April 8, 2006

STORRS, Conn. -- The Providence College women's track teams competed at the UConn Invitational on Saturday, April 8 in Storrs, Conn. The women's team scored 33 points and finished 7th of 9 teams.

The Friars were led by senior Ashley Jensen (Lincoln, R.I.) who finished third in 3,000 steeplechase in a time of 11:19.20 and qualified for the BIG EAST Championship. Graduate student Roisin Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) also was impressive as she won the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:41.59. The Friars' other top finisher was junior Laura McCarthy (Edina, Minn.) who finished second in the 5,000 in a time of 18:19.48.

Providence College will return to action on Thursday, April 13 at the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif.

April 8
at UConn Invitational
Meet Scores: UConn 288;  Brown 110; URI 78; Sacred Heart 70.5; Vermont 70; Northeastern38; PC 33; Hartford 13; CCSU 12.5
EVENT	PLACE	ATHLETE	TIME	QUALIFIED
200 meters	25th	Jordan LeBlanc	29.82
400 meters	13th	Katie Elliott	1:03.88
800 meters	5th	Nelle Trefz	2:17.85
	11th	Catherine Breaux	2:22.71
	29th	Caitlin Divver	2:41.18
1,500 meters	1st	Roisin Quinn	4:41.59
	6th	Kate Campbell	4:54.30
	14th	Bridget Black	5:13.73
5,000 meters	2nd	Laura McCarthy	18:19.48
	7th	Katherine Mueller	19:04.79
	11th	Bernadette Boyle	20:20.63
3,000 steeplechase	3rd	Ashley Jensen	11:19.20	BIG EAST
Long Jump	10th 	Laura Lynch	15-06.25