Sept. 19, 2000

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No. 11 in the country, according to the latest NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll released on Monday, September 18.

In the squad's last race on September 9, the Friars captured the University of Rhode Island Invitational in Kingston, R.I. Providence was led by senior Rachel Hixson (Media, Pa.) who finished first in a time of 18:00. The Friars dominated the meet as they captured the first five spots and seven of the first 10 positions. Sophomore Roisin McGettigan of Wicklow, Ireland (second, 18:00), freshman Lisa Cappello of Lockport, N.Y. (third, 18:01), junior Kathryn Casserly of Galway, Ireland (fourth, 18:08) and sophomore Emily Tallen of Kingston, Ontario (fifth, 18:17) all scored for the Friars.

The Providence women's team returns to action on September 23 at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn.

NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll

SCHOOL	POINTS


1.	Stanford (9)	291


2.	Wisconsin (2)	287


3.	Kansas State (1)	273


4.	Colorado	271


5.	Georgetown	248


6.	Brigham Young	247


7.	Arizona State	211


8.	North Carolina State	208


9.	Arkansas	176


10.	Boston College	174


11.	PROVIDENCE	164


12.	Oregon	163


13.	Minnesota	153


14.	Michigan	151


15.	Colorado State	150


16.	Duke	106


17.	Brown	90


18.	Washington	84.5


19.	Villanova	80


20.	Texas A&M	64


21.	Missouri	54


22.	UC-Irvine	39.5


23.	Boston University	38


	Marquette	38


25.	Wake Forest	33


( ) = first-place votes