Oct. 14, 2003

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked 10th in the FinishLynx Division I Women's Cross Country Poll. Providence, which was ranked as high as No. 5 this season, received 269 points and returned to the top-10 after being ranked 12th in the previous poll.

Brigham Young (387 points) held on to the No. 1 position as it received 11 of the 13 first-place votes, while Stanford (379 points) moved to No. 2. Arizona State (356 points), Michigan State (347 points) and Notre Dame (331 points) round out the top five.

The Friars have not competed since September 27, when they finished fourth of 26 teams at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn. Junior Kimberly Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) finished first overall to lead PC.

The Friars return to action on Friday, October 17 at the Penn State Invitational.

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLL
October 14, 2003
Rank	Team (First place votes)        Points
1	Brigham Young (11)              387
2	Stanford (2)                    379
3	Arizona State                   356
4	Michigan State                  347
5	Notre Dame                      331
6	North Carolina State            328
7	Colorado                        299
8	Georgetown                      290
9	Columbia                        276
10	PROVIDENCE                      269
11	North Carolina                  268
12	UCLA                            245
13	Villanova                       232
14	Baylor                          222
15	Wake Forest                     212
16	Northern Arizona                210
17	Wisconsin                       187
18	Penn State                      164
19	Arkansas                        158
20	Colorado State                  148
21	Missouri                        121
22	Michigan                        114
23	Princeton                       96
24	William & Mary                  74
25	Nebraska                        66
26	Marquette                       65
27	West Virginia                   61
28	Tennessee                       44
29	Florida State                   29
30	Toledo                          20