Feb. 27, 2005

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Providence College women's indoor track team competed at the New England Championships on February 25-26 in Boston, Mass. Providence, which had only three competitors, finished in 14th-place out of 31 teams.

Junior Fiona Crombie (Christchurch, New Zealand) finished second in the 3,000 meters in a time of 9:34.21 to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championships. Freshman Michelle Childs (Cameron, Ontario) placed seventh in a time of 9:57.69 as she qualified for the ECAC's on March 5-6.

In the 800 meters, senior Roisin Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) finished in second-place in a time of 2:12.20 as she also qualified for the ECAC's.

The Friars will compete on March 5-6 at the ECAC Championships.

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
FEBRUARY 25-26, 2005
800 meters
Roisin Quinn    3rd     2:12.20
3,000 meters
Fiona Crombie   2nd     9:34.21
Michelle Childs 7th     9:57.69

TEAM RESULTS (Top 10 of 36)
Boston College  125.50
Connecticut     116
UMass Lowell    81
Boston Univ.    49
Rhode Island    47
Williams        38
New Hampshire   33
UMass           30
Tufts           20
Amherst         19

14. Providence	16