ATTLEBORO, Mass. - The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Rothenberg Run at Mark Coogan Cross Country Course at Highland Park in Attleboro, Mass., on Friday, Oct. 23. The women's team won the 3K race, placing first among five teams with 36 points, while senior
Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) claimed the individual title in 10:00.0. The men's team also captured its race title, placing all seven runners in the top 10 and scoring 16 points to defeat four other teams.
RESULTS: https://lancer.trackscoreboard.com/meets/523/events
Following Hall, three other Friars finished in the top 10 of the women's 3K. Sophomore
Gemma Galvin (Clare, Ireland) placed second in 10:04.5, sophomore
Ciara Evans (Newton, Mass.) finished eighth in 10:17.4 and senior
Kaleigh Higgins (Watervliet, N.Y.) placed 10th in 10:19.1. Freshman
Marguerite Slattery (Nashville, Tenn.) rounded out the Friars' scoring, finishing 18th in 10:34.1.
On the men's side, sophomore
Jack Dowd (Pearl River, N.Y.) led Providence with a second-place finish in 15:20.3. Freshman
David Hayes (East Greenwich, R.I.) placed third in 15:21.1, sophomore
Jeb Hillary (Grand Rapids, Mich.) finished fourth in 15:30.8 and junior
Ryan Welch (Wyckoff, N.J.) placed fifth in 15:33.9. Junior
Adam Wedlake (Westford, Mass.) rounded out the Friars' scoring with a seventh-place finish in 15:37.0.
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Oct. 30 at the BIG EAST Championship in Mechanicsville, Va. at Pole Green Park.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's cross country and track and field teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-