Sept. 24, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team moved up five spots to 13th in the FinishLynx Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll, released on Monday, September 23. The Friars, who were ranked 14th in the preseason poll and 18th last week, achieved their highest ranking of the season this week.

Providence received 223 points, while Brigham Young remained at No. 1 with 390 points and all 13 first place votes. Georgetown, Stanford, Colorado and Notre Dame round out the top-five.

The Friars, who have won their first two meets this season, will be in Minneapolis, Minn. on Saturday, September 28 at the Roy Griak Invitational. Last season, the Friars finished second at the Roy Griak Invitational.

Senior All-American Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) has placed first in the two meets this season. On September 6, McGettigan crossed the finish line first at the University of New Hampshire Invitational in a time of 19:36. Most recently, McGettigan recorded a time of 19:05 as she won the Dartmouth Invitational on September 14.

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLL
September 23, 2002
Rank	Team (First place votes)        Points
1	Brigham Young (13)               390
2	Georgetown                       376
3	Stanford                         360
4	Colorado                         348
5	Notre Dame                       337
6	North Carolina State             332
7	Arkansas                         304
8	Duke                             300
9	Michigan State                   277
10	Boston College                   260
11	Northern Arizona                 252
12	UCLA                             230
13	PROVIDENCE                       223
14	Marquette                        210
15	William & Mary                   206
16	Villanova                        199
17	Colorado State                   162
18	Wisconsin                        155
19	Arizona State                    153
20	Penn State                       133
21	Cornell                          125
22	Wake Forest                      119
23	Southwest Missouri State         93
24	Yale                             87
25	Michigan                         78
26	Virginia                         68
27	Arizona                          65
28	Minnesota                        63
29	Toledo                           33
30	Weber State                      30