October 13, 1998

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No. 4 in the country, according to the NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll released on Monday, Oct. 12. PC's men's team is ranked eighth, according to the latest NCAA Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 13.

The women's team, which has been idle since winning the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn. on Sept. 26, 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.

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 also has been idle since winning its first Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 26.

NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll

1. Brigham Young (9) 225

2. Stanford 213

3. Michigan 209

4. PROVIDENCE 185

5. Arkansas 183

6. Arizona 174

7. Wisconsin 170

8. Villanova 166

9. Wake Forest 165

10. Georgetown 151

11. North Carolina State 137

12. Northern Arizona 125

13. Washington 109

14. William & Mary 100

15. Arizona State 97

16. Oregon 87

17. Dartmouth 76

18. Kansas State 75

19. South Florida 58

20. Colorado 51

21. Baylor 48

22. Cornell 32

23. Florida 21

24. UCLA 20

25. Oklahoma State 19

( ) = first-place votes

NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll

1. Stanford (11) 395

2. Arkansas (5) 389

3. Oregon 364

4. Colorado 353

5. Arizona 327

6. North Carolina State 310

7. Michigan 298

8. PROVIDENCE 271

8. Michigan State 271

10. Oklahoma State 254

11. Iona College 243

12. Georgetown 206

13. Wisconsin 194

14. William & Mary 191

15. Central Michigan 171

16. Montana 158

17. Brigham Young 128

18. Missouri 114

19. Minnesota 108

20. Notre Dame 100

21. Northern Arizona 62

22. Dartmouth 55

23. James Madison 47

24. Portland 40

25. Butler 30 ( ) = first-place votes