Providence College Athletics

Friday, February 13
Boston, Mass.
9:00 AM

Providence College

at

Boston University Valentine Invitational

Apr. 11, 2025; Providence, Rhode Island, USA; during the 2025 Friar Invitational  held at Hendrickson Field. Photo by Brian Foley for Foley-Photography.
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph

Men’s Track Competes At BU’s Valentine Invitational

2/13/2026 5:03:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

Elliott Pugh ran a 3:59.60 in the mile for the Friars.

BOSTON, Mass. – The Providence College men's track and field team competed at the Boston University Valentine Invitational at Boston University on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) placed 17th overall in a very strong field in the mile in a personal best time of 3:59.60.
 
In addition to Pugh, the Friar men recorded multiple strong finishes in the mile.  Junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) also ran a personal best time, finishing the mile in 4:04.02.  Sophomore Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) won his heat in a personal best time of 4:07.55.  Also competing in the mile were freshman Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia), who finished in a time of 4:10.86 and sophomore Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) (4:13.86).
 
Sophomore Tom Breen (Providence, R.I) had a successful race in the 800 meters as he placed 27th in a time of 1:52.16.
 
Senior Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.) competed in the 400 meters and finished 29th in a time of 48.80.


The Friar men's team will return to action on Feb. 14 at the URI Coaches Invitational in Kingston, R.I.

For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X.

-GO FRIARS-