Oct. 31, 2003

BRONX, N.Y. - The 8th-ranked Providence women's cross country team and the 20th-ranked Providence men's cross country team participated in the BIG EAST Conference Championship on Friday, October 31 at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. PC's Kim Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) won the women's individual title and set a course record in the event with a time of 20:01. Junior Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ontario) was the top finisher for the Friar men's team with a fourth-place individual finish in a time of 24:44. The women's team finished second (80 points) overall, while the men finished fourth (75 points) as a team.

In the women's race, Smith became the sixth female runner in PC history to win the BIG EAST crown and the first since Sara Dupre won it in 1998. Smith beat the previous course record set by Catherine Guyney of Boston College in 2001 by three seconds, as Guyney finished the championship that season in 20:04. Classmate Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) finished second in a time of 20:37 as PC captured the top two spots. Sophomore Fiona Crombie of Christchurch, New Zealand, (21st - 21:55), junior Deirdre Byrne of Avoca, Ireland (25th - 22:00) and senior Lisa Cappello (31st - 22:20) also scored for the Friars. During the 2002 season, Providence finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championship. Notre Dame won the women's team title with 59 points.

In the men's race, Wykes was the only Friar to finish in the top-ten (fourth, 24:44) en route to a fourth-place team finish. Jonathan Fasulo of Villanova won the individual title with a time of 24:35. Junior Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) finished 11th for the Friars in a time of 24:57. Junior Patrick Guidera of Clonmel, Ireland (18th - 25:18), graduate-student Tim Curran of Northboro, Mass. (19th - 25:20) and senior Jamie Carmichael of Windsor, Vt. (23rd - 25:38) also scored for Providence. Georgetown won the team title with 29 points.

The men's and women's teams return to action on November 15 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (8,000 meters)
Top-10 Finishers

1.	Johnthan Fasulo	Vill	24:35
2.	Rod Kobrosi	GTown	24:38
3.	Chris Lukezic	GTown	24:42
4.	Dylan Wykes	PC	24:44
5.	Fleet Hower	GTown	24:45
6.	Tim Moore	ND	24:45
7.	Todd Mobley	ND	24:47
8.	John Bitok	Syr	24:49
9.	Chris Esselborn	GTown	24:50
10.	Garon Broderick	GTown	24:54

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11.	Pat Moulton	PC	24:57
18.	Pat Guidera	PC	25:18
19.	Tim Curran	PC	25:20
23.	Jamie Carmichael	PC	25:38
28.	Joe Dionne	PC	25:57
36.	Darren Brown	PC	26:24
47.	Ben Pollock	PC	26:39
98.	Liam Reale	PC	29:41


MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

1.	Georgetown	29
2.	Notre Dame	66
3.	Villanova	67
4.	PROVIDENCE	75
5.	Connecticut	176
6.	Boston College	191
7.	Syracuse	213
8.	Pittsburgh	247
9.	Virginia Tech	250
10.	Miami	268
11.	Rutgers	276
12.	Seton Hall	339


WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (6,000 meters)
Top-10 Finishers

1.	Kimberly Smith	PC	20:01
2.	Mary Cullen	PC	20:37
3.	Molly Huddle	ND	20:47
4.	Jen Kramer	BC	20:48
5.	Treniere Clement	GTown	21:00
6.	Kerry Meagher	ND	21:01
7.	Meghan Metcalfe	WVU	21:02
8.	Marlies Overbeeke	VTech	21:05
9.	Nicole Lee	G'Town	21:12
10.	Marina Muncan	Vill	21:16

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21.	Fiona Crombie	PC	21:55
25.	Deirdre Byrne	PC	22:00
31.	Lisa Cappello	PC	22:20
54.	Katie Twarog	PC	23:28
65.	Ashley Jensen	PC	23:47
84.	Roisin Quinn	PC	24:28
87.	Laura McCarthy	PC	24:37


WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1.	Notre Dame	59
2.	Providence	80
3.	Georgetown	84
4.	Villanova	91
5.	Boston College	120
6.	Virginia Tech	144
7.	West Virginia	152
8.	Connecticut	193
9.	Pittsburgh	257
10.	Rutgers	275
11.	Miami	331
12.	Syracuse	344
13.	Seton Hall	433
14.	St. John's	442