Jan. 16, 2005

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's indoor track team competed at the New England Challenge Cup at Brown University on Sunday, January 16.

The Friars were paced by two first-place finishes, including Deirdre Byrne (Wicklow, Ireland), who finished first in the mile in a time of 4:51.27. Byrne qualified for the BIG EAST Championships with her time. Providence's other first-place came in the distance medley relay as Roisin Quinn (Waterford, Ireland), Katie Boyle (Providence, R.I.), Megan Fanning (South Windsor, Conn.) and Byrne combined to run a time of 12:22.17.

In addition, Providence had two second-place finishes. Freshman Michelle Childs (Cameron, Ontario) was a runner-up in the 3,000 meters, recording a time of 10:29.88. Quinn also placed second and qualified for the BIG EAST Championships as she ran a time of 2:16.76 in the 800 meters.

The Friars are back in action on Friday, January 21 at the Rhode Island Invitational.

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
NEW ENGLAND  CHALLENGE CUP
JANUARY 16, 2005
200-meter dash
Laura Sweeney   14th    30.81
500-meter dash
Anne Kirwin     11th    1:28.61
800-meter run
Roisin Quinn    2nd     2:16.76
Jennifer Jarvis 10th    2:33.29
Allison Cleary  11th    2:35.45
1,000 meters
Bridget Black   10th    3:20.91
Katherine McGill12th    3:22.50
Mile run
Deirdre Byrne   1st     4:51.27
3,000-meter run
Michelle Childs 2nd     10:29.88
Bernadette Boyle6th     11:20.93
Melissa Mueller 7th     11:24.03
DMR
Quinn, Boyle    1st     12:22.17
Fanning, Byrne

TEAM RESULTS
1. Brown (219)
2. Rhode Island (186)
3. Maine (127)
4. Holy Cross (88)
5. Providence (41)