Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 4, 2026 ,
Men's Cross Country
vs Friar Invitational
Final
11/3/2026 3:09:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The Friar women have been ranked for five consecutive weeks.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The USTFCCCA released its latest Regional and National Coaches' Poll on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No. 1 in the Northeast Region and No. 27 in the nation. The Friar men's cross country team is ranked fifth in the Northeast Region.
The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams last competed at the BIG EAST Championship on Friday, October 30 at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va. The Friar women's team scored 36 points on the 6K course and placed first of 11 teams. It marked the Friar women's team's ninth BIG EAST Cross Country title and first since 2016. It is the seventh consecutive year and 15th time in the last 16 years that the Friar women finished in the top three at the BIG EAST Championship. The team was led by junior Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia), who finished second (19:36.2) of 100 runners and earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors. All five of the Friar runners that scored finished in the top 13 and four finished in the top nine.
On the men's side, the Friars placed third of nine teams after scoring 76 points on the 8K course. It is the 30th time the men's squad finished in the top three at the BIG EAST Championship in the 47-year history of the event. Junior Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland) paced the Friars, finishing fifth (23:27.2) of 80 runners. He earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors.
The Friars will return to action at the NCAA Northeast Regional in Farmingdale, N.Y. on Friday, Nov. 13.
For a full list of the Division I women's cross country national rankings, follow the link below:
https://www.ustfccca.org/2026/11/featured/2026-ncaa-di-womens-cross-country-national-coaches-poll-week-6
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's cross country and track and field teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams last competed at the BIG EAST Championship on Friday, October 30 at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va. The Friar women's team scored 36 points on the 6K course and placed first of 11 teams. It marked the Friar women's team's ninth BIG EAST Cross Country title and first since 2016. It is the seventh consecutive year and 15th time in the last 16 years that the Friar women finished in the top three at the BIG EAST Championship. The team was led by junior Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia), who finished second (19:36.2) of 100 runners and earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors. All five of the Friar runners that scored finished in the top 13 and four finished in the top nine.
On the men's side, the Friars placed third of nine teams after scoring 76 points on the 8K course. It is the 30th time the men's squad finished in the top three at the BIG EAST Championship in the 47-year history of the event. Junior Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland) paced the Friars, finishing fifth (23:27.2) of 80 runners. He earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors.
The Friars will return to action at the NCAA Northeast Regional in Farmingdale, N.Y. on Friday, Nov. 13.
For a full list of the Division I women's cross country national rankings, follow the link below:
https://www.ustfccca.org/2026/11/featured/2026-ncaa-di-womens-cross-country-national-coaches-poll-week-6
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's cross country and track and field teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Cross Country
Tuesday, November 03
Tuesday, November 03
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