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Women's Cross Country
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Providence College Athletics
Women's Cross Country Ranked 21st Nationally
10/20/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
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
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