Feb. 13, 2005

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Providence College men's indoor track team competed at the St. Valentine Invitational on February 11-12 at Boston University.

Senior Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) ran a personal best time in the 3,000 meters as he recorded a time of 8:16.02. Moulton finished seventh overall and fourth among collegiate competitors. Sophomore Nick Weidman (Sudbury, Mass.) finished 26th in a time of 8:35.71 and qualified for the BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field Championships.

In the 1,000 meters, junior Richard Jones (Wellington, New Zealand) improved on his time from last week by nearly eight seconds. Jones ran the race in 2:22.66 to finish third overall and second among collegiate competitors. Freshman Mike Blanchard (Galesferry, Conn.) finished 21st in a time of 2:30.63 as he qualified for the BIG EAST Championships.

Freshman Max Smith (Dunedin, New Zealand) ran the mile in 4:07.11 to place sixth overall as he also qualified for the BIG EAST Championships. Classmate Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) also qualified for the BIG EAST Championships as he ran a time of 4:16.32 to finish 32nd.

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
ST. VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
FEBRUARY 11-12, 2005

400-meter dash
James Lourenco  32nd    49.80
Mile Run
Max Smith       6th     4:07.11
Ahmed Haji      32nd    4:16.32
Doug Coffed     67th    4:22.33
Matt Kinback    89th    4:26.73
Theo Shaheen    111th   4:43.84
800 meters
Matt Licari     37th    1:57.27
1,000 meters
Richard Jones   3rd     2:22.66
Mike Blanchard  21st    2:30.63
Tom Geer        7th     2:35.46
3,000 meters
Patrick Moulton 3rd     8:16.02
Nick Weidman    26th    8:35.71
Patrick Guidera 28th    8:37.49
High jump
Greg Giardino   23rd     1.78 m
Long jump
Armond Hodge    25th     6.16 m