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Men's Cross Country
at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Providence College Athletics
Friday, November 1
Leesburg, Va.
10:00 a.m.
Providence College
at
Big East Championship
Friar Men’s And Women’s Cross Country Teams to Compete at BIG EAST Championship
10/31/2024 10:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The Friars will travel to Leesburg, Va. for the BIG EAST Championship on Friday.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.– The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the BIG EAST Championship on Friday, November 1. The race will be held at Morven Park in Leesburg, Va. The women's 6k race will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by the men's 8k race at 10:40 a.m.
The Friar women enter the race ranked 12th nationally and first in the Northeast Region.
Leading the way for the women will be graduate student Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England), senior Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) and graduate student Alex Millard (Kent, England). On Friday, October 18, the Friars finished second out of 22 teams at Princeton Fall Classic. May had a successful first place finish (19:16.3), followed by Millard in fifth place (19:36.2) and Flockhart in 10th place (19:51.2).
Also expected to compete at the BIG EAST Championship will be senior Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland), senior Niamh O'Mahony (Kerry, Ireland), junior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland), and freshman Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.). Rounding out the squad will be junior Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland). Buckley, the 2022 BIG EAST Individual Cross Country Champion, will be running her second race of the season at the BIG EAST Championship.
The Friar women finished second out of 11 teams last at the 2023 BIG EAST Championship, led by an impressive second-place finish by May (20:06.5). The Friar women have claimed eight BIG EAST team titles and 11 individual titles all-time.
The Friar men's team enters the race ranked seventh in the Northeast Region.
The men's team is led by senior Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) who had an impressive race at the Princeton Fall Classic on Friday, October 18, as he placed 22nd (23:22.8). Also leading the Friars is graduate student Liam Back (New Plymouth, England), who finished third (24:23.11) in the New England Championship on Friday, October 11. Morgan and Back will be joined by graduate student Pat Thygesen (Brisbane, Australia), junior Luke Coffin (Annapolis, Md), junior Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand), freshman Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland), and freshman Liam McCay (Liverpool, England).
At the 2023 BIG EAST Championship, the Friar men finished fourth out of nine teams, led by Back with an eighth-place finish (25:22.5). The Friar men's program has captured 15 BIG EAST team titles and 11 individual titles.
The Event will be televised on: FloSports
Live Results: https://results.windsorrunning.com/meets/40716
Friar Women's BIG EAST Championship Roster:
Jane Buckley
Emily Bush
Shannon Flockhart
Anna Gardiner
Claire Kelly
Cara Laverty
Kimberely May
Alex Millard
Laura Mooney
Niamh O'Mahony
Friar Men's BIG EAST Championship Roster:
Liam Back
Shane Coffey
Luke Coffin
Cormac Dixon
Will Johnston
Liam McCay
Michael Morgan
Zane Powell
Pat Thygesen
Follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter for live updates.
The Friar women enter the race ranked 12th nationally and first in the Northeast Region.
Leading the way for the women will be graduate student Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England), senior Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) and graduate student Alex Millard (Kent, England). On Friday, October 18, the Friars finished second out of 22 teams at Princeton Fall Classic. May had a successful first place finish (19:16.3), followed by Millard in fifth place (19:36.2) and Flockhart in 10th place (19:51.2).
Also expected to compete at the BIG EAST Championship will be senior Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland), senior Niamh O'Mahony (Kerry, Ireland), junior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland), and freshman Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.). Rounding out the squad will be junior Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland). Buckley, the 2022 BIG EAST Individual Cross Country Champion, will be running her second race of the season at the BIG EAST Championship.
The Friar women finished second out of 11 teams last at the 2023 BIG EAST Championship, led by an impressive second-place finish by May (20:06.5). The Friar women have claimed eight BIG EAST team titles and 11 individual titles all-time.
The Friar men's team enters the race ranked seventh in the Northeast Region.
The men's team is led by senior Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) who had an impressive race at the Princeton Fall Classic on Friday, October 18, as he placed 22nd (23:22.8). Also leading the Friars is graduate student Liam Back (New Plymouth, England), who finished third (24:23.11) in the New England Championship on Friday, October 11. Morgan and Back will be joined by graduate student Pat Thygesen (Brisbane, Australia), junior Luke Coffin (Annapolis, Md), junior Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand), freshman Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland), and freshman Liam McCay (Liverpool, England).
At the 2023 BIG EAST Championship, the Friar men finished fourth out of nine teams, led by Back with an eighth-place finish (25:22.5). The Friar men's program has captured 15 BIG EAST team titles and 11 individual titles.
The Event will be televised on: FloSports
Live Results: https://results.windsorrunning.com/meets/40716
Friar Women's BIG EAST Championship Roster:
Jane Buckley
Emily Bush
Shannon Flockhart
Anna Gardiner
Claire Kelly
Cara Laverty
Kimberely May
Alex Millard
Laura Mooney
Niamh O'Mahony
Friar Men's BIG EAST Championship Roster:
Liam Back
Shane Coffey
Luke Coffin
Cormac Dixon
Will Johnston
Liam McCay
Michael Morgan
Zane Powell
Pat Thygesen
Follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter for live updates.
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