Providence College Athletics

Men's Cross Country Ranked Eighth Nationally

10/16/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country

Oct. 16, 2001

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's cross country team is ranked eighth in the MONDO NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Poll, released Tuesday, October 16. The Friars were picked fourth in the preseason poll, released on September 5. Most recently, the Friars earned a first-place finish in the New England Championships held in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, October 12. A year ago, the Friars qualified for their sixth-consecutive NCAA Championship, where they finished third overall.

Providence received 282 points in the poll. Colorado tops the rankings with 14 first-place votes and 398 points overall. Stanford (378 points) and Arkansas (369 points) are ranked second and third, respectively, with Arkansas receiving two first-place votes. Wisconsin (341 points) holds fourth place, BIG EAST opponent, Notre Dame (331 points) ranks fifth, North Carolina State ranks sixth (328 points) and Portland (293 points) ranks seventh.

THE MONDO NCAA-I MEN'S PRESEASON CROSS COUNTRY POLLConducted by the UNITED STATES CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION
Rank    Team (first place votes)  Points1   Colorado (14)             3982       Stanford              3783       Arkansas (2)          3694   Wisconsin             3415   Notre Dame            3316   North Carolina State      3287   Portland              2938   PROVIDENCE            2829-tie   Air Force             2519-tie   Northern Arizona      25111  UC-Santa Barbara      22112  Michigan              21413  Arizona                   20214  Villanova             19315  Eastern Michigan      17116  BYU                   16017  Duke                      14118  Michigan State            12219  Arizona State             11520  Oregon                    11421  Wake Forest            8922  Colorado State             8423  Indiana                    3924  Washington             2725  Utah State             25
Also receiving votes:  Butler 14, Washington State 14, William & Mary 7,Dartmouth 5, Alabama 4, Florida State 4, Georgetown 4, Nebraska 2, Penn State 2,Weber State 2, Iona 1, Miami (Ohio) 1, Oklahoma State 1.

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