Women's Cross Country Ranked 16th

Nov. 2, 2000

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country team is ranked No. 4 in the country, according to the latest NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll released on Tuesday, October 31. PC's women's team is ranked 16th, according to the latest NCAA Poll released Monday, September 30.

In its most recent race, the Providence College men's cross country team scored 39 points and captured its league leading 14th BIG EAST Championship on October 27 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. Senior Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland) won the men's individual title in a time of 23:21. His time of 23:21 was the fourth fastest time in the history of the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship. Kelly's victory marked the sixth time a member of the PC men's team has captured the BIG EAST individual title. Junior Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand) also ran a strong race for the Friars, finishing second in a time of 23:34. Junior Dermot Galvin of Kilrush, Ireland (10th - 23:54), sophomore Adam Sutton of Preston, England (12th - 24:02) and junior Paul Reilly of Loughrea, Ireland (14th - 24:11) also scored for the Friars.

On the women's side, the Friars finished second of 14 teams at the BIG EAST Championship on October 27. Senior Rachel Hixson of Media, Pa. was PC's top women's finisher, placing fourth in a time of 17:19. Also scoring for the PC women's team were sophomore Roisin McGettigan of Wicklow, Ireland (ninth - 17:34), senior Francine Darroch of Cambridge, Ontario (12th - 17:37), junior Kathryn Casserly of Galway, Ireland (17th - 17:46) and sophomore Emily Tallen of Kingston, Ontario (29th - 18:11).

The men's and women's teams return to action on November 11 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y.

NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll

                SCHOOL          POINTS    1.  Colorado (11)   395    2.  Stanford (3)    380    3.  Arkansas (2)    373    4.  Providence  349    5.  Northern Ariz.  328    6.  Wisconsin   326    7.  Brigham Young   294    8.  Georgetown  292    9.  Iona            267    10. Oregon          245    11. Duke            231    12. Arizona         216    13. Oklahoma State  213    14. Weber State 190    15. Indiana         153    16. N. Carolina St. 133    17. Penn State  130    18. Eastern Mich.   118    19. Villanova   112    20. Notre Dame  102    21. William & Mary  95    22. Colorado State  65    23. Michigan State  64    24. Alabama         41    25. Dartmouth   31        ( ) = first-place votes
        NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll                SCHOOL          POINTS    1.  Byu (12)    300    2.  Stanford    288    3.  Wisconsin   276    4.  Arizona State   259    5.  Colorado    257    6.  Boston College  238    7.  Arizona         207    8.  Kansas State    206    9.  Washington  181    10. Michigan    179    11. Arkansas    174    12. Yale            169    13. Georgetown  163    14. N. Carolina St. 142    15. Colorado State  139    16. Providence  134    17. Weber State 102    18. Villanova   86    19. Missouri    76    20. Minnesota   75    21. Marquette   66    22. Brown           58    23. North Carolina  43    24. Texas A&M   29    25. West Virginia   28        ( ) = first-place votes

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 5, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on October 3, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at New England Championship on October 10, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at Nuttycombe Invitational on October 17, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at Rothenberg Run on October 24, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at BIG EAST Championship on October 31, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at NCAA Northeast Regional on November 14, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at NCAA Championship on November 22, 2025 ,

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