Oct. 3, 2009

The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed Friday, October 2 at the Notre Dame Invitational. Competing against top-ranked schools in the nation, the men placed second and the women placed eighth. Sophomore Lee Carey (Bedworth, England) led the men by with a fourth-place finish, followed closely by teammate junior David McCarthy (Waterford, Ireland) in seventh-place. Sophomore Hannah Davidson (Saratoga Spings, N.Y.) led the women with a 28th-place finish.

In the women's race sophomore Hannah Davidson led the Friars with a 28th place finish in a time of 17:19. Freshman Shelby Greany (Suffern, N.Y.) finished 42nd overall in a time of 17:28 with senior captain Breffini Twohig (Dublin, Ireland) placing 43rd in a time of 17:32. Freshman Sam Roecker (Charlton, N.Y.) placed 52nd (17:37) and junior Emma Perron placed 53rd (17:37) rounding out the women's top-five scorers.

In the men's race, sophomore Lee Carey and junior David McCarthy placed fourth and seventh, respectively, in times of 23:50 and 24:01. Senior Hayden McLaren (Christchurch, New Zealand) finished in 22nd place with a time of 24:18. Sophomore Dominic Channon (Nelson, New Zealand) placed 37th (24:30) and Tom Webb (Williston, Vt.) placed 49th (24:44) rounding out the Friars' top-five scorers.  

Up next for the Friars are the New England Championships in Franklin Park on October 10.

 

 

 

 

PC Women's Individuals (5K)
28. Hannah Davidson        17:19
42. Shelby Greany          17:28
43. Breffini Twohig        17:32
52. Sam Roecker            17:37
53. Emma Perron            17:37
83. Krystal Douglas        17:53
93. Mary Kate Champagne18:04
107.Sara Graney            18:15
 
PC Men's Individuals (8K)
4. Lee Carey               23:50
7. David McCarthy          24:01
22. Hayden McLaren         24:18
37. Dominic Channon        24:30
49. Tom Webb               24:44
61. Matt Terry             24:53
164. Nick Barao            26:31
 
 
Women's Team Scores:
1. WASHINGTON (#1)                33
2. PRINCETON (#6)                 68
3. FLORIDA (#15)                  104
4. PENNSYLVANIA STATE (#22)       152
5. ARIZONA STATE (#13)            170
6. NEW MEXICO (#25)               178
7. FLORIDA STATE (#3)             179
8. SOUTHERN METHODIST (#35)       218
8. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (#12)       218
10. NOTRE DAME (#24)              288
11. ARIZONA (#32)                 291
12. NORTH CAROLINA                327
13. BUTLER                        383
14. SOUTHERN UTAH                 422
15. GEORGIA                       425
16. RICE UNIVERSITY (#27)         452
17. UCLA                          470
18. ILLINOIS STATE                494
19. BRADLEY UNIVERSITY            504
20. CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE          533
21. UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY         586
22. HOUSTON                       629
(National Ranking)
 
Men's Team Scores:
1. WASHINGTON (#22)               113
2. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (#15)       119
3. NEW MEXICO (#24)               151
3. BUTLER (#20)                   151
5. ARIZONA STATE (#33)            158
6. FLORIDA STATE (#26)            187
7. TULSA (#11)                    232
8. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS              236
9. UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY          256
10. PRINCETON (#30)               262
11. UCLA (#36)                    269
12. DAYTON                        326
12. INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY      326
14. GEORGIA                       373
15. NORTH CAROLINA                378
16. NOTRE DAME (#28)              384
17. FLORIDA                       386
18. ILLINOIS STATE                421
19. SOUTHERN UTAH                 425
20. CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE          443
21. PENNSYLVANIA STATE (#35)      491
22. FRESNO STATE                  500
23. ARIZONA                       574