September 29, 1998

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No. 3 in the country, according to the NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll released on Monday, Sept. 28. PC's men's team is ranked sixth, according to the latest NCAA Poll released Tuesday, Sept. 29.

The women's team, which was ranked sixth in Preseason Poll released on Aug. 31, returns to action on Oct. 16 at the New England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. The Friars have won seven New England Championships since 1988. In the squad's last race on September 26, the Friars defeated 17 teams to capture the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn.

The PC men's team will try to win its 19th New England title and first since 1996 on Oct. 16. The men's squad, which was ranked 14th in the Preseason Poll released on Sept. 17, moved up to sixth in the latest poll after defeating 20 teams to win its first Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 26.

NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll

1. Brigham Young (9) 225

2. Stanford 216

3. PROVIDENCE 199

4. Colorado 197

5. Michigan 192

6. Wake Forest 166

7. Georgetown 161

8. Arizona 145

9. Wisconsin 144

10. North Carolina State 135

11. Dartmouth 132

12. Arkansas 127

13. Northern Arizona 126

14. Washington 116

15. Missouri 112

16. Oregon 88

17. Minnesota 73.5

18. William & Mary 67

19. Florida 65

20. UCLA 46.5

21. West Virginia 39

22. Baylor 30

23. Utah State 24

24. Cornell 22

25. Bowling Green 18

( ) = first-place votes

NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll

1. Stanford (14) 397

2. Arkansas (2) 385

3. Colorado 367

4. North Carolina State 311

5. Arizona 300

6. PROVIDENCE 297

7. Michigan 280

8. Oklahoma State 269

9. Oregon 244

10. Michigan State 241

11. Northern Arizona 240

12. Wisconsin 193

13. William & Mary 192

14. Montana 191

15. Notre Dame 190

16. Iona College 152

17. Portland 144

18. Washington State 111

19. Brigham Young 101

20. Georgetown 100

21. Minnesota 89

22. Illinois State 53

23. Washington 50

24. Utah 48

25. Princeton 44

( ) = first-place votes