Nov. 1, 2005

Washington, D.C. - The Georgetown University men's cross country team has moved up two spots to seventh in the latest Mondo NCAA Division I national poll conducted by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association. It is the highest ranking the Hoyas have earned in 2005.

The Hoyas are coming off a second place finish at the BIG EAST Championships at Van Courtlandt Park in The Bronx, New York.

At the BIG EAST Championships, the Hoyas were led by sophomore Matt Debole (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor) and senior Fleet Hower (Marion, Va./Marion), who finished third and fourth, respectively, in the field of 109 runners. Debole, the youngest finisher among the top-five, set a Georgetown school record, completing the six-mile course in 24:13. Hower, who was the top finisher among all seniors in the race, set a personal record, running the hilly course in the middle of one of the busiest areas in New York City in 24:20.

Georgetown, who began the 2005 season ranked 12th, sit two spots behind Notre Dame.