Providence College Athletics

Four Track Athletes Qualify for NCAA Indoor Championship

6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field

February 1, 1999

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Four Providence College track athletes qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track Championship at the Terrier Classic on Jan. 30-31 at Boston University. Senior All-American Sarah Dupre (Kingston, Ontario) and sophomore All-American Rachel Hixson (Media, Pa.) qualified for the women's team and senior Rick Bush (Clifton Park, N.Y.) and junior All-American Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland) qualified for the men's squad.

Dupre, who earned All-America accolades and finished third in the 5,000 at the 1998 NCAA Indoor Track Championship, placed seventh in the 3,000 meters (9:20.93) at the Terrier Classic. Hixson finished eighth in the 3,000 meters (9:22.13) at the Terrier Classic.

Bush was fifth in the 5,000 meters (8:06.19) at the Terrier Classic. Kelly earned a fourth-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the Terrier Classic. Bush and Kelly will both be making their first appearance at the NCAA Indoor Track Championship

The NCAA Indoor Track Championship is scheduled for March 5-6 in Indianapolis, Ind.

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