Men's and Women's Cross Country Win Openers at UNH

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Senior Keith Kelly won his first race of the season at UNH.

Senior Keith Kelly won his first race of the season at UNH.

Sept. 1, 2000

DURHAM, N.H. -- The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams each won their season opener at the University of New Hampshire on Friday, September 1 in Durham, N.H.

The PC men's team (15 points) defeated the UNH Wildcats (50 points) by capturing the first five spots. The Friars were paced by two-time All-American Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland), who won the race in a time of 24:25. Also scoring for the Friars were sophomore Chris Livesey of Preston, England (second - 24:58), junior Hamish Thorpe of Auckland, New Zealand (third - 25:05), senior Ciaran Lynch of Limerick, Ireland (fourth - 25:08) and junior Paul Reilly of Loughrea, Ireland (fifth - 25:19).

The Friar women's team (19 points) defeated UNH (60 points) and Maine (67 points) by capturing five of the top six positions. Senior Rachel Hixson (Media, Pa.), a 1998 cross country All-America selection, won the race in a time of 18:28. She was followed by teammates sophomore Roisin McGettigan of Wicklow, Ireland (third - 18:41), freshman Lisa Cappello of Lockport, N.Y. (fourth - 18:43), senior Francine Darroch of Cambridge, Ontario (fifth - 18:55) and sophomore Emily Tallen of Kingston, Ontario (fifth - 19:05).

The PC women's cross country team will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the University of Rhode Island Invitational at 10:00 a.m. The men's team will race again on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Dartmouth Invitational at Hanover, N.H. at 11:00 a.m.

at Durham, N.H.

Distance: MEN'S Cross Country (8,000 meters)

Top 10 Finishers

1.	Keith Kelly	PC	24:25

2. Chris Livesey PC 24:58

3. Hamish Thorpe PC 25:05

4. Ciaran Lynch PC 25:08

5. Paul Reilly PC 25:19

6. Tim Curran PC 25:32

7. Adam Sutton PC 25:37

8. Matt Schadow UNH 25:39

9. Tim Wright UNH 26:03

10. Ben Strain UNH 26:26

11. Tim Morris PC 26:31

16. Tyler McCabe PC 27:11

23 Jon Carle PC 31:09

Team Scores:

PC - 15

UNH - 50

Distance: WOMEN'S Cross Country (5,000 meters)

Top 10 Finishers

1. Rachel Hixson PC 18:28

2. Amy Decamp UNH 18:38

3. Roisin McGettigan PC 18:41

4. Lisa Cappello PC 18:43

5. Francine Darroch PC 18:55

6. Emily Tallen PC 19:05

7. Kathryn Casserly PC 19:14

8. Vanessa McGowan Maine 19:36

9. Taryn Kenny UNH 19:40

10. Stephanie O'Reilly PC 19:49

13. Marissa Colburn PC 20:28

14. Joan Bohlke PC 20:47

23. Sarah Simeone PC 21:52

27. Jessica Romaniuk PC 22:14

30. Carolyn Turco PC 22:42

Team Scores:

PC - 19

UNH - 60

Maine - 67


 

 

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