Completed Event: Women's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 5, 2025 ,
Women's Cross Country
vs Friar Invitational
Final
Providence College Athletics
Women's and Men's Cross Country Ranked 4th and 8th Nationally
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
October 20, 1998
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No. 4 in the country, according to the NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll released on Monday, Oct. 19. PC's men's team is ranked eighth, according to the latest NCAA Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 20.
The women's team, led by senior Sarah Dupre (Kingston, Ontario) who finished first in a time of 16:58, captured its eighth New England Cross Country Championship on October 16 at Boston, Mass. The Friars will return to action on Oct. 30 at the BIG EAST Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. The Friars will be looking to capture their fourth consecutive BIG EAST title.
The PC men's team won its 19th New England Cross Country title on Oct. 16. Senior Ben Noad led the Friars and won the individual title in a time of 23:42. The men's squad, which has won a league leading 12 BIG EAST titles, returns to action on Oct. 30 at the BIG EAST Championship in Boston, Mass.
NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll 1. Brigham Young (9) 225
2. Stanford 214
3. Michigan 208
4. PROVIDENCE 188
5. Arkansas 187
6. Arizona 181
7. Georgetown 169
8. Wisconsin 163
9. Wake Forest 149
10. Villanova 147
11. North Carolina State 137
12. Washington 126
13. Northern Arizona 122
14. William & Mary 103
15. Arizona State 98
16. Oregon 76
17. Dartmouth 68
18. Kansas State 66
19. South Florida 60
20. Colorado 58
21. Baylor 50
22. Tennessee 38
23. UCLA 28
24. Florida 22
25. Ohio University 9
( ) = first-place votes
NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll
1. Stanford (11) 395
2. Arkansas (5) 388
3. Oregon 367
4. Colorado 350
5. Arizona 335
6. North Carolina State 318
7. Michigan 296
8. PROVIDENCE 283
9. Oklahoma State 261
10. Michigan State 249
11. Iona College 239
12. Georgetown 205
13. Wisconsin 204
14. Central Michigan 191
15. Brigham Young 165
16. Montana 149
17. Missouri 119
18. Minnesota 101
19. William & Mary 92
20. James Madison 77
21. Notre Dame 71
22. Dartmouth 48
23. Duke 45
Princeton 45
25. Northern Arizona 28
( ) = first-place votes
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