Oct. 6, 2004

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked second in the FinishLynx National Poll that was released on Wednesday, October 6. The Friars (378 points, one first-place vote), have been ranked second for four consecutive weeks.

Stanford (389 points, 12 first-place votes) maintained its No. 1 position, while Michigan (362 points), Colorado (336 points) and Notre Dame (334 points) round out the top five.

The Friars have not competed since September 25 when they recorded an impressive victory at the Roy Griak Invitational in Falcon Heights, Minn. Senior Kim Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) paced the way with a first-place finish for Providence. The Friars will aim for their fourth consecutive victory of the season as they will compete on October 16 at the Penn State Invitational, an event that they have captured the past two seasons.

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLL
October 6, 2004
Rank	Team (First place votes)        Points
1	Stanford (12)                   389
2	PROVIDENCE (1)                  378
3	Michigan                        362
4	Colorado                        336
5	Notre Dame                      334
6	Duke                            327
7	Arizona State                   313
8	North Carolina                  297
9	Tennessee                       277
10	Missouri                        248
11	Villanova                       243
12	Wake Forest                     232
13	Southern Methodist              216
14	UC Santa Barbara                209
15	Georgia                         206
16	Columbia                        202
17	Brigham Young                   189
18	Michigan State                  178
19	Baylor                          174
20	North Carolina State            149
21	Arkansas                        134
22	William & Mary                  117
23	Idaho                           102
24	West Virginia                   100
25	UCLA                            79
26	Butler                          72
27	Texas Tech                      57
28	Georgetown                      44
29	Boston College                  26
30	Marquette                       24

Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Florida State 7, Penn State 6, Illinois 5, Virginia 5, Colorado State 3, Washington 3, Oklahoma 1, Princeton 1.