Nov. 5, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team in ranked 15th in the FinishLynx Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll, released on Monday, November 5.

Providence received 203 points and dropped one spot to No. 15. Brigham Young continued its hold on the top spot with 389 points and 12 first place votes. Stanford (378), Colorado (364), Wake Forest (345) and Notre Dame (332) round out the top five.

In their most recent competition, the Friars finished in fourth place at the BIG EAST Championships on Friday, November 1 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. Senior Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) led the Friars with a fifth-place finish in a time of 20:38. Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) placed sixth right behind McGettigan in a time of 20:40. Also scoring for PC were graduate student Heather Cappello of Lockport, N.Y. (17th - 21:22), junior Emily Tallen of Kingston, Ont. (28th - 21:49) and sophomore Deirdre Byrne of Avoca, Ireland (33rd - 22:04).

The Friars will compete at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships at Van Cortland Park in New York, N.Y. on Nov. 16.

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLL
November 5, 2002
Rank	Team (First place votes)        Points
1	Brigham Young (12)              389
2	Stanford (1)                    378
3	Colorado                        364
4	Wake Forest                     345
5	Notre Dame                      332
6	North Carolina State            328
7	Georgetown                      319
8	Columbia                        281
9	Northern Arizona                277
10	Arkansas                        270
11	Virginia                        250
12	Michigan                        229
13	Missouri                        221
14	Duke                            216
15	PROVIDENCE                      203
16	Villanova                       200
17	Arizona State                   194
18	North Carolina                  179
19	Michigan State                  172
20	Indiana                         137
21	Washington                      127
22	Marquette                       106
23	UCLA                            97
24	Penn State                      75
25	Boston College                  69