Nov. 13, 1999

Boston, Mass. - The 17th-ranked Providence College women's cross country team scored 62 points and captured its second consecutive NCAA Northeast Regional Cross Country Championship on Saturday, November 13 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. PC's 20th-ranked men's team scored 57 points and

finished second behind Iona (51 points) in the men's race. The top two men's and women's teams advance to the NCAA Championship on Monday, Nov. 22 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Friars also captured both the men's and women's individual titles. In the men's race, Providence senior Keith Kelly of Drogheda, Ireland won the individual title in a time of 29:30 -- 16 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. On the women's side, Friar sophomore Heather Cappello of Lockport, N.Y. earned the win in time of 17:12.

In addition to Cappello, sophomore Claire Shearman of Portsmouth, N.H. and junior Rachel Hixson of Media, Pa. were the other Friar finishers in the top 10. Shearman finished third in a time of 17:20 and Hixson placed eighth in a time of 17:32. Also scoring for the PC women's team were senior Dana Ostrander of Ballston Lake, N.Y. (16th - 17:44) and sophomore Kathryn Casserly of Galway, Ireland (34th - 18:02).

Sophomore Dermot Galvin of Kilrush, Ireland and sophomore Paul Reilly of Loughrea, Ireland also finished in the top 10 for the PC men's team. Galvin was sixth (30:16) and Reilly placed seventh (30:18). Freshmen Adam Sutton of Preston, England (19th - 30:47) and Chris Livesey of Preston, England (24th - 30:54) rounded out the scoring for the Friars.

The men's and women's teams return to action on Nov. 22 at the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championship in Bloomington, Indiana. The PC men's team will be making its fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championship and the PC women's team will be making its 11th consecutive appearance.

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES TOP 2- 
1. 	Providence	62
2. 	Brown		72

WOMEN'S RESULTS Top 10 -  Distance:  Cross Country 
1.	Heather Cappello	Providence	17:12
2.	Shannon Smith		Boston College	17:16
3.	Claire Shearman	        Providence	17:20
4.	Sara Tindall		Brown		17:21
5.	Ann Kovalski		Boston Univ.	17:22
6.	Kim Thalmann		Brown		17:29
7.	Kathryn Ireland		Boston Univ.	17:30
8.	Rachel Hixson		Providence	17:32	
9.	Bethany Helms		Harvard		17:34
10.	Emily Germano		Cornell		17:36
16.	Dana Ostrander		Providence	17:44
34.	Katherine Casserly	Providence	18:03
64.	Roisin McGettigan	Providence	18:30
162.	Emily Tallen		Providence	19:50

MEN'S TEAM SCORES TOP 10- 
1. 	Iona			51
2. 	Providence		57
3. 	Dartmouth		74
4. 	New Hampshire		174
5. 	Cornell			192
6. 	Brown			210
7. 	Columbia		222
8. 	Harvard			226
9. 	Yale			252
10. 	Army			262

MEN'S RESULTS Top 10 - Distance: Cross Country
1.	Keith Kelly		Providence	29:30
2.	Enda Joshnson		Brown		29:46
3.	Peter Riley		Iona		29:48
4.	Vinny Mulvey		Iona		29:51
5.	Adam Wallace		Dartmouth	29:58
6.	Dermot Galvin		Providence	30:16
7.	Paul Reilly		Providence	30:18
8.	Ray Biersbach		Columbia	30:20
9.	Edward Baker		Harvard		30:21
10.	Mike Cohen		Dartmouth	30:22