Men's And Women's Cross Country Capture PC Invitational

Sept. 5, 2003

WARWICK, R.I. -- The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams each finished first at the PC Invitational on Friday, September 5 at Goddard Park in Warwick, R.I.

The Providence women (21 points) finished ahead of Rhode Island (53 points) and New Hampshire (55 points) in each teams' season opener. The sixth-ranked Friars had five runners finish in the top nine, including the top three runners. Junior Kimberly Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) led the way with a first-place finish in a time of 17:06. Junior All-American Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) finished right behind Smith in the same time of 17:06. Classmate Deirdre Byrne (Avoca, Ireland) took third place in a time of 17:25.

Rhode Island's Kristen Coon (Webster, N.Y.) finished fourth overall (17:26) to lead the Rams to a second-place finish. UNH's Lesley Read (Dover, N.H.) rounds out the top five as she finished in a time of 17:27. Sophomore Fiona Crombie of Christchurch, New Zealand (sixth - 17:27) and senior Lisa Cappello (ninth - 18:06) also scored to lead the Friars.

On the men's side, Providence (25 points) finished first ahead of New Hampshire (46 points), Connecticut (55 points) and Rhode Island (116 points). UNH's Steve Meinelt (Topsfield, Mass.) captured the individual title as he crossed the finish line in a time of 24:44. The Friars took the next four places as juniors Patrick Moulton of Pelham, N.H. (24:53), Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ont. (25:00), Patrick Guidera of Clonmel, Ireland (25:10) and senior Jamie Carmichael of Windsor, Vt. finished second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Sophomore Joe Dionne (Oshawa, Ont.) also scored for the Friars as he recorded an 11th-place finish in a time of 26:07.

Providence will return to action on Friday, September 12 at the Boston College Invitational at 3:00 p.m.

PC Cross Country Invitational (Men) -- 8,000 MetersIndividual Finishes (Top 10)Place   Name            School          Time1   Steve Meinelt   UNH             24:442   Patrick Moulton   Providence  24:533   Dylan Wykes   Providence  25:004   Patrick Guidera   Providence  25:105   Jamie Carmichael Providence  25:246   Ken Goglas      UConn           25:447   Timothy Perry   UNH             25:458   Eric FleckensteinUConn          25:539   Mike Hall   UConn           25:5510  Peter Mallett   UNH         26:02

Team Finishes1) Providence 25 Points2) UNH 46 Points3) UConn 55 Points4) URI 116

PC Cross Country Invitational (Women) -- 5,000 MetersIndividual Finishes (Top 10)Place   Name            School          Time1   Kimberly Smith Providence  17:062   Mary Cullen   Providence  17:063   Deirdre Byrne   Providence  17:254   Kristen Coon    URI             17:265   Lesleyy Read    UNH             17:276   Fiona Crombie   Providence  17:277   Megan Hepp  UNH             17:448   Caitlyn Hayse   UNH             17:539   Lisa Cappello   Providence  18:0610  Lindsay Vieira  URI             18:24

Team Finishes1) Providence 21 Points2) URI 53 Points3) UNH 55 Points

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