PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It was announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27, that Providence College sophomore
Jack Dowd (Pearl River, N.Y.) and senior
Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) were named BIG EAST Cross Country Male and Co-Female Athletes of the Week, respectively. Hall earned the honor after capturing the individual title and leading the Friars to the team championship at the Brown Rothenberg Run at the Mark Coogan Course at Highland Park in Attleboro, Mass., on Friday, Oct. 23. Dowd placed second in the men's 5K race and led the men's team to the team championship.
Hall won the 3K race in 10:00.0, while three other Friars finished in the top 10 to help Providence capture the team championship among five teams with 36 points.
Dowd led Providence with a second-place finish in 15:20.3. The men's team captured the race title, placing all seven runners in the top 10 and scoring 16 points to defeat four other teams.
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!-