Oct. 14, 2006

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -

Women's Blue Team Race Results (Team/Indiv.) - Pre Nationals - October 14, 2006
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The Providence College women's cross country team competed at Pre Nationals on Saturday, October 14. The meet was hosted by Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind. Pre Nationals consisted of 73 teams, which was split into a blue team race (37 teams) and a white team race (36 teams).

The Friars finished fifth in the blue team race with a total of 247 points. Sophomore Danette Doetzel (Macklin, Saskatchewan) led the Friar effort with a 17th-place finish in a time of 20:38.5.

Stanford placed first in the team standings with 45 points. Minnesota was second (200 points), followed by Arizona State (224 points) and Brigham Young (242 points).

Also scoring for Providence was sophomore Katie DiCamillo (Garden City, N.Y.), freshman Breffini Twohig (Dublin, Ireland), graduate student Aine Hoban (Wakefield, England) and freshman Krystal Douglas (Harpswell, Maine). DiCamillo finished the race in 35th place with a time of 20:54.9. Twohig placed 42nd (21:02.4), Hoban finished 46th (21:04.0) and Douglas took 107th (21:43.7).

Providence returns to action on Friday, October 27 at the BIG EAST Conference Cross Country Championships held at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

PRE NATIONALS
Men's Blue Team Race (6,000 meters)
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Terre Haute, Ind.
Providence finish:  5th of 36

TOP 10 TEAM FINISHES (of 36 teams)
1. 	Stanford	45
2.	Minnesota	200
3.	Arizona State	224
4.	Brigham Young	242
5.	Providence	247
6.	Michigan State	255
7.	Florida State	268
8.	Florida	316
9.	Princeton	336
10	Iowa	346


TOP FIVE INIDIVIDUAL FINISHES/PROVIDENCE FINISHES
1. 	Michelle Sikes	Wake Forest	20:16.4
2.	Arianna Lambie	Stanford	20:20.0
3.	Kassi Andersen	Brigham Young	20:22.1
4.	Teresa McWalters	Stanford	20:24.0
5.	Amanda Trotter	Stanford	20:27.5
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17.	Danette Doetzel	Providence	20:38.3
35.	Katie DiCamillo	Providence	20:54.9
42.	Breffini Twohig	Providence	21:02.4
46.	Aine Hoban	Providence	21:04.0
107.	Krystal Douglas	Providence	21:43.7
184.	Mary Nelle Trefz	Providence	22:31.5