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