Providence College Athletics

Women's Track Ranked 10th In Trackwire 25 Poll

2/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

Feb. 18, 2004

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's indoor track & field team (23 points) is ranked 10th in the Trackwire 25 poll, which was released on February 17. The Poll is based on projected scores for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship.

The Friars, who competed at the St. Valentine Invitational on February 13-14 in Boston, Mass., are led by juniors Kim Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) and Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland). Smith has automatically qualified for the NCAA's in the mile, the 3,000 meters and the 5,000 meters. In addition, she has set Providence College records in the mile (4:30.61 on Feb. 10) and the 5,000 meters (15:18.54 on Jan. 31). She also holds the world record in the 3,000 meters (9:04.90) this season. Cullen, a cross country and track All-American has automatically qualified for the NCAA's in the mile and the 3,000 meters.

Providence will compete at the BIG EAST Championship on February 21-22 in Syracuse, N.Y.

Trackwire 25 Women's Indoor Track & Field PollFebruary 17, 2004Rank    Team            Points1   Louisiana       522   Texas           49    Florida         494   UCLA            435   Nebraska        416   Tennessee       347   Georgia         328   North Carolina  269   BYU             2410  Stanford        23    PROVIDENCE      2312  Miami           2113  Arkansas        2014  Colorado        1815  South Carolina  1716  Baylor          1517  Notre Dame      12    Cal Poly        1219  Auburn          1120  Georgia Tech    10    Georgetown      1022  Wisconsin       823  Michigan        724  Mississippi St. 6    Connecticut     6    Kentucky        6    Arizona State   6    West Virginia   6
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