Oct. 7, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked eighth in the FinishLynx Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll, released on Monday, October 7. The Friars, who have not competed during the last two weeks, maintained the No. 8 ranking for the second consecutive week.

Providence received 291 points, while Brigham Young kept its top spot, receiving 390 points and 13 first place votes. Stanford remained at No. 2, while Michigan State climbed to the third spot. Colorado and Boston College round out the top five.

In their most recent competition, the Friars were impressive, finishing third at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, September 28 in Minneapolis, Minn. Senior Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) led the Friars with a fifth-place finish in a time of 21:18. Sophomore Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) crossed the finish line in seventh place in a time of 21:21.

The Friars will next compete on Friday, October 11 at the New England Championship in Boston, Mass.

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLL
September 30, 2002
Rank	Team (First place votes)        Points
1	Brigham Young (13)               390
2	Stanford                         376
3	Michigan State                   350
4	Colorado                         337
5	Boston College                   322
6	Arizona State                    299
7	Georgetown                       294
8	PROVIDENCE                       291
9	North Carolina State             288
10	Wisconsin                        280
11	Duke                             263
12	Notre Dame                       258
13	Arkansas                         250
14	Columbia                         244
15	North Carolina                   231
16	Virginia                         176
17	Northern Arizona                 169
18	UCLA                             163
19	Michigan                         156
20	Missouri                         142
21	Villanova                        138
22	William & Mary                   118
23	Marquette                        105
24	Colorado State                    79
25	Penn State                        74
26	Wake Forest                       69
27	Southwest Missouri State          50
28	Washington                        41
29	Dartmouth                         31
30	Indiana                           18