April 12, 2003

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S TRACK at Brown Invitational at Brown University April 12, 2003

Providence, R.I. -- The Providence College women's track team scored 54 points and finished sixth of nine teams at the Brown Invitational at Brown University in Providence, R.I. on Saturday, April 12.

The Friars were led by senior Heather Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.), freshman Fiona Crombie (Christchurch, New Zealand), sophomore Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) and senior Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) who all earned a first-place finish. Cappello captured the 5,000 meters in a time of 17:00.07 and qualified for the ECAC Championship. Crombie won the 800 meters (2:14.8) and Cullen earned a first place finish in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:25.91. With her time of 4:25.91, Cullen qualified for NCAA Championship. McGettigan won the steeplechase in a time of 10:28.34.

Senior Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland) also qualified for the NCAA Championship as she finished third in the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:28.30.

The Providence women's team will return to action on April 20 at the Husky Invitational.

Team Finishes: 1) Brown 127; 2) Rhode Island 102; 3) Syracuse 98.5; 4) Harvard 89; 5) UMass Amherst 57; 6) Providence 54; 7) Wheaton 36.5; 8) Southern Conn. 22; 9) Northeastern 1

Providence Finishers

EVENT	        PLACE	ATHLETE	          TIME	        QUALIFIED
200 meters	-	Sarah Gagne	  27.36
400 meters	-	Erin Rice	  1:03.84
800 meters	1st	Fiona Crombie	  2:14.80
	        -	Katie Boyle	  2:25.97
	        -	Bridget Black     2:33.89
1,500 meters	1st	Mary Cullen	  4:25.91	NCAA
	        3rd	Emer O'Shea	  4:28.30	NCAA
	        -	Katie Twarog	  4:55.73
	        -	Kyra Siembieda	  5:27.25
5,000 meters	1st	Heather Cappello  17:00.07	ECAC
	        9th	Lisa Cappello	  17:45.58  	Big East
	        -	Carol Geddes	  18:11.59
steeplechase	1st	Roisin McGettigan 10:28.34
discus	        8th	Emma Foster	  35.00 meters
hammer	        -	Emma Foster	  26.37 meters
javelin	        2nd	Brooke Freeburg	  46.62 meters
high jump	11th	Erin Pearce	  1.53 meters
	        12	Kristina Sawicki  1.48 meters
	        -	Keribeth Rokeach  NH
high hurdles	-	Amanda Weiss	  18:36