Jan. 20, 2002

BOSTON, Mass. - The Providence College men's indoor track team competed at the New England Challenge, in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, January 18.

Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand) finished first in the 1,000-meter run, with a time of 2:24.97, and qualified for the BIG EAST and IC4A Championships. Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ontario) placed second (4:12.83), and Dermot Galvin (Kilrush, Ireland) finished third (4:12.87) in the mile run. Both Wykes and Galvin also qualified for the BIG EAST and IC4A Championships with their times.

Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) qualified for BIG EASTs and IC4As in the 3,000-meter run, with a third-place finish (8:26.05). Tyler McCabe (Mystic, Conn.) qualified for the BIG EAST Championship in the 3,000 with a fourth-place finish (8:30.97).

The distance medley relay team, composed of Galvin, Wykes, Thorpe and Dave Wickman (Jefferson, Mass.) took first place in BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying time of 10:07.00.

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK Top Finishes

At Boston University (January 18, 2002)
Challenge Cup
800m    9th	Jon Earle		2:02.30
	10th	Tom Anderson		2:08.91
1000m 	1st	Hamish Thorpe		2:24.97
	9th	Ben Pollack		2:38.92
	11th	Mike St. Thomas	        2:42.72
Mile	2nd	Dylan Wykes		4:12.83
	3rd	Dermot Galvin		4:12.87
	7th	Mike Myers		4:22.40
3000m	3rd	Pat Moulton		8:26.05
	4th	Tyler McCabe		8:30.97
	7th	Patrick Guidera		8:40.79
4x800	4th	Colleran, Ryan,
		Morris, Geer		8:12.60
DMR	1st	Galvin, Wickman,
		Wykes, Thorpe		10:07.00