Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's track team scored 54 points and finished fourth of six teams at Brown University in Providence, R.I. on Saturday, April 15.

Freshman Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland), sophomore Heather Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.) and sophomore Claire Shearman (Portsmouth, N.H.) all earned a first-place finish for the Friars. O'Shea won the 800 meters in a time of 2:12.92 and Shearman placed first in the 3,000 meters in a time of 9:48.24. Cappello won the 1,500 meters (4:32.94) and was the first of four Friars to finish in the top five positions in the race. Sophomore Kathryn Casserly of Galway, Ireland (second, 4:34.14), junior Rachel Hixson of Media, Pa. (third, 4:35.06) and senior Dana Ostrander of Ballston Lake, N.Y. (fifth, 4:44.06) all finished strong in the 1,500 meters.

TEAM RESULTS: 1. Rhode Island 167.33, 2. Brown 165.67, 3. UMass. 92, 4. Providence 54, 5. Northeastern 40, 6. Southern Connecticut 29.

Providence Finishers


EVENT	PLACE	ATHLETE	TIME


100 m. hurdles	-	Erin Newman	16.25


400 m. hurdles	-	Erin Newman	1:12.44


800 meters	1st	Emer O'Shea	2:12.92


	6th	Kathy Sutkowski	2:19.15


	-	Carolyn Turco	2:24.08


	-	Sarah Doyle	2:23.19


	-	Jessica Romaniuk	2:26.20


	-	Kate Gall	2:29.58


	-	Caitlin Sampers	2:35.96


	-	Sam Siagel	2:38.16


1,500 meters	1st	Heather Cappello	4:32.94


	2nd	Kathryn Casserly	4:34.14


	3rd	Rachel Hixson	4:35.06


	5th	Dana Ostrander	4:44.06


	-	Sarah Simeone	5:04.63


	-	Kelly McCabe	5:07.91


	-	Sam Samberg	5:10.96


3,000 meters	1st	Claire Shearman	9:48.24


	3rd	Francine Darroch	10:09.20


	6th	Marissa Colburn	10:27.68


high jump	-	Kristina Sawicki	1.52 m