Oct. 17, 1997
Providence Captures New England Championship
Team Wins Seventh Crown
BOSTON, Mass. -- The fifth-ranked Providence College women's cross country team captured the New England Championship on Friday, October 17 at Franklin Park in Boston Mass. The women's team scored 45 points and won its second consecutive New England crown and seventh overall.
The Friars were led by junior Sarah Dupre of Kingston, Ontario who finished second in a time of 16:59. Also scoring for the Friars were freshman Rachel Hixson of Media, Pa. (fifth - 17:22), junior Gladys Ganiel of Harrington, Maine (ninth - 17:37), sophomore Dana Ostrander of Ballston Lake, N.Y. (10th - 17:39) and senior Maria McCambridge of Dublin, Ireland (19th - 17:56).
The women's team returns to action on Oct. 31 at the BIG EAST Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
Distance: Cross Country
1. Angela Graham Boston College 16:53
2. SARAH DUPRE PC 16:59
3. Jenna Rogers Dartmouth 17:04
4. Rosemary Ryan Boston University 17:15
5. RACHEL HIXSON PC 17:22
6. Annie Devlin Dartmouth 17:28
7. Shannon Smith Boston College 17:30
8. Ann Baldelli Boston College 17:31
9. GLADYS GANIEL PC 17:37
10. DANA OSTRANDER PC 17:39
Providence Others:
19. Maria McCambridge PC 17:56
25. Stephanie O'Reilly PC 18:06
88. Yvonne O'Donnell PC 19:04
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES TOP 10 of 37 -
1. Providence College 45
2. Boston College 66
3. Dartmouth College 73
4. New Hampshire 144
5. Harvard 172
6. UMass-Amherst 182
7. Brown 198
8. Vermont 286
9. Boston University 289
10. Rhode Island 312
