Women's Cross Country Ranked 12th in FinishLynx National Poll

Nov. 18, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team climbed to No. 12 in the FinishLynx Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll, which was released on Monday, November 18.

Providence received 230 points and moved three spots to No. 12. Brigham Young continued its hold on the top spot with 389 points and 12 first place votes. Stanford (378), Colorado (360), Wake Forest (347) and Notre Dame (334) round out the top five.

On Saturday, November 16, the Friars finished second at the NCAA Regional Championships in Van Cortlandt Park, N.Y. Providence (75 points) finished behind Columbia (70 points). With the second place finish, the Friars qualified for their 14th consecutive NCAA Championship. Sophomore Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) and senior Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) led the Friars. Cullen placed fourth overall in a time of 20:57, while McGettigan finished fifth in a time of 21:02. Graduate student Heather Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.) finished 18th in a time of 21:36 and sophomore Deirdre Byrne (Avoca, Ireland) took 23rd-place in a time of 21:49. Also scoring for the Friars was senior Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland), who finished 25th in a time of 21:51.

The Friars will compete at the NCAA Championship on Monday, November 25 in Terre Haute, Ind.


FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLLNovember 18, 2002Rank    Team (First place votes)        Points1   Brigham Young (12)              3892   Stanford (1)                    3783   Colorado                        3604   Wake Forest                     3475   Notre Dame                      3346   North Carolina State            3247   Georgetown                      3208   Arkansas                        2859   Columbia                        27710  Northern Arizona                26611  Virginia                        24112  PROVIDENCE                      23013  Villanova                       22414  Duke                            21415  Michigan                        20916  Missouri                        20417  Arizona State                   20218  North Carolina                  16519  Michigan State                  16220  Indiana                         13121  UCLA                            12022  Penn State                      7523  William & Mary                  7024  Washington                      6925  Ball State                      6626  Boston College                  6327  Texas                           6228  Colorado State                  5229  Wisconsin                       4730  Northwestern                    36

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