Oct. 13, 2000

BOSTON, Mass. -- The fourth-ranked Providence College men's cross country team won the New England Championship on Friday, October 13, 2000 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. Led by individual champion Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland), the men's team scored 17 points to win its 20th New England crown. The 16th-ranked Providence women's cross country squad placed second with 57 points.

Kelly won the men's race in a time of 23:39 to pace the Friars to victory. It marked Kelly's second consecutive individual New England title. Also scoring for PC were junior Hamish Thorpe of Auckland, New Zealand (second - 24:06), junior Paul Reilly of Loughrea, Ireland (third - 24:09), sophomore Adam Sutton of Preston England (fifth - 24:13) and junior Dermot Galvin of Kilrush, Ireland (sixth - 24:16).

The women were led by senior Rachel Hixson (Media, Pa.), who placed second in a time of 17:35. Also scoring for the Friars were sophomore Roisin McGettigan of Wicklow, Ireland (sixth - 17:50), senior Francine Darroch of Cambridge, Ontario (ninth - 18:00), junior Kathryn Casserly of Galway, Ireland (16th - 18:14) and junior Claire Shearman of Portsmouth, N.H. (27th - 18:33).

The PC men's and women's teams return to action on Oct. 27 at the BIG EAST Championships at Franklin Park.

MEN'S RESULTS - Distance: Cross Country


1.	Keith Kelly	Providence	23:39


2.	Hamish Thorpe	Providence	24:06


3.	Paul Reilly	Providence	24:09


4.	Dan Wilson	UConn	24:11


5.	Adam Sutton	Providence	24:13


6.	Dermot Galvin	Providence	24:16


7.	Jochen Dieckfoss	Boston University	24:30


8.	Wilson Perez	Keene State	24:35


9.	Robert Doyle	Yale	24:36


10.	John Dudley	Boston College	24:45



14.	Chris Livesey	Providence	25:06


29.	Ciaran Lynch	Providence	25:26


MEN'S TEAM SCORES TOP 10 of 42 -


1. Providence	17


2. Keene State	119


3. Brown	122


4. Yale	160


5. Boston College	173


6. Maine`	193


7. Williams	197


8. Connecticut	278


9. Boston University	322


10. Dartmouth	327



WOMEN'S RESULTS - Distance: Cross Country


1. 	Laura O'Neill	Yale	17:35


2.	Rachel Hixson	Providence	17:35


3.	Kate O'Neill	Yale	17:35


4.	Katie Rigney	Yale	17:44


5.	Lindsay Mitchell	Yale	17:46


6.	Roisin McGettigan	Providence	17:50


7.	Barb Swallow	Springfield	17:55


8.	Katherine LaFrance	Yale	17:56


9.	Francine Darroch	Providence	18:00


10.	Abagail Anthony	Bates	18:05



16.	Kathryn Casserly	Providence	18:14


27.	Claire Shearman	Providence	18:33


29.	Emer O'Shea	Providence	18:40


39.	Emily Tallen	Providence	18:51



WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES TOP 10 of 36 -


1. Yale	20


2. Providence 	57


3. Rhode Island	133


4. Middlebury	179


5. UMass-Amherst	181


6. Harvard	237


7. New Hampshire	250


8. Williams	257


9. Brown	280


10. Vermont	315