Oct. 14, 2006

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -

Men's Blue Team Race Results (Team/Indiv.) - Pre Nationals - October 14, 2006
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Providence College men's cross country team competed at Pre Nationals on Saturday, October 14. The meet was hosted by Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind. Pre Nationals consisted of 72 teams, which was split into a blue team race and a white team race.

The Friars finished sixth in the blue team race with a total of 285 points. Senior Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) won the race with a time of 23:30.3. He finished six seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Robert Cheseret (Arizona), who completed the course in a time of 23:36.2.

Colorado finished first in the team standings with a total of 75 points. Florida State placed second (141 points), NC State finished third (152 points), UC Santa Barbara placed fourth in the team standings with 229 points and Georgetown rounded out the top-five with 274 points.

PC junior Max Smith (Dunedin, New Zealand) placed second among Friar runners and 37th overall with a time of 24:21.2. Also scoring for Providence was junior Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.), senior Nicholas Weidman (Sudbury, Mass.) and freshman Hayden McLaren (Christchurch, New Zealand). Haji finished 61st with a time of 24:34.7. Weidman placed 81st with a time of 24:46.1 and McLaren finished 105th (24:53.8).

Providence returns to action on Friday, October 27 at the BIG EAST Conference Cross Country Championships held at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

PRE NATIONALS
Men's Blue Team Race (8,000 meters)
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Terre Haute, Ind.
Providence finish:  6th of 36

TOP 10 TEAM FINISHES (of 36 teams)
1. 	Colorado 	75
2. 	Florida State 	141
3. 	NC State 	152
4. 	UC Santa Barbara 	229
5. 	Georgetown 	274
6. 	Providence 	285
7. 	Louisville 	289
8. 	Oklahoma State 	292
9. 	Arizona 	293
10. 	Butler	321

TOP FIVE INIDIVIDUAL FINISHES/PROVIDENCE FINISHES
1. 	Martin Fagan 	Providence 	23:30.3
2. 	Robert Cheseret 	Arizona 	23:36.2
3.	Robert Curtis	Villanova	23:43.6
4.	Obed Mutanya	Arizona	23:44.6
5.	Andrew Lemoncello	Florida State	23:45.8
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37.	Max Smith	Providence	24:21.2
61.	Ahmed Haji	Providence	24:34.7
81.	Nick Weidman	Providence	24:46.1
105.	Hayden McLaren	Providence	24:53.8
115.	Richard Yeates	Providence	24:57.0
224.	Tom Webb	Providence	26:03.8