Feb. 24, 2001

New England Indoor Championship at Tufts Univ., Medford, Mass. - Feb. 23-24, 2001

MEDFORD, Mass. -- The Providence College women's track team scored 28 points and finished 11th of 31 teams at the New England Indoor Track Championship at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. on Saturday, February 24.

The Friars were led by sophomore Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland) who placed second in the 1,000 meters in a time of 2:53.61. With her time of 2:53.61, O'Shea qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championship.

Senior Francine Darroch (Cambridge, Ontario) also qualified for the ECAC Championship by finishing fourth in the mile in a time of 4:59.91.

The Friars 4 x 800 meter relay squad of junior Kate Gall (Cumberland, Md.), junior Carolyn Turco (Danvers, Mass.), senior Kathy Sutkowski (Edison, N.J.) and sophomore Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) finished fourth in a time of 9:26.17.

TEAM RESULTS -TOP 11 of 31: 1. UConn 153, 2. Northeastern 92, 3. UMass-Lowell 62, 4. Wheaton 55, 5. Boston College 52, 6. Vermont 50, 7. URI 36, 8. UMass-Amherst 35, 8. Maine 35, 10. Central Connecticut 31, 11. Providence 28.

Providence Finishers
EVENT         	PLACE	ATHLETE	                TIME
500 meters	6th	Joan Bohlke	        1:17.82
800 meters	7th	Kath Sutkowski	        2:18.73
	        -	Kate Gall	        2:23.71
	        -	Roisin McGettigan	DQ
1,000 meters	2nd	Emer O'Shea	        2:53.61
Mile	        4th	Francine Darroch 	        4:59.91
5,000 meters	5th	Marissa Colburn	        17:33.09
4 x 800	        3rd	Gall, Turco, Sutkowski, McGettigan	9:26.17