PROVIDENCE COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK

New England Challenge Cup Finals at BU, Boston, Mass. - Jan. 21, 2000

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's track team scored 37 points and finished fifth of six teams at the New England Challenge Cup Finals at Boston University in Boston, Mass. on Friday, January 21.

The Friars were led by freshman Chris Livesey of Preston, England and senior Keith Kelly of Drogheda, Ireland. Livesey won the 1,000 meters in a time of 2:25.82, which is the fastest time in the East this winter. Kelly finished second in the 3,000 meters in a time of 8:18.10. Both runners qualified for the ECAC Championship.

Senior Larry Morrissey of Waterford, Ireland (fourth, 1,000 meters), sophomore Dermot Galvin of Kilrush, Ireland (third, mile) and sophomore Paul Reilly of Loughrea, Ireland (fourth, mile) also all qualified for the ECAC Championship.

PC's 4 x 800 meter relay team earned a first-place finish. The 4 x 800 team of Morrissey, Reilly, Livesey and sophomore Hamish Thorpe (Aukland, New Zealand) won in a time of 7:53.68.

The Friar distance medley squad also ran a strong race. Freshman Adam Sutton (Preston, England), junior Kevin Cashman (Westwood, Mass.), sophomore Dermot Galvin (Kilrush, Ireland) and junior Ciaran Lynch (Limerick, Ireland) placed second in a time of 10:10.45 and qualified for the IC4A Championship

TEAM RESULTS: 1. UConn 135, 2. Brown 88.5, 3. Dartmouth 63.5, 4. UMass-Amherst 38, 5. Providence 37, 6. New Hampshire 29.

EVENT	PLACE	ATHLETE	TIME	

400 meters	6th	Kevin Cashman	51.14

	-	Tom Montuori	53.04

800 meters	5th	Hamish Thorpe	1:55.89

	-	Mark Ryan	2:02.57

	-	Brian Colleran	2:05.01

1,000 meters	1st	Chris Livesey	2:25.82

	4th	Larry Morrissey	2:27.79

	8th	Tim Morris	2:34.96

Mile	3rd	Dermot Galvin	4:11.55

	4th	Paul Reilly	4:11.93

	8th	Kevin Donnelly	4:20.46

3,000 meters	2nd 	Keith Kelly	8:18.10

	-	Tyler McCabe	8:45.34

	-	Pat Conway	9:00.70

Dist. Med. Rel.	2nd	Sutton, Cashman, Galvin, Lynch	10:10.45

4 X 800 Relay	1st	Morrissey, Reilly,Thorpe, Livesey	7:53.68