Nov. 1, 2002

BOSTON, MASS. - The 17th-ranked Providence College men's cross country team scored 49 points and finished second behind Villanova (39 points) at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship on Friday, November 1 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. PC's 14th-ranked women's team scored 89 points and placed fourth behind Notre Dame (69), Georgetown (70 points) and Villanova (88 points).

Friar senior Adam Sutton (Preston, England) captured the individual men's title in a time of 23:33. It marked the eighth time a Friar men's runner has won the individual crown and the first time since Keith Kelly won in 2000. Also, Sutton's time was the second fastest ever run at Franklin Park for the BIG EAST Men's Cross Country. It is second to Kelly's time of 23:21 in 2000.

Sophomore Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ontario and sophomore Pat Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) also ran strong races for the Friars. Wykes placed sixth (24:01) and Moulton finished ninth (24:06). Providence's other scorer's were senior Tyler McCabe of Mystic, Conn. (15th - 24:18), sophomore Pat Guidera of Clonmel, Ireland (18th - 24:34), freshman Martin Fagan of Mullingar, Ireland (30th - 25:08) and Joe Dionne of Oshawa, Ontario (31st - 25:11).

The Friar women were led by senior Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) who finished in fifth place in a time of 20:38. Providence sophomore Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) placed sixth in a time of 20:40. Also scoring for PC were graduate student Heather Cappello of Lockport, N.Y. (17th - 21:22), Emily Tallen of Kingston, Ont. (28th - 21:49) and Deirdre Byrne of Avoca, Ireland (33rd - 22:04).

The men's and women's teams return to action on Nov. 16 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y.

WOMEN'S RESULTS Top 10 - Distance: Cross Country
1. 	Lauren King	   Notre Dame	   20:23
2.	Molly Huddle	   Notre Dame	   20:28
3.	Megan Metcalfe	   W. Virginia	   20:29
4.	Julie Culley 	   Rutgers	   20:32
5.	Roisin McGettigan  Providence	   20:38
6.	Mary Cullen 	   Providence	   20:40
7.	Maria Cicero	   Boston College  20:42
8.	Ioana Parusheva	   Villanova	   20:50
9.	Nicole Lee	   Georgetown	   20:51
10.	Julie Spolidoro	   Boston College  20:53

17.	Heather Cappello   Providence	   21:22
28.	Emily Tallen	   Providence	   21:49
33.	Deirdre Byrne	   Providence	   22:04
35. 	Emer O'Shea	   Providence	   22:12
43.	Lisa Cappello	   Providence	   22:25
51.	Roisin Quinn	   Providence	   22:42
76.	Ashley Jensen	   Providence	   23:32


WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES-
1. Notre Dame	         69
2. Georgetown	         70
3. Villanova	         88
4. Providence College	 89
5. Boston College	105
6. West Virginia	143
7. Virginia Tech	177
8. Rutgers	        232
9. Connecticut	        273
10. Pittsburgh 	        276
11. Syracuse	        293
12. Seton Hall	        376
13. Miami	        397
14. St. John's	        448



MEN'S RESULTS Top 10 - Distance: Cross Country
1.	Adam Sutton	Providence	23:33
2.	Jonathan Frafulo	Villanova	23:48
3.	Ryan Hayden	Villanova	23:54
4.	Adrian Blincoe	Villanova	23:59
5.	Javon Broderick	Georgetown	24:01
6.	Dylan Wykes	Providence	24:01
7.	Mike Smith	Georgetown	24:02
8.	John Bitok	Syracuse	24:05
9.	Pat Moulton	Providence	24:06
10.	Tim Moore	Notre Dame	24:08

15.	Tyler McCabe	Providence	24:18
18.	Pat Guidera	Providence	24:34
30.	Martin Fagan	Providence	25:08
31.	Joe Dionne	Providence	25:11
35.	Tim Curran	Providence	25:19
64.	Ben Pollock	Providence	26:09


MEN'S TEAM SCORES-
1. Villanova	         39
2. Providence	         49
3. Georgetown	         55
4. Notre Dame	        132
5. Boston College	168
6. West Virginia	183
7. Virginia Tech	227
8. Syracuse	        248
9. Seton Hall	        270
10. St. John's	        280
11. Miami	        285
12. Pittsburgh	        309
13. Rutgers	        344
14. Connecticut	        403