Oct. 27, 2000

BOSTON -- The fourth-ranked Providence College men's cross country team scored 39 points and captured its league leading 14th BIG EAST title on Friday, October 27 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. PC's 17th-ranked women's team scored 71 points and placed second behind Boston College (38 points).

In addition to winning PC's first men's team title since 1998, senior Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland) won the men's individual title in a time of 23:21. His time of 23:21 was the fourth fastest time in the history of the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship and the fastest since Villanova's Marcus O'Sullivan finished in 22:48 in 1983. Kelly's victory marked the sixth time a member of the PC men's team has captured the BIG EAST individual title.

Junior Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand) also ran a strong race for the Friars, finishing second in a time of 23:34. Junior Dermot Galvin of Kilrush, Ireland (10th - 23:54), sophomore Adam Sutton of Preston, England (12th - 24:02) and junior Paul Reilly of Loughrea, Ireland (14th - 24:11) also scored for the Friars.

Junior Rachel Hixson of Media, Pa. was PC's top women's finisher, placing fourth in a time of 17:19. Also scoring for the PC women's team were sophomore Roisin McGettigan of Wicklow, Ireland (ninth - 17:34), senior Francine Darroch of Cambridge, Ontario (12th - 17:37), junior Kathryn Casserly of Galway, Ireland (17th - 17:46) and sophomore Emily Tallen of Kingston, Ontario (29th - 18:11).

The men's and women's teams return to action on Nov. 11 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y.

MEN'S RESULTS Top 10 - Distance: Cross Country
1.	Keith Kelly	        Providence	23:21
2.	Hamish Thorpe	        Providence	23:34
3.	Franklin Sanchez	Georgetown	23:35
4.	Tom Parlapiano	        Villanova	23:43
5.	Mike Smith	        Georgetown	23:43
6.	Dan Wilson	        Connecticut	23:44
7.	Luke Watson	        Notre Dame	23:44
8.	Marc Striowski	        Notre Dame	23:50
9.	David Rodriguez	        Georgetown	23:52
10.     Dermot Galvin	        Providence	23:54

12.	Adam Sutton	        Providence	24:02
14.	Paul Reilly	        Providence	24:11
17.	Larry Morrissey	        Providence	24:14
22.	Ciaran Lynch	        Providence	24:27
23.	Chris Livesey	        Providence	24:32
42.	Tyler McCabe	        Providence	25:14

MEN'S TEAM SCORES-
1. Providence	        39
2. Georgetown	        46
3. Villanova	        97
4. Notre Dame	        100
5. West Virginia	146
6. Boston College	153
7. Connecticut	        213
8. Virginia Tech	220
9. Rutgers	        272
10. Seton Hall	        272
11. Pittsburgh	        328
12. Miami	        331
13. Syracuse	        339
14. St. John's	        390

WOMEN'S RESULTS Top 10 - Distance: Cross Country
1. 	Ann McGranahan	         Villanova	16:59
2.	Megan Guiney	         Boston College	17:03
3.	Autumn Fogg	         Georgetown	17:07
4.	Rachel Hixson	         Providence	17:19
5.	Rebecca Stallwood	 West Virginia	17:23
6.	Laura Smith	         Boston College	17:25
7.	Katie Ryan	         Boston College	17:31
8.	Catherine Guiney	 Boston College	17:33
9.	Roisin McGettigan	 Providence	17:34
10.	Emily Enstice	         Georgetown	17:36

12.	Francine Darroch	Providence	17:37
17.	Kathryn Casserly	Providence	17:46
29.	Emily Tallen	        Providence	18:11
42.	Emer O'Shea	        Providence	18:26
50.	Marissa Colburn	        Providence	18:50
74.	Carolyn Turco	        Providence	19:25

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES-
1. Boston College	38
2. Providence	        71
3. Georgetown	        72
4. Villanova	        81
5. West Virginia	91
6. Notre Dame	        160
7. Virginia Tech	248
8. Connecticut	        271
9. Rutgers	        281
10. Pittsburgh	        307
11. St. John's 	        324
12. Miami	        328
13. Syracuse	        337
14. Seton Hall	        393