Providence College Athletics

Men's Cross Country Ranked 17th In Mondo National Poll

9/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country

Sept. 28, 2004

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country team (196 points) is ranked 17th in the Mondo Division I Men's Cross Country National Poll, which was released Tuesday, September 28.

Wisconsin, which captured the Roy Griak Invitational on September 25, is ranked No. 1, receiving all 14 first-place votes. Stanford, Iona, Arkansas and Colorado round out the top five.

Providence finished fifth at the Roy Griak Invitational on September 25. It marked the Friars' best result at the Roy Griak Invitational since 2001, when they finished third. Senior Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) led the Friars as he placed 20th in a time of 24:54. Junior Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) finished 24th-place (24:57), while freshman Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) placed 38th (25:18). Senior Dylan Wykes (41st - 25:22) of Kingston, Ontario and Patrick Guidera (61st - 25:39) of Clonmel, Ireland also scored for the Friars.

The Friars will return to competition on Friday, October 8 at the New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. The Friars will aim for their 24th New England title.


MONDO NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLLSeptember 25, 2004Rank    Team (First place votes)        Points1.  Wisconsin (14)                  4202.  Stanford                        4043.      Iona                            3864.  Arkansas                        3845.  Colorado                        3436.  Michigan                        3347.  Georgetown                      3338.  North Carolina State            3139.  Brigham Young                   31110. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo        28211. Butler                          27112. Villanova                       26013. Air Force                       25414. Arizona State                   24515. Indiana                         23116. Minnesota                       19717. PROVIDENCE                      19618. Central Michigan                13319. Miami (Ohio)                    13020. Colorado State                  11921. Ohio State                      11222. Oklahoma State                  10723. Georgia                         105    Northern Arizona                10525. Oregon                          9426. Iowa                            71    Washington                      7128. Florida State                   5829. Montana State                   4030. Notre Dame                      32

Also receiving votes: Arizona 23, Florida 17, American 15, Virginia 15, Eastern Michigan 14, Texas 14, Duke 10, Cornell 9, Auburn 8, Kansas 8, Portland 6, New Mexico 1, Stephen F. Austin 1, William & Mary 1.

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Martin Fagan

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Ahmed Haji

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