Providence College Athletics

Saturday, September 24
University of Minnesota- Minneapolis, Minn.
11:20 AM

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Roy Griak Invitational

Men's Cross Country Finishes 10th At Roy Griak Invitational

9/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country

Sept. 24, 2005

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- The 27th-ranked Providence College men's cross country team (258 points) placed 10th out of 27 teams at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, September 24 in Falcon Heights, Minn. Brigham Young captured the title with 117 points.

Senior Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) paced the way for the Friars as he placed seventh in a time of 24:25. Sophomore Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) also had a strong performance, finishing 14th in a time of 24:42, while senior Joe Dionne (Oshawa, Ontario) recorded a 44th-place finish in a time of 25:13. Junior Nick Weidman of Sudbury, Mass. (71st - 25:34) and graduate student Liam Reale of Hospital, Ireland (122nd - 26:21) also scored for the Friars.

The Friars return to action on Friday, October 15 at the Penn State Invitational.

Roy Griak Invitational -- Individual Finishes (Top 10)Place   Name            School          Time1       Simon Bairu     Wisconsin       23:432       Benson Chesang  Kansas          24:053       Josh Rohatinsky BYU             24:064       Seth Pilkington Weber State     24:075       Stuart Egon     Wisconsin       24:156       Austin Ramos    UCLA            24:217       Martin Fagan    PC              24:258       Anthony Ford    Wisconsin       24:279       Brad Lowery     South Dakota St.24:3010      Scott Overall   Butler          24:32
14 Ahmed Haji PC 24:4244 Joe Dionne PC 25:1371 Nick Weidman PC 25:34122 Liam Reale PC 26:21124 Richard Yeates PC 26:24145 Matt Kinback PC 26:49
Team Finishes (Top 10 of 27)1. BYU 1172. Wisconsin 1513. Iowa 1574. Cal Poly 1905. Michighan 1966. Ohio State 2047. Minnesota 2328. Kansas 2359. Arizona State 24110. Providence 258