Sept. 11, 2004

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The second-ranked Providence College women's cross country team and the Friar men's cross country team each earned a first-place finish at the Fordham Invitational on Saturday, September 11 at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y. The women's team scored 35 points and finished first of 18 teams. The men's squad scored 15 points and defeated 18 teams. In addition to the impressive Friar team performances, PC seniors Mary Cullen of Sligo, Ireland (first, 17:26) and Patrick Moulton of Pelham, N.H. (first, 25:00.50) each won the individual titles.

The other members of the Friar women's team that scored were senior Deirdre Byrne of Wicklow, Ireland (second, 18:19.59), senior Katie Twarog of Albany, N.Y. (seventh, 19:01.13), junior Jane Nalder of Wellington, New Zealand (eighth, 19:07.85) and freshman Ashley Hughes of Phoenix, N.Y. (17th, 19:20.91).

The Friar men's team was led by Moulton's first place finish but also captured the next four places to earn a perfect 15 points. Senior Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ontario (second, 25:22.99), junior Martin Fagan of Mullingar, Ireland (third, 25:30.10), senior Pat Guidera of Clonmel, Ireland (fourth, 25:33.03) and junior Joe Dionne (Oshawa, Ontario) also scored for the Friars.

The men's and women's teams will return to competition on Saturday, September 25 at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn.

Fordham Invitational (Men) -- Individual Finishes (Top 10)
Place	Name	School	Time
1	Pat Moulton	Providence	25:00.50
2	Dylan Wykes	Providence	25:22.99
3	Martin Fagan	Providence	25:30.10
4	Pat Guidera	Providence	25:33.03
5	Joe Dionne	Providence	26:03.02
6	Tom Martin 	Quinnipiac	26:07.00
7	Mike Charron	Quinnipiac	26:10.56
8	John Brackmann	Pennsylvania	26:12.03
9	Mark Driscoll	Quinnipiac	26:13.85
10	Matt Flynn	Fordham	26:15.82
16	Nick Weidman	Providence	26:47.38
18	Matt Kinback	Providence	26:55.36
29	Tom Geer	Providence	27:25.41
40	Ben Pollock	Providence	27:44.09
56	Doug Coffed	Providence	28:21.54
98	Chris McDermott	Providence	29:53.77
Team Finishes (Top 10 of 18)
1. Providence 15
2. Quinnipiac 51
3. Pennsylvania 61
4. Fordham 130
5. Rutgers 162
6. ESU 182
7. Iona 210
8. Siena 286
9. Sacred Heart 314
10. USMMA 331
Fordham Invitational (Women) -- Individual Finishes (Top 10)
Place	Name	School	Time
1	Mary Cullen	Providence	17:26.72
2	Deirdre Byrne	Providence	18:19.59
3	Lara Kiernan	Yale	18:22.67
4	Lindsay Donaldson	Yale	18:34.03
5	Kate Gwyther	Quinnipiac	18:35.80
6	Vaness Andes	ESU	18:41.70
7	Katie Twarog	Providence	19:01.13
8	Jane Nalder	Providence	19:07.85
9	Claire Kim	Providence	19:09.83
10	Kirsten Hombach	Columbia	19:20.91
17	Ashley Hughes	Providence	19:20.91
24	Michelle Childs	Providence	19:32.64
27	Laura McCarthy	Providence	19:41.92
30	Roisin Quinn	Providence	19:49.91
68	Bridget Black	Providence	20:56.20
84	Bernadette Boyle	Providence	21:26.25
Team Finishes (Top 10 of 18)
1. Providence 35
2. Yale 51
3. Yale 66
4. Pennsylvania 104
5. Quinnipiac 125
6. Fordham 204
7. ESU 207
8. Sacred Heart 225
9. Siena 270
10. Seton Hall 293