Oct. 12, 2004

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team stayed at No. 2 in the FinishLynx National Poll that was released on Monday, October 11. The Friars (378 points, one first-place vote) have been ranked second for five consecutive weeks.

Stanford held on to the No. 1 position as it garnered 389 points and 12 first-place votes. Michigan (362 points), Colorado (341 points) and Duke (331 points) round out the top five.

Providence has won its first three meets of the 2004 season, including the Roy Griak Invitational on September 25 at Falcon Heights, Minn. The Friars will return to action on Saturday, October 16 at the Penn State Invitational, where they will seek their third consecutive title at University Park, Pa.

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLL
October 11, 2004
Rank	Team (First place votes)        Points
1	Stanford (12)                   389
2	PROVIDENCE (1)                  378
3	Michigan                        362
4	Colorado                        341
5	Duke                            331
6	Notre Dame                      328
7	Arizona State                   316
8	North Carolina                  295
9	Tennessee                       272
10	Missouri                        256
11	Southern Methodist              247
12	Villanova                       230
13	Brigham Young                   226
14	Wake Forest                     220
15	UC Santa Barbara                216
16	Baylor                          189
17	Michigan State                  183
18	Columbia                        179
19	Georgia                         168
20	North Carolina State            151
21	Arkansas                        147
22	William & Mary                  119
23	Idaho                           109
24	West Virginia                   97
25	UCLA                            71
26	Butler                          66
27	Texas Tech                      49
28	Georgetown                      42
29	Boston College                  21
30	Marquette                       17

Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Virginia 8, Penn State 7, Colorado State 4, Florid State 4, Illinois 4, Oklahoma 3, Princeton .