Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 4, 2026 ,
Men's Cross Country
vs Friar Invitational
Final
Providence College Athletics
Friday, October 9
Hopkinton, N.H.
2:00 PM
Providence College
at
New England Championship
Cross Country Competes At New England Championships
10/9/2026 4:31:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The Friar men won the team championship for the 27th time in program history.
HOPKINTON, N.H. - The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed in the New England Championships on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds in Hopkinton, N.H. The Friar men won the 8K race over 17 teams with 85 points. It marked the 27th time in program history the Friars have won the New England Championships title. The men were led by graduate student Sam Hodgson (Ascot, United Kingdom), who placed third in 24:40.9. The Friar women scored 76 points and finished second overall. Freshman Lorraine O'Connor (Dublin, Ireland) was the top finisher, placing fourth in 17:41.4. It was the 113th running of the New England Men's Cross Country Championship and the 52nd running of the Women's Championship.
RESULTS: https://lancer.trackscoreboard.com/meets/515/events
After Hodgson, senior Will Johnston (Auckland, New Zealand) also finished inside the top 10, placing sixth overall in 25:00.5. Junior Liam McCay (Liverpool, England) and sophomore Jeb Hillary (Grand Rapid, Mich.) finished 21st (25:29.6) and 24th (25:32.5), respectively. Rounding out the scoring for Providence was sophomore Jack Dowd (Pearl River, N.Y.) who placed 32nd overall in 25:39.3.
For the women, after O'Connor, sophomore Emilia O'Leary (East Aurora, N.Y.) placed seventh overall in 17:46.1. Also finishing in the top-25 for Providence was senior Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) and freshman Pia Langton (Kilkenny, Ireland) who placed 14th (18:05.0) and 25th (18:22.5), respectively. Sophomore Gemma Galvin (Clare, Ireland) rounded out the scoring for the Friars in 30th (18:30.8).
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Oct. 23 at the Brown Rothenberg Run in Attleboro, Mass. at the Mark Coogan Cross Country Course at Highland 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!-
RESULTS: https://lancer.trackscoreboard.com/meets/515/events
After Hodgson, senior Will Johnston (Auckland, New Zealand) also finished inside the top 10, placing sixth overall in 25:00.5. Junior Liam McCay (Liverpool, England) and sophomore Jeb Hillary (Grand Rapid, Mich.) finished 21st (25:29.6) and 24th (25:32.5), respectively. Rounding out the scoring for Providence was sophomore Jack Dowd (Pearl River, N.Y.) who placed 32nd overall in 25:39.3.
For the women, after O'Connor, sophomore Emilia O'Leary (East Aurora, N.Y.) placed seventh overall in 17:46.1. Also finishing in the top-25 for Providence was senior Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) and freshman Pia Langton (Kilkenny, Ireland) who placed 14th (18:05.0) and 25th (18:22.5), respectively. Sophomore Gemma Galvin (Clare, Ireland) rounded out the scoring for the Friars in 30th (18:30.8).
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Oct. 23 at the Brown Rothenberg Run in Attleboro, Mass. at the Mark Coogan Cross Country Course at Highland 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!-
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