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Providence Women's Cross Country Finishes Sixth at NCAA Championship; Men Finish 13th.
Nov. 25, 2002
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams continued their run of success at the NCAA Championship on Monday, November 25. The women's team, which is ranked 12th, finished sixth of 31 teams, while the men's team, also ranked 12th, finished 13th on a sunny, cold day at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. The women kicked off the NCAA Championship and when the 6k race was over Brigham Young University (85 points) came out on top. The individual crown went to North Carolina's Shalane Flanagan, who set a new course record in a time of 19:36. Providence (235 points) was one of four BIG EAST schools in the top eight. Notre Dame (170 points) and Georgetown (214 points) finished third and fourth, respectively while Villanova (256) placed eighth. The Friars were led by sophomore Mary Cullen of Sligo, Ireland. Cullen placed 28th overall in a time of 20:26 and earned All-America honors. Cullen became the 100th All-American to be coached by PC's 19th year Head Coach Ray Treacy. Senior All-American Roisin McGettigan of Wicklow, Ireland also ran a strong race for the Friars. McGettigan placed 42nd in a time of 20:36. "I thought the women ran fantastic," Treacy said. "To come in ranked 12th and finish sixth was a fantastic achievement. They, without a doubt, ran the best race of the year."
The Friars also were led by graduate student Heather Cappello of Lockport, N.Y. She finished the race 61st overall in a time of 20:56. Sophomore Deirdre Byrne (Wicklow, Ireland) and Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland) round out the scorers for PC. Byrne placed 71st overall in a time if 21:01, while O'Shea took 114th place in a time of 21:23.
For the women's team, it marked the13th time in Providence history that it has finished in the top 10. Among the top 10 finishes, included an NCAA Championship in 1995. In addition, the women's team was making its 14th consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship. The men's team, which was making its eighth consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship, scored 406 points to finish 13th. Stanford (47 points) won its first title since 1997 as it had four runners finish in the top 10. Jorge Torres of Colorado captured the individual title in a time of 29:04 to set a new course record. "The men's side didn't go as well as I had hoped, but at the end of the day, we were only one place back from our ranking," Treacy said. Adam Sutton of Preston England earned All America status for the second consecutive year, by placing 27th overall in a time of 30:22 to lead the Friars. Sutton became the 101st All-American under Treacy. Senior Tyler McCabe of Mystic, Conn. ran another strong race for the Friars, finishing 72nd in a time of 30:54. Sophomore Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ont.), who despite falling, managed to finish the 10K race in 109th-place in a time of 31:11. Sophomores Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) and Patrick Guidera (Clonmel, Ireland) finished 154th and 158th, respectively to round out the Friar scorers.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (10,000 meters) Top-10 Finishers |
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