Women’s Cross Country Team Places Second At NCAA Northeast Region; Men Placed Fifth

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on Friday, November 13 at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Friar women's team scored 58 points on the 6K course and placed second of 41 teams. The team was led by junior Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Ireland), who finished fourth (20:03.8) of 280 runners.  The top two teams in each NCAA Region earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, which will be held on Friday, November 21 in Terre Haute, Ind. For the Friar women's team, which won the NCAA Championship in 1995 and 2013, it marks the 34^th time and sixth consecutive year the women's squad has qualified for the NCAA Championship.

On the men's side, the Friars placed fifth of 34 teams after scoring 122 points on the 10K course. Junior Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) paced the Friars, finishing 14th (30:45.8) of 222 runners.

RESULTS: https://elitefeats.com/xc-Results/?ID=26248

In addition to Gardiner, also finishing in the top-10 for the women were junior Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia) (eighth, 20:13.5) and sophomore Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) (ninth, 20:14.8). Junior Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) (11^th, 20:15.9) and graduate student Megan Harris (Leigh-On-Sea, Essex) (26^th, 20:34.0) rounded out the scoring for the Friars. Gardiner, Schmidt, Currie and Bush each earned NCAA All-Northeast Region honors after finishing in the top-25.

Pacing the Friars on the men's side after Prescott was junior Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland) (20^th, 30:55.3) and junior Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) (23^rd, 31:06.6). Graduate Student Jack Small (Kent, England) (28^th, 31:21.7) and junior Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) (37^th, 31:39.9) also scored for the Friars. Prescott, Dixon and Pugh each earned All-Northeast Region accolades for the Friars.

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!-

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Emily Bush

Kate Currie

Cormac Dixon

Anna Gardiner

Megan Harris

Ryan LoCicero

Daniel Prescott

Elliott Pugh

Jack Small

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 4, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at Princeton Meadows Challenge on September 26, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational on October 9, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at New England Championship on October 9, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at Brown Rothenberg Run on October 23, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at BIG EAST Championship on October 30, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at NCAA Northeast Regional on November 13, 2026 ,

Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country at NCAA Championship on November 21, 2026