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Women's Track Finishes 5th At Brown Invitational

4/15/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

April 14, 2001

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's track team scored 47 points and finished fifth of six teams at Brown Invitational in Providence, R.I. on Saturday, April 14.

Sophomores Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) and Brooke Freeburg (Waterford, Pa.) led the Friars as they each earned a first-place finish. McGettigan won the 800 meters in a time of 2:11.87 and Freeburg won the javelin throw with a toss of 46.26 meters. Freeburg also scored for the Friars in the discus as she placed third with a throw of 38.48 meters.

Senior Francine Darroch (Cambridge, Ontario), sophomore Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland) and junior Marissa Colburn (Wethersfield, Conn.) all earned a third-place finish for the Friars. Darroch placed third in the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:40.19. O'Shea was third in the 800 meters (2:15.56) and Colburn finished third in the 3,000 (10:15.32).

TEAM RESULTS: 1. Brown 251, 2. URI 95, 3. UMass 81, 4. Southern Connecticut 53, 5. Providence 47, 6. Northeastern 17.

Providence Finishers

EVENT           PLACE   ATHLETE                 TIME400 meters  5th Eileen Farrell      1:03.20800 meters  1st Roisin McGettigan    2:11.87            3rd Emer O'Shea         2:15.56            -   Joan Bohlke            2:18.43            -   Kathy Sutkowski     2:21.42            -   Kate Gall           2:23.991,500 meters    3rd Francine Darroch  4:40.19            -   Carolyn Turco           5:03.48            -   Jessica Romaniuk    5:04.36            -   Sam Samberg         5:06.94            -   Stephanie O'Reilly   5:15.04            -   Carol Geddes            5:27.853,000 meters    3rd Marissa Colburn     10:15.32high jump   6th Kristina Sawicki    1.42 mjavelin     1st Brooke Freeburg         46.26 mdiscus          3rd Brooke Freeburg         38.48 m

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