Sept. 23, 2000

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The 14th-ranked Providence College men's cross country team scored 104 points and defeated 30 schools to capture the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, September 23. The Friars were led by two-time All-American senior Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland) who won the race in a time of 24:12.

Also scoring for the Friars were junior Hamish Thorpe of Auckland, New Zealand (sixth - 24:39), junior Dermot Galvin of Kilrush, Ireland (25th - 25:01), sophomore Adam Sutton of Preston, England (33rd - 25:06) and junior Paul Reilly of (Loughrea, Ireland).

The Friars return to action on October 13 at the New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

at Minneapolis, Minn.

Distance: Cross Country - 8,000 meters

1. 	Keith Kelly	Providence	24:12


2.	Jason Vanderhoof	Wisconsin	24:32


3.	Bryan Berryhill	Colorado State	24:33


4.	Jared Cordes	Wisconsin	24:34


5.	Garrett Jensen	Arizona	24:35


6.	Hamish Thorpe	Providence	24:39


7.	Nick Smith	Missouri	24:41


8.	John Hedengren	Brigham Young	24:41


9.	Josh Rohatinsky	Brigham Young	24:42


10.	Adam Barthe	Cal Poly	24:42




25.	Dermot Galvin	Providence	25:01


33.	Adam Sutton	Providence	25:06


39.	Paul Reilly	Providence	25:11


61.	Chris Livesey	Providence	25:23


97.	Larry Morrissey	Providence	25:43


TEAM SCORES top 10 of 31


1. Providence	104


2. Wisconsin	147


3. Brigham Young	166


4. Arizona	171


5. Colorado State	176


6. Arizona State	190


7. Oregon	198


8. Weber State	204


9. Eastern Michigan	318


10. Wake Forest	322