Sept. 27, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The fifth-ranked Providence College women's cross country team and the 15th-ranked Providence men competed at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, September 27. The women finished fourth overall, while the men finished seventh.
The Providence women (144 points) were led by junior Kimberly Smith (Auckland, New Zealand), who captured the individual crown in a time of 20:17. Smith becomes the third runner at Providence to win the individual title at Roy Griak Invitational and the first since Sara Dupre did it in 1997.
Arizona State (103) won the team title, while Michigan State (122 points), and Columbia (125 points) finished second and third, respectively. Providence also was led by junior Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) who finished eighth in a time of 21:00. Sophomore Fiona Crombie (Christchurch, New Zealand) recorded a time of 21:13 to finish 12th and junior Deirdre Byrne (Avoca, Ireland) placed 26th in a time of 21:36. Also scoring for the Friars was junior Katie Twarog (Albany, N.Y.) who finished 97th in a time of 22:32.
On the men's side, Wisconsin (89 points) won the title for the 10th time in the meet's history. Junior Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ont.) was PC's highest finisher as he placed 18th in a time of 24:40. Classmate Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) placed 31st in a time of 24:52, while sophomore Joe Dionne (Oshawa, Ont.) placed 64th in a time of 25:25. Junior Patrick Guidera of Clonmel, Ireland (71st - 25:28) and senior Jamie Carmichael (76th - 25:33) also scored for PC.
The Providence men return to action on Friday, October 10 at the New England Championship, while the women will compete on Friday, October 17th at the Penn State Meet.
Roy Griak Invitational (Men) -- 8K Individual Finishes (Top 10)
Place Name School Time
1 Kip Kangogo BYU 23:58
2 Robert Cheseret Arizona 24:00
3 Simon Bairu Wisconsin 24:01
4 Gavin Thompson Eastern Mich. 24:18
5 Austin Vigil Colorado St. 24:24
6 Chris Solinsky Wisconsin 24:28
7 Paul Morrison Texas 24:30
8 Mike Nielson Utah State 24:31
9 Jonah Maiyo Arizona 24:32
10 Bill Michel Colorado St. 24:33
18 Dylan Wykes Providence 24:40
31 Patrick Moulton Providence 24:52
64 Joe Dionne Providence 25:25
71 Patrick Guidera Providence 25:28
76 Jamie CarmichaelProvidence 25:33
89 Tim Curran Providence 25:40
161 Darren Brown Providence 26:15
Team Finishes (Top 10 of 30)
1) Wisconsin -- 89 points
2) BYU -- 131 points
3) Colorado State -- 152 points
4) Oregon -- 161 points
5) Arizona State -- 188 points
6) Arizona -- 258 points
7) Providence -- 260 points
8) Portland -- 261 points
9) Washington St. -- 269 points
10) Miami (OH) -- 282 points
Roy Griak Invitational (Women) -- 6K Individual Finishes (Top 10)
Place Name School Time
1 Kimberly Smith Providence 20:17
2 Missy Buttry Wartburg 20:27
3 Amy Hastings Arizona St. 20:45
4 Michelle Carson Michigan St. 20:47
5 Annie Bersagel Wake Forest 20:50
6 Molly Landreth Penn St. 20:56
7 Anna Masinelli Arizona St. 20:58
8 Mary Cullen Providence 21:00
9 Jamie KrzyminskiMichigan St. 21:02
10 Jennifer Kramer Boston College 21:07
12 Fiona Crombie Providence 21:13
26 Deirdre Byrne Providence 21:36
97 Katie Twarog Providence 22:32
110 Lisa Cappello Providence 22:43
152 Ashley Jensen Providence 23:26
222 Roisin Quinn Providence 24:13
Team Finishes (Top 10 of 26)
1) Arizona State -- 103 points
2) Michigan State -- 122 points
3) Columbia -- 125 points
4) Providence -- 144 points
5) Baylor -- 198 points
6) Penn State -- 215 points
7) Colorado State -- 221 points
8) Wake Forest -- 222 points
9) Missouri -- 232 points
10) Michigan -- 245 points
