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Friar Cross Country Teams Place First At Boston College Invitational

9/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country

Sept. 15, 2006

BOSTON, Mass. - The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Boston College Invitational on Friday, September 15 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. Both Friar squads claimed first place in the team standings. The women's team recorded 29 points, while the men's team recorded 24 points in the victory.

On the women's side, graduate student Aine Hoban (Wakefield, England) paced the Friars with a second-place finish in a time of 17:33. Sophomore Katie DiCamillo (Garden City, N.Y.) placed third in a time of 17:40. Junior Mary Nelle Trefz (Iowa City, Iowa), freshman Breffini Twohig (Dublin, Ireland) and freshman Krystal Douglas (Harpswell, Maine) each finished in the top-10 overall. Trefz palced sixth (17:58), Twohig finished eighth (18:02) and Douglas completed the race in 10th place (18:05). Sophomore Sarah Morgan (Waikato, New Zealand) and sophomore Kate Campbell (Aukland, New Zealand) also scored for PC. Morgan placed 15th (18:44) and Campbell finished 17th (18:57).

On the men's side, junior Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) led the Friar effort with a second place finish in a time of 24:30. Providence then captured fifth through seventh place to help take a commanding lead in the team standings. Junior Max Smith (Dunedin, New Zealand) placed fifth in a time of 24:44. Senior Nick Weidman (Sudbury, Mass.) finished sixth (24:45) and sophomore Richard Yeates (Dublin, Ireland) completed the course in 24:46 for seventh place. Freshman Tom Webb (Barrington, R.I.) was among the top-10 finishers overall in ninth place (25:05). Senior Matt Kinback (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and junior Chris McDermott (West Haven, Conn.) also scored for Providence. Kinback placed 15th (25:56), while McDermott finished in 20th place overall (26:30).

The Friars return to action on Friday, September 29 at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind.

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRYBoston College Invitational - September 15, 2006Franklin Park - Boston, Mass.1st of 5
1.   Koichiro Nagata     Japan   24:082.  Ahmed Haji    PC  24:303.  Patrick Mellea  BC  24:324.  Mark Alizzi BC  24:345.  Max Smith  PC  24:446.  Nick Weidman    PC  24:457.  Richard Yeates    PC  24:468.  Brian Farrell   SBU 24:519.  Tom Webb    PC  25:0510. David Emerson   BC  25:10
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15.  Matt Kinback    PC  25:5620. Chris McDermott  PC  26:3025. Doug Coffed PC  26:4737  Theo Shaheen    PC  27:4040. Ben Saviet    PC  27:5642. Mike Blanchard    PC  28:17

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRYBoston College Invitational - September 15, 2006Franklin Park - Boston, Mass.1st of 5
1.   Lindsay Donaldson   Yale    17:272.  Aine Hoban    PC  17:333.  Katie DiCamillo  PC  17:404.  Ashley Campbell Yale    17:565.  Nichole Lister  BC  17:576.  Mary Nelle Trefz PC  17:587.  Katherine McKinstry Yale    17:598.  Breffini Twohig  PC  18:029.  Kristen Coon    BC  18:0310. Krystal Douglas  PC  18:05
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15.  Sarah Morgan    PC  18:4417. Kate Campbell  PC  18:5727. Laura McCarthy    PC  19:3130. Katie Tomlinson PC  19:4434. Lauren Reilly   PC  20:0538. Bernadette Boyle    PC  20:44

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