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Providence Women’s Cross Country Ranked Third In USTFCCCA Northeast Regional Poll
11/4/2025 11:48:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
The Friars will compete for a spot in the NCAA Cross Country Championship at the Northeast Regional on Nov. 14.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The USTFCCCA released its latest Regional Poll on Nov. 3. The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No. 3 in the Northeast Region.
In the Friars' last meet at the BIG EAST Championship in Ashland, Neb. on Oct. 31, sophomore Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) finished sixth (20:03.2) of 96 runners and led the women to a third place finish. It marked the sixth straight time and the 14th time in the last 15 years the Friar women finished in the top three at the BIG EAST Championship. After Gardiner, sophomore Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia), freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand), senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) and sophomore Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) all scored for the Friars. Schmidt (11th, 20:22.7), Currie (12th, 20:24.0), Laverty (14th, 20:27.6) and Bush (18th, 20:45.9) along with Gardiner, all placed in the top-20 and earned All-BIG EAST honors.
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Nov. 14 at the NCAA Northeast Regionals in Hopkinton, N.H.
For a full list of the Division I women's cross country regional rankings, follow the link below:
https://www.ustfccca.org/2025/11/featured/2025-ncaa-di-womens-cross-country-regional-rankings-week-5
For more information on Providence College men's and women's cross country teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
In the Friars' last meet at the BIG EAST Championship in Ashland, Neb. on Oct. 31, sophomore Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) finished sixth (20:03.2) of 96 runners and led the women to a third place finish. It marked the sixth straight time and the 14th time in the last 15 years the Friar women finished in the top three at the BIG EAST Championship. After Gardiner, sophomore Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia), freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand), senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) and sophomore Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) all scored for the Friars. Schmidt (11th, 20:22.7), Currie (12th, 20:24.0), Laverty (14th, 20:27.6) and Bush (18th, 20:45.9) along with Gardiner, all placed in the top-20 and earned All-BIG EAST honors.
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Nov. 14 at the NCAA Northeast Regionals in Hopkinton, N.H.
For a full list of the Division I women's cross country regional rankings, follow the link below:
https://www.ustfccca.org/2025/11/featured/2025-ncaa-di-womens-cross-country-regional-rankings-week-5
For more information on Providence College men's and women's cross country teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
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