Feb. 18, 2004

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's indoor track & field team (23 points) is ranked 10th in the Trackwire 25 poll, which was released on February 17. The Poll is based on projected scores for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship.

The Friars, who competed at the St. Valentine Invitational on February 13-14 in Boston, Mass., are led by juniors Kim Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) and Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland). Smith has automatically qualified for the NCAA's in the mile, the 3,000 meters and the 5,000 meters. In addition, she has set Providence College records in the mile (4:30.61 on Feb. 10) and the 5,000 meters (15:18.54 on Jan. 31). She also holds the world record in the 3,000 meters (9:04.90) this season. Cullen, a cross country and track All-American has automatically qualified for the NCAA's in the mile and the 3,000 meters.

Providence will compete at the BIG EAST Championship on February 21-22 in Syracuse, N.Y.

Trackwire 25 Women's Indoor Track & Field Poll
February 17, 2004
Rank	Team            Points
1	Louisiana       52
2	Texas           49
	Florida         49
4	UCLA            43
5	Nebraska        41
6	Tennessee       34
7	Georgia         32
8	North Carolina  26
9	BYU             24
10	Stanford        23
	PROVIDENCE      23
12	Miami           21
13	Arkansas        20
14	Colorado        18
15	South Carolina  17
16	Baylor          15
17	Notre Dame      12
	Cal Poly        12
19	Auburn          11
20	Georgia Tech    10
	Georgetown      10
22	Wisconsin       8
23	Michigan        7
24	Mississippi St. 6
	Connecticut     6
	Kentucky        6
	Arizona State   6
	West Virginia   6