Sept. 15, 2006

BOSTON, Mass. - The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Boston College Invitational on Friday, September 15 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. Both Friar squads claimed first place in the team standings. The women's team recorded 29 points, while the men's team recorded 24 points in the victory.

On the women's side, graduate student Aine Hoban (Wakefield, England) paced the Friars with a second-place finish in a time of 17:33. Sophomore Katie DiCamillo (Garden City, N.Y.) placed third in a time of 17:40. Junior Mary Nelle Trefz (Iowa City, Iowa), freshman Breffini Twohig (Dublin, Ireland) and freshman Krystal Douglas (Harpswell, Maine) each finished in the top-10 overall. Trefz palced sixth (17:58), Twohig finished eighth (18:02) and Douglas completed the race in 10th place (18:05). Sophomore Sarah Morgan (Waikato, New Zealand) and sophomore Kate Campbell (Aukland, New Zealand) also scored for PC. Morgan placed 15th (18:44) and Campbell finished 17th (18:57).

On the men's side, junior Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) led the Friar effort with a second place finish in a time of 24:30. Providence then captured fifth through seventh place to help take a commanding lead in the team standings. Junior Max Smith (Dunedin, New Zealand) placed fifth in a time of 24:44. Senior Nick Weidman (Sudbury, Mass.) finished sixth (24:45) and sophomore Richard Yeates (Dublin, Ireland) completed the course in 24:46 for seventh place. Freshman Tom Webb (Barrington, R.I.) was among the top-10 finishers overall in ninth place (25:05). Senior Matt Kinback (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and junior Chris McDermott (West Haven, Conn.) also scored for Providence. Kinback placed 15th (25:56), while McDermott finished in 20th place overall (26:30).

The Friars return to action on Friday, September 29 at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind.

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Boston College Invitational - September 15, 2006
Franklin Park - Boston, Mass.
1st of 5
1. 	Koichiro Nagata 	Japan 	24:08
2. 	Ahmed Haji 	PC 	24:30
3.	Patrick Mellea	BC	24:32
4.	Mark Alizzi	BC	24:34
5.	Max Smith	PC	24:44
6.	Nick Weidman	PC	24:45
7.	Richard Yeates	PC	24:46
8.	Brian Farrell	SBU	24:51
9.	Tom Webb	PC	25:05
10.	David Emerson	BC	25:10
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15.	Matt Kinback	PC	25:56
20.	Chris McDermott	PC	26:30
25.	Doug Coffed	PC	26:47
37	Theo Shaheen	PC	27:40
40.	Ben Saviet	PC	27:56
42.	Mike Blanchard	PC	28:17

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Boston College Invitational - September 15, 2006
Franklin Park - Boston, Mass.
1st of 5
1. 	Lindsay Donaldson	Yale	17:27
2.	Aine Hoban	PC	17:33
3.	Katie DiCamillo	PC	17:40
4.	Ashley Campbell	Yale	17:56
5.	Nichole Lister	BC	17:57
6.	Mary Nelle Trefz	PC	17:58
7.	Katherine McKinstry	Yale	17:59
8.	Breffini Twohig	PC	18:02
9.	Kristen Coon	BC	18:03
10.	Krystal Douglas	PC	18:05
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15.	Sarah Morgan	PC	18:44
17.	Kate Campbell	PC	18:57
27.	Laura McCarthy	PC	19:31
30.	Katie Tomlinson	PC	19:44
34.	Lauren Reilly	PC	20:05
38.	Bernadette Boyle	PC	20:44