Nov. 19, 2001

The ninth-ranked Providence College men's cross country team scored 294 points to finish tenth at the 2001 NCAA Championships on Monday, November 19 at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. PC's 11th-ranked women's team scored 337 points to place tenth.

In the men's race junior Adam Sutton (Preston, England) finished 24th (30:00) to lead the Friars. Senior All-American Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand) took the 29th spot (30:03). Sutton and Thorpe were both named to the 2001 All-America Team. For Thorpe, it was the second straight season he has earned All-America honors, while Sutton earned the honor for the first time. Senior Dermot Galvin (Kilrush, Ireland) finished 33rd (30:05), while freshman Patrick Guidera (Clonmel, Ireland) placed 128th (31:15) and junior Tyler McCabe (Mystic, Conn.) finished 141st (31:25). Freshman Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) took the 179th place (31:50) to round out the seven PC contenders.

In the women's race the Friars were paced by senior Claire Shearman (Portsmouth, N.H.) who finished 33rd (21:21) and earned 2001 All-America honors for the first time in her career. Junior Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) finished 53rd (21:43) and senior Kathryn Casserly (Galway, Ireland) placed 66th (21:10). Freshman Deirdre Byrne (Avoca, Ireland) finished 114th (22:16), junior Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland) placed 157th (22:36), sophomore Lisa Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.), finished 196th (23:02) and freshman Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) placed 214th (23:15).

For the men's cross country team, it marked the 12th time that the Friars have placed in the top-ten at the NCAA Championships. The women's team earned a top-ten finish for the 12th time in 13 years at the NCAA Championships.

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

1.	Boaz Chboiywo   E. Michigan     28:47
2.	Jorge Torres	Colorado        29:06
3.	Alistair Gragg	Arkansas        29:10
4.	D. Ritzenheim	Colorado        29:11
5.	Luke Watson	Notre Dame      29:19
6.	Ryan Shea 	Notre Dame      29:23
7.	Donald Shea 	Stanford        29:24
8.	Matt Tegenkamp	Wisconsin       29:26
9.	Josh Kiper	Wisconsin       29:29
10.	Travis Laird	N. Arizona      29:31

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24.	Adam Sutton	PC	30:00
29.	Hamish Thorpe	PC	30:03
33.	Dermot Galvin	PC	30:05
128.	Patrick Guidera	PC	31:15
141.	Tyler McCabe	PC	31:25
179.	Patrick Moulton	PC	31:50
219.	Dylan Wykes	PC	32:38


MEN'S TEAM RESULTS (Top-10 of 31)

1.	Colorado        90
2.	Stanford        91
3.	Arkansas        118
4.	N. Arizona      193
5.	Wisconsin       245
6.	Notre Dame      248
7.	Portland        273
8.	Villanova       282
9.	N.C.State       293
10.	Providence      294


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

1.	Tara Chaplin	Arizona         20:24
2.	Renee Metivier	Georgia Tech    20:31
3.	Lauren Fleshman	Stanford        20:35
4.	Kristin Price	N.C. State      20:36
5.	Michaela Manova	BYU             20:49
6.	Jennifer Owens	Virginia        20:43
7.	Jessie Kindschi	BYU             20:49
8.	Molly Austin	Colorado        20:51
9.	Tara Northcutt	BYU             20:55
10.	Maggie Guiney	BC              20:56

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33.	Claire Sherman	PC	21:21
53.	Roisin McGettiganPC     21:43
66.	Kathryn CasserlyPC      21:49
114.	Deidre Byrne	PC	22:16
156.	Emer O'Shea	PC	22:36
196.	Lisa Cappello	PC	23:02
214.	Mary Cullen	PC	23:15


WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS (Top-10 of 31)
1.	Brigham Young    62
2.	N.C. State      148
3.	Georgetown      180
4.	Arizonan        194
5.	Stanford        206
6.	Boston College  232
7.	North Carolina  239
8.	Colorado        240
9.	Virginia        303
10.	Providence      337