Women's Cross Country Ranked 11th In FinishLynx National Poll

Sept. 21, 2005

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team (255 points) is ranked 11th in the latest NCAA FinishLynx National Poll, which was released on September 21. Duke (384 points) earned seven of the 13 first-place votes to garner the No. 1 position. Colorado (382 points), Notre Dame (364 points), Michigan (348 points) and Stanford (339 points) round out the top five.

In the Friars' last competition, the team finished second out of 19 teams at the Fordham Invitational on September 10 at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. Providence was led by senior All-American Fiona Crombie (Christchurch, New Zealand), who captured the individual title in a time of 17:48.

The Friars will return to action on Saturday, September 24 at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational in Falcon Heights, Minn. The meet will begin at 11:10 a.m.

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S NCAA CROSS COUNTRY POLLSeptember 21, 2005Rank    Team (First place votes)      Points1       Duke (7)                      3842       Colorado (6)                  3823       Notre Dame                    3644       Michigan                      3485       Stanford                      3446       Brigham Young                 3197       Arizona State                 3098       North Carolina State          2909       Villanova                     27910      Columbia                      26611      PROVIDENCE                    25512      Wake Forest                   24213      Arkansas                      23414      Princeton                     21915      UC - Santa Barbara            20716      Illinois                      20117      Tennessee                     17618      Michigan State                16319      Missouri                      15320      Baylor                        13721      Georgia                       12222      Indiana                       10723      Northern Arizona              9824      Georgetown                    8925      Yale                          7426      Colorado State                6527      North Carolina                5828      Florida State                 4729      Washington                    3330      Marquette                     26

Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Butler 13, Rice 12, Iowa 11, Utah State 10, Virginia 10, Tennessee-Chattanooga 5, Boston University 3, LaSalle 2, Boston College 1.

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 ,

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

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

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Women's Cross Country Ranked 11th In FinishLynx National Poll

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