Sept. 24, 2005

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- The 11th-ranked Providence College women's cross country team (222 points) finished seventh out of 31 teams at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, September 24 in Falcon Heights, Minn. Arizona State won the team title with 88 points as ASU's Amy Hastings captured the individual title.

Senior All-American Fiona Crombie (Christchurch, New Zealand) led the Friars as she finished eighth in a time of 21:16. Junior Meghan Owen (Danielson, Conn.) placed 24th in a time of 21:52, while graduate student Aine Hoban (Wakefield, England) finished 26th in a time of 21:54. Senior Ashley Jensen of Lincoln, R.I. (81st - 22:49) and freshman Katie DiCamillo of Garden City, N.Y. (83rd - 22:50) also scored for the Friars.

Providence returns to action on Saturday, October 15 at the Penn State Invitational at University Park, Pa.

Roy Griak Invitational -- Individual Finishes (Top 10)
Place   Name            School          Time
1       Amy Hastings    Arizona State   20:58
2       Desiraye Osburn Wichita State   21:03
3       Cack Ferrell    Princeton       21:04
4       Ashley Caldwell UCLA            21:05
5       Anna Masinelli  Arizona State   21:06
6       Brittany BrockmanBaylor         21:08
7       Laurel Burdick  Boston College  21:09
8       Fiona Crombie   PC              21:16
9       Emily Brown     Minnesota       21:17
10      Victoria MitchellButler         21:20

24      Meghan Owen     PC      21:52
26      Aine Hoban      PC      21:54
81      Ashley Jensen   PC      22:49
83      Katie DiCamillo PC      22:50
107     Michelle Childs PC      23:07
137     Laura McCarthy  PC      23:35

Team Finishes (Top 10 of 31)
1 Arizona State 88
2 Minnesota 156
3 Baylor 177
4 Oklahoma State 190
5 Princeton 192
6 Butler 210
7 Providence 222
  Marquette 222
9 Boston College 235
10 Boston University 255