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New England Championship

Women's Track Runs At New England Championship

2/25/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

Feb. 24, 2001

New England Indoor Championship at Tufts Univ., Medford, Mass. - Feb. 23-24, 2001

MEDFORD, Mass. -- The Providence College women's track team scored 28 points and finished 11th of 31 teams at the New England Indoor Track Championship at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. on Saturday, February 24.

The Friars were led by sophomore Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland) who placed second in the 1,000 meters in a time of 2:53.61. With her time of 2:53.61, O'Shea qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championship.

Senior Francine Darroch (Cambridge, Ontario) also qualified for the ECAC Championship by finishing fourth in the mile in a time of 4:59.91.

The Friars 4 x 800 meter relay squad of junior Kate Gall (Cumberland, Md.), junior Carolyn Turco (Danvers, Mass.), senior Kathy Sutkowski (Edison, N.J.) and sophomore Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) finished fourth in a time of 9:26.17.

TEAM RESULTS -TOP 11 of 31: 1. UConn 153, 2. Northeastern 92, 3. UMass-Lowell 62, 4. Wheaton 55, 5. Boston College 52, 6. Vermont 50, 7. URI 36, 8. UMass-Amherst 35, 8. Maine 35, 10. Central Connecticut 31, 11. Providence 28.

Providence FinishersEVENT           PLACE   ATHLETE                 TIME500 meters  6th Joan Bohlke            1:17.82800 meters  7th Kath Sutkowski          2:18.73            -   Kate Gall           2:23.71            -   Roisin McGettigan    DQ1,000 meters    2nd Emer O'Shea         2:53.61Mile            4th Francine Darroch          4:59.915,000 meters    5th Marissa Colburn         17:33.094 x 800         3rd Gall, Turco, Sutkowski, McGettigan  9:26.17