April 18, 2004

WALNUT, Calif. -- The Providence College men's and women's outdoor track teams each competed at the Mt. Sac Relays on April 16-17 in Walnut, Calif.

Junior Kim Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) finished second in the 5,000 meters and established the PC 5,000 meter record in a time of 15:09.72. The previous school record in the 5,000 was established by Marie McMahon in a time of 15:43.00 in 1996. Also in the 5,000 meters, senior Lisa Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.) finished 14th in the 5,000 meter university division race (16:30.05).

In the 1,500 meters, sophomore Fiona Crombie (Christchurch, New Zealand) placed 12th in a time of 4:23.79 and junior Deirdre Byrne (Avoca, Ireland) finished 18th in a time of 4:25.26. All four Friar women that competed qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships.

On the men's side, the Friars were led by junior Pat Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) who finished second in the 10,000 meters university division in a time of 29:31.25. Graduate student Adam Sutton (Sutton, England) placed 20th in the 10,000 meter invitational division in a time of 29:32.50.

In the 5,000 meter university division, junior Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ontario) placed 11th in a time of 14:00.14 and sophomore Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) finished 28th in a time of 14:09.35. Both runners qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships.

Providence Women's Finishers
EVENT	PLACE	ATHLETE	TIME
1,500 m univ/open div.	12th	Fiona Crombie	4:23.79
	18th	Deirdre Byrne	4:25.26
5,000 m invitational div.	2nd	Kim Smith	15:09.72
5,000 m univ/open div.	14th	Lisa Cappello	16:30.05

Providence Men's Finishers
EVENT	PLACE	ATHLETE	TIME
5,000 m univ/open div.	11th	Dylan Wykes	14:00.14
	28th	Martin Fagan	14:09.35
10,000 m invitational div.	20th	Adam Sutton	29:32.50
10,000 m univ/open div	2nd	Pat Moulton	29:31.25