Feb. 17, 2002

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Providence College men's indoor track team competed at the the BIG EAST Championships in Syracuse, N.Y. on February 16-17. On Sunday, the final day of competition, four Friar runners participated in three different events.

Freshman Liam Reale (Hospital, Ireland) finished seventh in the mile run and qualified for the IC4A Championship, with a time of 4:12.44. In the 1,000-meter run, senior Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand) finished third and qualified for the IC4A Championship, in a time of 2:26.23. And in the 3,000-meter run, freshman Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ontario) qualified for the IC4A Championship, with a seventh-place finish (8:17.58). Freshman Patrick Guidera (Clonmel, Ireland) finished 15th (8:38.33).

FINAL TEAM RESULTS: 1. Connecticut 136.50, 2. Villanova 125, 3. Notre Dame 101.75, 4. Georgetown 90, 5. Seton Hall 66, 6. Rutgers 60, 7. Miami 49, 8. Pittsburgh 35, 9. St. John's 33, 10. Syracuse 26, 11. West Virginia 20.75, 12. Virginia Tech 19, 13. PROVIDENCE 16, 14. Boston College 1

PROVIDENCE INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS:
Mile Run 	7th 	Liam Reale 	        4:12.44*
1,000-meters 	3rd 	Hamish Thorpe 	        2:26.23*
3,000-meters 	7th 	Dylan Wykes 	        8:17.58*
	        15th 	Patrick Guidera 	8:38.33

* - IC4A Qualifier