May 6, 2001

BIG EAST Outdoor Championship at Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, N.J. - May 5-6, 2001

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The Providence College men's and women's track teams concluded the BIG EAST Outdoor Track Championship in Piscataway, N.J. on Saturday, May 5. The men's team placed 11th of 14 teams with 33 points and women's squad placed 13th of 14 teams with 31 points.

On the final day of competition, senior Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland) won the 5,000 meter title in a time of 13:58.40 with the fifth fastest time ever at the BIG EAST Championship and the fastest time since 1993. With his time, Kelly qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship and earned his seventh BIG EAST title, which ties him with former Friar Mark Carroll for the most ever at Providence.

Junior Dermot Galvin (Kilrush, Ireland) and sophomore Adam Sutton (Preston, England) each had a strong race for the Friars in the 5,000. Galvin finished second behind Kelly in a time of 14:19.82 and Sutton placed fifth in a time of 14:22.06.

In the men's 1,500 meters, junior Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand) finished fourth in a time of 3:50.45.

On the women's side, junior Kathryn Casserly (Galway, Ireland) was the top finisher of the day for PC, placing third in the 5,000 meters in a time of 16:49.38. She was followed by junior Claire Shearman (Portsmouth, N.H.), who finished sixth (17:00.93) in the 5,000.

The women's 4 x 800 meter team of sophomore Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland), senior Joan Bohlke (Old Saybrook, Conn.), sophomore Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland) and junior Kate Gall (Cumberland, Md.) finished eighth in a time of 9:08.15.

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES: 1. Miami 104: 2. Seton Hall 95: 3. Georgetown 83: 3. Notre Dame 83: 5. Pittsburgh 80: 6. Villanova 72: 7. St. John's 58: 8. Rutgers 56: 9. UConn 50: 10. West Virginia 44: 11. Boston College 38: 12. Virginia Tech 37: 13. Providence 31: 14. Syracuse 27.

MEN'S TEAM SCORES: 1. Georgetown 155: 2. Villanova 112: 3. UConn 88: 4. Seton Hall 71: 5. Rutgers 64: 6. Notre Dame 63: 7. West Virginia 59: 8. Miami 56: 9. Virginia Tech 51: 10. St. John's 36: 11. Providence 33: 12. Pittsburgh 32: 13. Syracuse 20: 14. Boston College 15.

Providence Women's Finishers on May 6

EVENT	        PLACE	ATHLETE	                TIME
5,000 meters	3rd	Kathryn Casserly	16:49.38
	        6th	Claire Shearman	        17:00.93
4 x 800 meters	8th	McGettigan, Bohlke, O'Shea, Gall	9:08.15

Providence Men's Finishers on May 6
EVENT	PLACE	ATHLETE	TIME
1,500 meters	4th	Hamish Thorpe	        3:50.45
5,000 meters	1st	Keith Kelly	        13:58.40
	        2nd	Dermot Galvin	        14:19.82
	        5th	Adam Sutton	        14:22:06
	        -	Tyler McCabe	        15:14.61