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Men's Cross Country
at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Providence College Athletics
Friday, October 11
Hopkinton, N.H.
3:30 p.m.
Providence College
at
New England Championship
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph
Men’s And Women’s Cross Country Run At New England Championship
10/11/2024 6:19:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
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Liam Back paced the men's team and Niamh O'Mahony led the women’s squad.
HOPKINTON, N.H.– The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed in the New England Championship today (Oct. 11) at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds in Hopkinton, N.H. Senior Niamh O'Mahony of Kerry, Ireland, who finished third (17:14.89), led the team to a third-place finish out of 19 teams on the 5K course. Graduate student Liam Back of New Plymouth, England finished third (24:23.11) and led the Friar men's team to a second-place finish overall (17 teams competed) on the 8K course.
The top seven runners for the Friar women's team did not compete at the New England Championships.
Led by O'Mahony, the women's team scored 93 points. Other Friars who scored on the women's side were sophomore Reese Fahys of East Greenwhich, R.I. (ninth, 18:05.72), sophomore Kiera Hall of Christchurch, New Zealand (17th, 18:18.90), senior Claire Kelly of Conwall on Hudson, N.Y. (24th, 18:30.77) and senior Olivia Belt of Cumberland, R.I. (44th, 19:02.45).
The top three runners for the men's team did not run.
The Providence men's team scored 75 points. Following Back for the Friars was freshman Liam McCay of Liverpool, England (eighth, 24:41.69), sophomore Will Johnston of Auckland, New Zealand (13th, 24:55.37), graduate student Shane Coffey of Naas, Ireland (24th, 25:13.29) and junior Zane Powell of Auckland, New Zealand (27th, 25:16.86).
The Friar men's and women's teams will return to action on Friday, October 18 at the Princeton Fall Classic in Princeton, N.J., beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's cross country teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
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