May 8, 2005

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The Providence College men's and women's outdoor track teams competed at the BIG EAST Championship on May 7-8 at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. The men's team finished ninth of 10 teams after scoring 39 points and the women's squad placed 11th of 12 teams after scoring 34 points.

The women's team was led by senior Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) who won the 5,000 meters in a time of 16:12.94 and qualified for the NCAA Regionals. Cullen became the fourth Friar to win the BIG EAST outdoor 5,000 title and the first since Marie McMahon won in 1998. In the 1,500 meters, senior Deirdre Byrne (Wicklow, Ireland) finished fifth in a time of 4:30.36.

On the men's side, Junior Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) finished second in the 5,000 meters in a time of 14:16.17. In the 800 meters, senior Liam Reale (Hospital, Ireland) finished third in a time of 1:52.80. Freshman Max Smith (Dunedin, Ireland) placed third in the 1,500 meters in a time of 3:57.05. The Friars' 4 x 800 meter team of junior Richard Jones (Wellington, New Zealand), freshman Matt Licari (Amityville, Mass.), Smith and Reale placed third in a time of 7:37.71.

Women's Team Finishes: 1) Pittsburgh 176,  2) Notre Dame 113.50,  3) West Virginia 82,  4) Rutgers 81,  5) Boston College 74.50,  6) Syracuse 64,  7) Connecticut 62, 8) Villanova 60,  9) St. John's 50, 10) Georgetown 49, 11) Providence 34,  12) Seton Hall 12
Providence Women's Finishers
Sunday's Races
EVENT	PLACE	ATHLETE	TIME
1,500 meters	5th	Deirdre Byrne	4:30.36
5,000 meters	1st	Mary Cullen	16:12.94
4 x 800 meters	5th	Crombie, Cappello, Byrne, Quinn	9:04.00
Saturday's Races
800 meters prelims.	--	Roisin Quinn	2:20.94
3,000 steeplechase	2nd	Fiona Crombie	10:26.83
10,000 meters	3rd	Lisa Cappello	36:37.01
	7th	Katie Twarog	37:36.65


Men's Team Finishes: 1) Rutgers 192,  2) Notre Dame 143.50,  3) Pittsburgh 117,  4) Villanova 93,  5) Connecticut 78.5,  6) Georgetown 74,  7) Syracuse 52,  8) Seton Hall 48,  9) Providence 39,  10) Boston College 16
Providence Men's Finishers
Sunday's Races
EVENT	PLACE	ATHLETE	TIME
800 meters	3rd	Liam Reale	1:52.80
1,500 meters	3rd	Max Smith	3:57.05
5,000 meters	2nd	Martin Fagan	14:16.17
	11th	Pat Moulton	15:02.32
	16th	Ben Pollock	15:34.01
4 x 800 meters	3rd	Reale, Licari, Smith, Jones	7:37.71
Saturday's Races
800 meters prelims.	7th q	Liam Reale	1:51.33
	10th	Richard Jones	1:52.39
1,500 meters prelims.	4th q	Max Smith	3:50.82
	14th	Nick Weidman	3:55.70
3,000 steeplechase	9th	Pat Guidera	9:31.64
10,000 meters	2nd	Joe Dionne	30:24.93
	4th	Pat Moulton	30:27.67