April 1, 2001

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Providence College men's track team competed at the Raleigh Relays at NC State in Raleigh, N.C. on March 30-31.

Junior Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand) was impressive in the 1,500 meters as he won the race in a time of 3:47.75 and qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track Championship.

The Friars were strong in the 5,000 meters as junior Paul Reilly (Loughrea, Ireland) placed second in a time of 14:07.09. He was followed by teammates sophomore Adam Sutton (Preston, England) and junior Dermot Galvin (Kilrush, Ireland). Sutton was fifth (14:10.51) in the 5,000 and Galvin placed 13th (14:29.64).

EVENT	        PLACE	ATHLETE	        TIME
400 meters	-	Kevin Cashman	52.92
	        -	Jeff Matrullo	54.34
1,500 meters	1st	Hamish Thorpe	3:47.75
	        -	Tim Morris	4:02.93
	        -	Tyler McCabe	4:06.39
5,000 meters	2nd	Paul Reilly	14:07.09
	        5th	Adam Sutton	14:10.51
                13th    Dermot Galvin   14:29.64
	        -	Pat Conway	15:47.34
10,000 meters	19th	Ciaran Lynch	31:08.43
4 x 800 meters	-	Providence	8:03.83