Oct. 17, 1997
Providence Finishes Fourth at New England Championship
BOSTON, Mass. -- The Providence College men's cross country team finished fourth at the New England Championship on Friday, Oct. 17 at Franklin Park in Boston Mass. The Friars scored 134 points and finished behind Brown (first - 55 points), Dartmouth (second - 90) and Boston College (third - 118).
Junior Zack Ventress of Spokane, Wash. led the men's team as he finished sixth in a time of 24:11. Sophomore Keith Kelly of Drogheda, Ireland (ninth - 24:21), sophomore Larry Morrissey of Waterford, Ireland (31st - 24:55), junior Rick Bush of Clifton Park, N.Y. (37th - 25:00) and senior Paul McNamara of Galway, Ireland (51st - 25:16) also scored for the Friars.
The men's team returns to action on Oct. 31 at the BIG EAST Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y.
MEN'S RESULTS
Distance: Cross Country
1. Karl Rasmussen Boston University 23:38
2. Travis Landreth Connecticut 23:44
3. Robert Mitchell Amherst 24:05
4. Matt Smith Boston University 24:09
5. Jamey Vetelino Brown 24:10
6. ZACK VENTRESS PC 24:11
7. Brendan Prindiville Brown 24:13
8. Keith Woodman Brown 24:19
9. KEITH KELLY PC 24:21
10. Ryan Padilla Dartmouth 24:27
PROVIDENCE OTHERS:
31. Larry Morrissey PC 24:55
37. Rick Bush PC 25:00
51. Paul McNamara PC 25:16
105. John O'Mara PC 25:59
MEN'S TEAM SCORES TOP 10 of 36:
1. Brown 55
2. Dartmouth 90
3. Boston College 118
4. PROVIDENCE 134
5. Connecticut 189
6. Boston University 205
7. New Hampshire 259
8. Brandeis 269
9. Harvard 271
10. Williams 274
