Sept. 12, 2006

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams are ranked in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association National Poll. The men's team starts the season ranked 30th in the poll, while the women's team is ranked 20th.

Last season, the Friar men's cross country team finished third at the BIG EAST Championship and sent three individuals to the NCAA Championships, including current team member Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland), who finished in 16th place overall and garnered All-America honors. The women's program placed second at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship in 2005 and finished 16th in the team standings at the NCAA Championship.

Both teams opened the 2006 campaign with a dual meet victory over New Hampshire on September 2. Providence returns to action on Friday, September 15 at the Boston College Invitational. Competition is slated to begin at 3:00 p.m. and will take place at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

USTFCCCA Division I women's cross country poll
(Sept. 12, 2006)
1. Stanford
2. Colorado
3. Michigan
4. Oklahoma State
5. BYU
6. Illinois
7. Duke
8. Arkansas
9. Arizona State
10. Wisconsin
11. Princeton
12. North Carolina State
13. Baylor
14. Tennessee
15. Iowa
16. Minnesota
17. Boston University
18. Marquette
19. Florida State
20. Providence
21. Washington
22. North Carolina
23. Michigan State
24. Georgetown
25. William & Mary
26. Virginia
27. Colorado State
28. Wake Forest
29. Indiana
30. Oregon
Also receiving votes: Boston College, Butler, Notre Dame, Georgia, LaSalle, Northern Arizona, Villanova, Rice, Columbia, Weber State, UCLA, Texas Tech, Washington State, Alabama-Birmingham, UC Santa Barbara.

USTFCCCA Division I men's cross country poll
(Sept. 12, 2006)
1. Wisconsin
2. Arkansas
3. Colorado
4. Stanford
5. Texas
6. Iona
7. Portland
8. Arizona
9. Oklahoma State
10. Kansas
11. BYU
12. Notre Dame
13. UTEP
14. Georgetown
15. Oregon
16. Ohio State
17. Dartmouth
18. Michigan
19. Alabama
20. Arizona State
21. Florida State
22. Eastern Michigan
23. Minnesota
24. Florida
25. William & Mary
26. Virginia
27. Iowa
28. Michigan State
29. Butler
30. (tie) American, Providence
Also receiving votes: North Carolina State, Cal Poly, Princeton, Washington, Air Force, Tennessee, Weber State, Iowa State, Illinois, Liberty, Texas A&M.