Providence College Athletics
Providence College Finishes Third in Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophy Ranking
7/2/2025 11:00:00 AM | General, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track and Field
The Friars ranked first in women’s cross country and women’s indoor track and field.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It was announced on Wednesday [July 2] that Providence College finished third in the final standings of the 2024-25 Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophy Ranking. The Friars claimed first-place finishes in women's cross country and indoor track and field.
Providence ranked third in the final standings with 202.50 points, behind UC Santa Barbara (235.00 points) and Pepperdine University (212.00 points). Rounding out the top-five were Creighton University (198.00 points) and the University of Denver (174.50 points).
At the 2024 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wis., the Friars finished third out of 31 teams, the team's highest finish since winning the competition in 2013. Senior Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) led the Friars, placing 10th in a time of 19:45.1. Graduate student Alex Millard (Kent, England) completed the race in 20th place (19:51.5). Graduate student Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton England) placed 24th (19:54.2). All three earned All-America honors. Also scoring for the Friars were senior Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland) crossing the line in 56th (20:16.9) and freshman Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) placing 128th (20:43.1). It marked the Friars seventh time finishing in the top three all-time at the NCAAs.
At the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Va., the Friar DMR team of Flockhart, junior Jill Fenerty (Franklin, Mass.), sophomore Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland) and senior May placed third of 12 teams in a time of 10:46.28 to each earn First Team All-America accolades. The Friars finished less than a second behind the first-place team. May went on to place sixth in the 3,000 meters in a time of 9:03.51, Flockhart finished 15th (9:12.33) and Millard competed in the 5,000 meters and earned a 12th-place finish (15:34.36). For their efforts, May earned First Team All-American while Flockhart and Millard were Second Team All-Americans.
About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 25th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 98 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 60th year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
-GO FRIARS!-
Providence ranked third in the final standings with 202.50 points, behind UC Santa Barbara (235.00 points) and Pepperdine University (212.00 points). Rounding out the top-five were Creighton University (198.00 points) and the University of Denver (174.50 points).
At the 2024 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wis., the Friars finished third out of 31 teams, the team's highest finish since winning the competition in 2013. Senior Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) led the Friars, placing 10th in a time of 19:45.1. Graduate student Alex Millard (Kent, England) completed the race in 20th place (19:51.5). Graduate student Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton England) placed 24th (19:54.2). All three earned All-America honors. Also scoring for the Friars were senior Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland) crossing the line in 56th (20:16.9) and freshman Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) placing 128th (20:43.1). It marked the Friars seventh time finishing in the top three all-time at the NCAAs.
At the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Va., the Friar DMR team of Flockhart, junior Jill Fenerty (Franklin, Mass.), sophomore Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland) and senior May placed third of 12 teams in a time of 10:46.28 to each earn First Team All-America accolades. The Friars finished less than a second behind the first-place team. May went on to place sixth in the 3,000 meters in a time of 9:03.51, Flockhart finished 15th (9:12.33) and Millard competed in the 5,000 meters and earned a 12th-place finish (15:34.36). For their efforts, May earned First Team All-American while Flockhart and Millard were Second Team All-Americans.
About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 25th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 98 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 60th year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
-GO FRIARS!-
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