[Pcalumnixctrack] Providence Cross Country Moves Up In Rankings

Tue Nov 1 13:39:40 EDT 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 1, 2016

Contact- Brendan Sullivan (401) 865-1245

Providence Cross Country Moves Up In Rankings

The women are now ranked third, while the men are ranked 30th.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The USTFCCCA released their latest national rankings on Nov. 1. The new poll saw the women's team move up to third in the nation. The Providence men jumped back into the rankings, taking the 30th spot.

The Cross Country teams both competed at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 28th at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y. The women defended their title by winning the meet with 36 points and placing four runners in the top eight.  This was the third time in the past four years that the women have taken home the BIG EAST title.

Following the win, the Friars moved into the third place ranking with 334 points. Providence now has a one point lead over No. 4 Washington (333 points) and are only three points behind No. 2 NC State (337 points). No. 1 Colorado remained atop the polls with 12 first place votes and 360 points.

The men's team finished in second place at the BIG EAST Championships, their highest finish since 2013 when the team also finished second. The USTFCCCA now has the men ranked 30th in the nation. Previously, the men had been the first team outside of the rankings.

The Friars will race next at the NCAA Northeast Regional meet on Nov. 11, where the teams will look to punch their tickets to nationals.

-GO FRIARS! -

Women's National Rankings: Team (First Place Votes) - Points

1-Colorado (12) - 360

2-NC State- 337

3-Providence- 334

4-Washington-333

5-Michigan-308

6-New Mexico-293

7-Arkansas-268

7-Stanford-268

9-Penn State-267

10-Portland-259

11-Oregon-231

12-Iowa State-225

13-Eastern Michigan-191

14-Mississippi-169

14-Notre Dame-169

16-San Francisco- 159

17-Oklahoma State- 156

18-Harvard-152

18-BYU- 152

20-Utah-142

21-Villanova--138

22-Michigan State-131

23-Yale-81

24-Penn-77

25-Baylor-56

26-Minnesota-44

27-California-41

27-West Virginia-41

29-Air Force-38

29-SMU-38

Men's National Rankings: Team (First Place Votes) - Points

1-Northern Arizona (12)- 360

2-Colorado- 343

3-BYU- 327

4-Stanford- 326

5-Syracuse- 314

6-Arkansas- 303

7-Iona- 276

8-UCLA-267

9-Oklahoma State- 264

10-Oregon-261

11-Mississippi-246

12-Portland-226

13-Iowa State-214

14-Wisconsin-198

15-UTEP-179

16-Virginia-173

17-Washington State-164

18-Michigan State- 159

19-Colorado State- 129

20-Boise State- 120

21-Indiana - 107

22-Georgetown - 101

23-Tulsa- 98

24-Southern Utah- 95

25-Eastern Michigan-59

26-Middle Tennessee-53

27-NC State-46

28-Penn-36

29-Michigan-29

30-Providence-28

Women's Northeast Rankings:

1-Providence

2-Harvard

3-Yale

4-Syracuse

5-Brown

6-Cornell

7-Dartmouth

8-Boston College

9-New Hampshire

10-Stony Brook

Men's Northeast Rankings:

1-Syracuse

2-Iona

3-Providence

4-Columbia

5-Dartmouth

6-Yale

7-Cornell

8-Northeastern

9-Buffalo

10-Brown

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