Oct. 16, 2004

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The second-ranked Providence College women's cross country team recorded 49 points to capture the Penn State Invitational on Saturday, October 16 at the Penn State University Blue-White Golf Course. Senior All-American Kim Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) won the 6K race in a time of 19:46 to lead the Friars to their third consecutive Penn State crown.

Providence, which has won the first four meets of the 2004 season, had three runners finish in the top 10. Senior All-American Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) finished third in a time of 20:23, while junior Fiona Crombie (Christchurch, New Zealand) recorded a time of 20:46 to finish seventh. Seniors Deirdre Byrne (Wicklow, Ireland) and Katie Twarog (Albany, N.Y.) finished 16th (21:21) and 23rd (21:34), respectively for the Friars.

The Friars will compete again on Friday, October 29 at the BIG EAST Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

Penn State Invitational (6K) -- Individual Finishes (Top 10)
Place   Name            School          Time
1       Kim Smith       Providence      19:46
2       Mary Cullen     Providence      20:23
3       Shannon Rowbury Duke            20:36
4       Megan Metcalfe  West Virginia   20:41
5       Sally Meyerhoff Duke            20:42
6       M. McCandless   Pittsburgh      20:45
7       Fiona Crombie   Providence      20:46
8       Heather Hanscom                 20:46
9       Maria Cicero    Boston College  20:50
10      Keira Carlstrom American        20:52

16      Deirdre Byrne   Providence      21:21
23      Katie Twarog    Providence      21:34
35      Jane Nalder     Providence      21:57
81      Mary Nelle TrefzProvidence      22:39

Team Finishes (Top 10 of 41)
1. Providence 49
2. Duke 60
3. West Virginia 194
4. Boston College 198
5. Cornell 210
6. Penn State 212
7. William & Mary 234
8. Akron 276
9. James Madison 302
10. Wisconsin 351