Nov. 22, 2004

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The 11th-ranked Providence men's cross country team finished 21st (486 points) at the NCAA Championships on Monday, November 22 at the Wabash Valley Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. Colorado captured the team title (90 points) ahead of Wisconsin, who finished second with 94 points. Simon Bairu of Wisconsin won the men's individual title in a time of 30:37.

Junior Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) led all Friar runners with a 33rd-place finish with a time of 31:59. Senior Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) followed with a 68th-place finish in 32:32. Graduate Student Michael DeCoste (Duxbury, Mass.) finished 113th (33:03). Freshman Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) and senior Patrick Guidera (Clonmel, Ireland) rounded out the list of PC runners who registered points. Haji finished 125th (33:16) and Guidera took 147th (33:29). Senior Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ontario) completed the race in 157th place with a time of 33:37.

This year marked the 10th-straight appearance for the Friars at the NCAA Cross Country Championship. Last season, the Providence finished 24th as a team.

NCAA DIVISION I
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
Top-10 Finishers
1.	Simon Bairu	  Wisconsin	30:37
2.	Matt Gonzales	  New Mexico	30:40
3.	Josphat Boit	  Arkansas	30:41
4.	Brent Vaughn	  Colorado	30:48
5.	Bret Schoolmeester	  Colorado        30:56
6.	Simon Ngata	  Georgia	         30:56
7.	Nef Araia	           Stanford	31:04
8.	Rod Koborsi	  Georgetown	31:06
9.	Matt Tegnkamp	  Wisconsin	31:09
10.	Shadrack Ki Diwott	  New Mexico	31:16
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33.	Martin Fagan	PC	31:59
68.	Patrick Moulton	PC	32:32
113.	Michael DeCoste	PC	33:03
125.	Ahmed Haji	PC	33:16
147.	Patrick Guidera	PC	33:29
157.	Dylan Wykes	PC	33:37

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS (Top 10 of 30)
1.	Colorado	          90
2.	Wisconsin	          94
3.	Arkansas	         202
4.	Butler	         243
5.	BYU	         267
6.	Stanford	         269
7.	Iona	         279
8.	Arizona State	315
9.	New Mexico	330
10.	Cal-Poly	         333
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21.	Providence	486