Feb. 11, 2002

The Providence College men's indoor track team competed at the St. Valentine Invitational, in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, February 9.

Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand) finished first in the the mile run, with a time of 4:06.61. Freshman Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ontario) finished fifth (4:09.83) in the mile. Thorpe and Wykes both qualify for the BIG EAST Championship with their times in the event.

In other top finishes, freshman Liam Reale (Hospital, Ireland) qualified for the BIG EAST Championship as he earned a first-place finish in the 1,000-meter run, with a time of 2:26.58.

In the 3,000-meter run, senior Dermot Galvin (Kilrush, Ireland), junior Tyler McCabe (Mystic, Conn.) and freshman Patrick Guidera (Clonmel, Ireland) each qualified for the BIG EAST Championship, with their respective finishes. Galvin paced the Friars with a third-place finish (8:09.79). McCabe finsihed sixth (8:14.99), and Guidera took a 14th-place finish, in a time of 8:28.04.

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK
Individual Finishes

At St. Valentine Invitational (February 9, 2002)
Boston, Massachusetts

Mile	         1st	Hamish Thorpe	  4:06.61
	         5th	Dylan Wykes	  4:09.83
	         14th	Pat Moulton	  4:19.28
	         35th	Ben Pollack	  4:29.37
	         49th	Mike St. Thomas	  4:37.62
400-meter dash	 33rd	Dave Wickman	  00:52.59
800-meters	 50th	Mark Ryan	  2:02.15
	         58th	Jon Earle	  2:14.74
1,000-meters	 1st	Liam Reale	  2:26.58
	         21st	Tom Geer	  2:37.26
	         23rd	Tim Morris	  2:44.54
3,000-meters	 3rd	Dermot Galvin	  8:09.79
	         6th	Tyler McCabe	  8:14.99
	         14th	Patrick Guidera	  8:28.04


WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK
Individual Finishes

At St. Valentine Invitational (February 9, 2002)
Boston, Massachusetts
800-meters	 14th	Kate Gall	  2:23.33
1,000-meters	 12th	Carol Geddes	  3:20.21
	         13th	Jessica Romaniuk  3:22.77
200-meter dash	 20th	Jaclyn Raffol	  00:30.40
Weight Throw	 11th	Emma Foster	  9.43 m
Shot Put	 11th	Emma Foster	  9.60 m