PROVIDENCE, R.I. The USTFCCCA released its latest National Coaches' Poll on November 18. The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No. 11 in the nation.
The Providence College women's cross country team competed in the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Friday, November 15 in Hopkinton, N.H. The 11th-ranked Friar women's team placed first (51 points) of 39 teams and was led by senior Kimberly May (Auckland, New Zealand), who finished third (19:34.32) of 268 runners. After May, leading the way for the women was graduate student
Alex Millard (Kent, England), graduate student
Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) and senior
Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland). Millard, May, Flockhart and Mooney all finished in the top-10. May, Millard and Flockhart ran the entire race together, which resulted in them finishing three, four and five. Millard was fourth (19:34.37), Flockhart was fifth (19:36.23) and Mooney was 10th (20:03.07). Senior Niamh O'Mahony (Kerry, Ireland) was the final Friar to score as she placed 29th (20:37.90).
The 11
th-ranked Providence College women's cross country team will compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championship on Saturday, November 23. The race will be held at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wis. The women's 6k race will begin at 10:20 a.m.
For a full list of the Division I women's cross country national rankings, follow the link below:
https://www.ustfccca.org/team-rankings-polls-central
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