                      216
18	Georgia                         205
19	Indiana                         196
20	Arizona                         195
21	Oklahoma State                  149
22	Washington                      128
23	Florida State                   127
24	Oregon                          100
25	Miami (Ohio)                    89
26	Texas A&M                       65
27	Portland                        56
28	Kentucky                        46
29	Butler                          42
30	Notre Dame                      41