Nov. 4, 1997
Providence College Women's Cross Country Ranked No. 5
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College women's cross country squad is ranked No. 5 in the country, according to the NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll released on Monday, November 3. The PC men's team moved into the national poll and is ranked 19th, according to the latest NCAA Poll released Tuesday, November 4.
The women's team returned to action on Friday, October 31 and captured its third consecutive BIG EAST title at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y. The Friars were led by junior Sarah Dupre (Kingston, Ontario) who finished fifth in a time of 17:26. Also scoring for PC were freshman Rachel Hixson of Media, Pa. (eighth - 17:50), sophomore Dana Ostrander of Ballston, Lake, N.Y. (ninth - 17:52), senior Maria McCambridge of Dublin, Ireland (13th - 18:08) and junior Gladys Ganiel of Harrington, Maine (17th - 18:15).
In its most recent race, the Providence College men's cross country team finished second at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship on Oct. 31 at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y. Junior Ben Noad (Bristol, England) led the men's team, finishing second in a time of 25:00. Junior Zack Ventress of Spokane, Wash. (ninth - 25:18), sophomore Keith Kelly of Drogheda, Ireland (14th - 25:32), junior Rick Bush of Clifton Park, N.Y. (18th - 25:40) and sophomore Larry Morrissey of Waterford, Ireland (31st - 26:00) also scored for Providence.
The PC men's and women's teams will return to action on Nov. 15 at the NCAA District I Championship at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.
NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll
SCHOOL POINTS
1. Stanford 225
2. BYU 216
3. Wisconsin 206
4. Colorado 197
5. PROVIDENCE 185
6. Oregon 171
7. Georgetown 164
8. North Carolina State 162
9. Washington 154
10. Boston College 125
11. Michigan 123
12. Colorado State 122
13. Florida 115
14. Arkansas 106
15. Dartmouth 105
16. William & Mary 88
17. Weber State 71
18. UCLA 69
19. Nebraska 63
20. James Madison 55
21. Marquette 50
22. Minnesota 37
23. Northern Arizona 30
24. Coastal Carolina 23
25. Missouri 21
NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll
SCHOOL POINTS
1. Arkansas 392
2. Stanford 389
3. Michigan 369
4. Colorado 354
5. Wisconsin 330
6. Oregon 314
7. North Carolina State 302
8. Michigan State 278
9. Notre Dame 264
10. Washington State 261
11. Miami-Ohio 205
Weber State 205
13. Eastern Michigan 196
14. Iowa State 161
15. BYU 145
16. UCLA 138
17. William & Mary 132
18. Oklahoma State 130
19. PROVIDENCE 115
20. Georgetown 94
21. Arizona 86
22. Princeton 74
23. Nebraska 45
24. Alabama 32
25. Washington 31
