PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S AND MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RANKED 21st AND 25th NATIONALLY

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No. 21 in the country, according to the FinishLynx NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll released on Monday, Oct. 18. PC's men's team is ranked 25th, according to the latest Mondo NCAA Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 19.

The women's team captured their fourth consecutive and ninth overall New England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. on Oct. 15. Providence was led by sophomore Heather Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.) who finished second in a time of 17:28. Senior Dana Ostrander of Ballston Lake, N.Y. (third - 17:32), junior Rachel Hixson of Media, Pa. (fourth - 17:35), sophomore Claire Shearman of Portsmouth, N.H. (12th - 18:01) and freshman Emily Tallen of Kingston, Ontario (18th - 18:07) also scored for the Friars. The Friars will return to action on Oct. 29 at the BIG EAST Championship in Van Cortlandt Park- New York , N.Y.

The men's team placed third at the New England Championship in Boston on Oct. 15. Senior Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland) captured the individual title in a time of 23:43. Also finishing in the top 10 for the Friars were junior Ciaran Lynch (Limerick, Ireland), who placed sixth with a time of 24:27, and freshman Adam Sutton (Preston, England), running in a time of 24:35 (seventh place). The Friars will return to action on Oct. 29 at the BIG EAST Championship in Van Cortlandt Park- New York , N.Y.

NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll

SCHOOL	POINTS
	

1.	Stanford (12)	300
	

2.	Arkansas	288
	

3.	Brigham Young	276
	

4.	Colorado	262
	

5.	Wisconsin	254
	

6.	North Carolina	237
	

7.	Kansas State	226
	

8.	Georgetown	210
	

9.	Washington	206
	

10.	North Carolina State	192
	

11.	Arizona State	189
	

12.	William & Mary 	168
	

13.	Boston University	156
	

14.	UCLA	141
	

15.	Baylor	132
	

16.	Texas	116
	

17.	Minnesota	109
	

18.	Michigan State	93
	

19.	Wake Forest	79
	

20.	Northern Arizona	62
	

21.	Providence	46
	

22.	Colorado State	44
	

23.	Oregon	37
	

24.	Missouri	18
	

25.	Nebraska	16
		

( ) = first-place votes

NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll

SCHOOL	POINTS
	

1.	Arkansas (15)	399
	

2.	Stanford (1)	381
	

3.	North Carolina State	368
	

4.	Colorado	351
	

5.	Wisconsin	339
	

6.	Arizona	321
	

7.	Georgetown	299
	

8.	Michigan	281
	

9.	Arizona State	268
	

10.	Notre Dame	254
	

11.	James Madison	232
	

12.	Oregon	228
	

13.	Brigham Young	209
	

14.	Villanova	173
	

15.	Utah	169
	

16.	Northern Arizona	167
	

17.	Weber State	126
	

18.	Princeton	120
	

19.	William & Mary	116
	

20.	Portland	91
	

21.	Dartmouth	73
	

22.	Brown	55
	

23.	Tennessee	37
	

24.	Minnesota	36
	

25.	Providence	26
		

South Florida	26
		

( ) = first-place votes