Providence College Athletics

Saturday, December 4
Boston (Boston University)
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Providence College

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Boston University Open

Women's Indoor Track Places 2nd at BU

12/7/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

The Friars scored 46 points and finished second of seven teams at the Boston University Open on December 4. Freshman Roisin McGettingan (Wicklow, Ireland), sophomore Heather Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.) and sophomore Claire Shearman (Portsmouth, N.H.) all earned first place finishes. McGettigan won the 1,000 meters (2:58.18), Cappello captured the mile (5:03.38) and Shearman won the 3,000 (9:54.38). The Friars also got strong performances from junior Joan Bohlke of Old Saybrook, Conn. (second, 500 meters), freshman Emer O'Shea of Limerick, Ireland (second, 1,000 meters), sophomore Kathryn Casserly of Galway, Ireland (second, mile) and junior Francine Darroch of Cambridge, Ontario (second, 3,000 meters). The Friars return to action on January 14 at the New England Challenge at Brown.

December 4 -- at Boston, Mass.

Team Scores

1. Yale 50

2. Providence 46

3. Maine 42

4. BU 36

5. CCSU 34

6. UNH 7

7. Bentley 5

EVENT   PLACE   ATHLETE TIME    QUALIFIED

500 meters  2nd Joan Bohlke 1:17:47 ECAC

    -   Sarah Doyle 1:22.84

    -   Sam Siagel  1:30.12

1,000 meters    1st Roisin McGettigan   2:58.18 ECAC

    2nd Emer O'Shea 2:59.53 New Eng.

    6th Kathy Sutkowski 3:06.35

    -   Sam Samberg 3:18.53

Mile    1st Heather Cappello    5:03.38 New Eng.

    2nd Kathryn Casserly    5:04.52

    4th Stephanie O'Reilly   5:09.10

    5th Carolyn Turco   5:23.55

    -   Sarah Simeone   5:38.45

    -   Kelly McCabe    5:40.11

    -   Jessica Romaniuk    5:42.25

3,000 meters    1st Claire Shearman 9:54.38 ECAC

    2nd Francine Darroch    10:17.55

    4th Marissa Colburn 11:00.25

4 x 400 meters  2nd McGettigan, O'Shea  4:03.83 New Eng.

        Bohlke, Sarah Doyle


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