Women's Cross Country Wins Roy Griak Invitational

Sept. 25, 2004

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- The second-ranked Providence College women's cross country team finished first out of 29 teams at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, September 25 at Falcon Heights, Minn. For Providence, it marked its fourth overall Roy Griak title and the first since 1998. Senior All-American Kim Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) won the individual title for the second consecutive season and became only the second repeat champion in the 19-year-old history of the prestigious event.

Providence (58 points) finished ahead of Arizona State (81 points) and UC Santa Barbara (145 points). Smith, who was making her 2004 cross country debut after representing New Zealand at the Summer Olympics, recorded a time of 20:10, which is a course record. Senior All-American Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) also was impressive as she finished fourth in a time of 20:48. Providence had three runners finish in the top 10 as junior Fiona Crombie (Christchurch, New Zealand) took seventh-place in a time of 21:12. Senior Deirdre Byrne (Wicklow, Ireland) finished 19th (21:49), while classmate Katie Twarog (Albany, N.Y.) placed 27th.

Providence returns to action on Saturday, September 16 at the Penn State Invitational at University Park, Pa.


Roy Griak Invitational -- Individual Finishes (Top 10)Place   Name            School          Time1       Kim Smith       Providence      20:102       Missy Buttry    Wartburg        20:333       Amy Hastings    Arizona State   20:414       Mary Cullen     Providence      20:485       Megan Metcalfe  West Virginia   20:556       Cack Ferrell    Princeton       20:557       Fiona Crombie   Providence      21:128       Brittany BrockmanBaylor         21:199       Kate Gorry      Rice            21:2710      Lauren Harmon   Oregon          21:27
19      Deirdre Byrne   Providence      21:4927      Katie Twarog    Providence      21:5940      Jane Nalder     Providence      22:2091      Mary Nelle TrefzProvidence      23:05197     Michelle Childs Providence      24:16
Team Finishes (Top 10 of 29)1. Providence 582. Arizona State 813. UC Santa Barbara 1454. Baylor 1695. Arkansas 1896. Butler 1997. West Virginia 2138. Texas Tech 2549. Penn State 28210. Colorado State 292

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