Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on October 3, 2025
Women's Cross Country
at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Providence College Athletics
Providence Women’s Cross Country Ranked Sixth In USTFCCCA National Rankings
9/17/2025 1:28:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
It marks the second consecutive poll in which the women’s team was ranked in the Top 10.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The USTFCCCA released its latest Regional and National Coaches' Poll on September 16. The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No.1 in the Northeast Region and No. 6 in the nation. The team moved up one spot in the poll.
In the Friars' last meet at the Friar Invitational in Attleboro, Mass. on Sept. 5, sophomore Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia) won the women's race (4k) in a time of 14:07.82 and led the team to a first-place finish over three other teams. It marked the sixth-consecutive year that the Friar women's team has won the Friar Invitational. After Schmidt, senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) and freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) finished second and third, respectively.
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Oct. 3 at the Sean Earl Lake Front Invitational on Chicago, Ill.
For a full list of the Division I women's cross country national rankings, follow the link below:
https://www.ustfccca.org/2025/09/featured/2025-ncaa-di-womens-cross-country-national-coaches-poll-week-1
For more information on Providence College men's and women's track and field teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
In the Friars' last meet at the Friar Invitational in Attleboro, Mass. on Sept. 5, sophomore Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia) won the women's race (4k) in a time of 14:07.82 and led the team to a first-place finish over three other teams. It marked the sixth-consecutive year that the Friar women's team has won the Friar Invitational. After Schmidt, senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) and freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) finished second and third, respectively.
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Oct. 3 at the Sean Earl Lake Front Invitational on Chicago, Ill.
For a full list of the Division I women's cross country national rankings, follow the link below:
https://www.ustfccca.org/2025/09/featured/2025-ncaa-di-womens-cross-country-national-coaches-poll-week-1
For more information on Providence College men's and women's track and field teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
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