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Men's Cross Country Climbs Back In National Poll
11/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Nov. 1, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country team climbed back into the latest NCAA Mondo national poll, which was released on November 1. The Friars (34 points) are ranked 30th. Wisconsin (476 points) regained its No. 1 position after being ranked second in the last poll. Arkansas (468 points), Colorado (442 points), Stanford (432 points) and Notre Dame (414 points) round out the top five.
The Friars are coming off a third-place at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships on Friday, October 28 at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y. Senior Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) captured the individual title as he crossed the finish line in a time of 23:48. With his victory, Fagan broke a 27-year old course record. Sophomore Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) was the second Friar runner to cross the finish line as he took sixth place with a time of 24:30. Fellow sophomore Max Smith (Dunedin, New Zealand) finished 14th in a time of 25:00. Fagan, Haji and Smith each earned All-BIG EAST honors by finishing among the top-15 at the event. Also scoring for Providence was junior Nick Weidman of Sudbury, Mass. (21st -25:17) and senior Joe Dionne of Oshawa, Ontario (26th - 25:31).
The Friars are back in action on Saturday, November 12 at the NCAA Northeast Regionals at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.
MONDO NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLLNovember 1, 2005Rank Team (First place votes) Points1. Wisconsin (12) 4762. Arkansas (4) 4683. Colorado 4424. Stanford 4325. Notre Dame 4146. Brigham Young 4027. Georgetown 3548. UTEP 3519. Arizona 34210. Texas 33811. Alabama 28712. Kansas 28613. Portland 27314. Florida 25215. Ohio State 24616. Dartmouth 24217. William & Mary 21318. Minnesota 21219. Virginia 21120. Iowa 17221. Iona 15322. Florida State 15223. Michigan 14924. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 14425. Indiana 9626. Oklahoma State 8227. American 5928. California 4529. Washington 3530. PROVIDENCE 34
Also receiving votes: Air Force 20, Eastern Michigan 18, Colorado State 12, Tennessee 12, Princeton 8, Butler 3, Michigan State 2, Weber State 2, Duquesne 1.
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