Oct. 21, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked 14th in the FinishLynx Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll, which was released on Monday, October 21.

The Friars, who were ranked seventh last week, have not competed since October 11 when they captured the Penn State National Meet at University Park, Pa. Brigham Young continues to hold the top spot with 388 points and 11 first place votes. Stanford (379 points), Colorado (364 points), Wake Forest (347 points) and Georgetown (335 points) round out the top five.

At the Penn State National Meet, senior Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) was the Friars' top scorer with a third place finish in a time of 21:00. Senior Roisin McGettigan of Wicklow, Ireland finished eighth in a time 21:26.

Friars will return to action at the BIG EAST Championships on November 1 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLL
October 21, 2002
Rank	Team (First place votes)Points
1	Brigham Young (11)      388
2	Stanford (2)            379
3	Colorado                364
4	Wake Forest             347
5	Georgetown              335
6	North Carolina State    327
7	Northern Arizona        302
8	Notre Dame              300
9	Wisconsin               279
10	Arkansas                269
11	Missouri                259
12	Columbia                253
13	Duke                    239
14	PROVIDENCE              219
15	North Carolina          215
16	Virginia                201
17	Arizona                 181
18	Indiana                 165
19	UCLA                    156
20	Marquette               138
21	William & Mary          122
22	Villanova               119
23	Michigan State          109
24	Michigan                 94
25	Washington               77
26	Toledo                   65
27	Northwestern             41
28	Texas                    38
29	Colorado State           24
30	Boston College           22