Completed Event: Women's Track and Field at Boston University Terrier Classic on January 30, 2026 ,
Women's Track and Field
at Boston University Terrier Classic
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Providence College Athletics
Friday, February 27
Chicago, Ill.
Providence College
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BIG EAST Championships
Photo by: Steve Woltmann Photography
Friars Compete on Day 2 Of BIG EAST Indoor Track Championship
2/28/2026 5:22:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Jon Mignacca captured the high jump title, Maeve O’Neill won the 800 meters and the women’s 4 x 800 squad won a title.
CHICAGO, Ill. – The Providence College men's and women's track teams competed on the second day of the BIG EAST Indoor Championships on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track and Field Facility in Chicago, Ill.
Junior Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland.) won the 800 meters and helped the 4 x 800 meter team capture a title. For her efforts, she was named BIG EAST Most Outstanding Female Track Performer.
RESULTS: RESULTS: https://results.lakeshoreathleticservices.com/meets/61998/events
O'Neill earned herself a BIG EAST title and All-BIG EAST honors in the 800-meter finals. O'Neill finished in a time of 2:01.15. She was followed up by teammate Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) who placed sixth (2:08.85).
Senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) kicked of the second day competing in the mile final and placed third in a personal best time of 4:39.48. She earned All-BIG EAST honors for her third-place finish.
The women's 4x800 meter relay team of freshman Gemma Galvin (Claire, Ireland), junior Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand), senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) and O'Neill captured the BIG EAST title in a time of 8:38.58. The team earned All-BIG EAST accolades
In the 400-meter finals sophomore Chloe Higgins (Morristown, N.J) ran in the finals and finished in a time of 56.54 (seventh).
In the women's 3000-meter finals led freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) led the women, placing eighth in a time of 9:26.85. Sophomore Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) (9:48.97), freshman Emilia O'Leary (East Aurora, N.Y.) (9:51.12) and freshmen Luci West (Raleigh, N.C.) (9:53.66) also ran the 3,000.
Wrapping up the day for the women was the women's 4x400 meter relay team who had a successful day, placing fourth. The team was made up of senior Jillian Fenerty (Franklin, Mass.), sophomore Chloe Higgins (Morristown, N.J.), sophomore Keira Kelly (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and junior Maggie Kemper (Huntington, N.Y.) They had a time of 3:50.84.
Junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) captured PC's first ever BIG EAST high jump and men's field event title when he finished first with a jump of 2.01 meters.
Also on the men's side, junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.), senior Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand) and freshman Jack Dowd (Pearl River, N.Y.) each competed in the mile finals. Bartlett finished fourth in a time of 4:16.99. Powell (4:19.72, ninth) and Dowd (4:24.09, 11th) also ran well for the Friars.
Sophomore Tom Breen (Providence, R.I.) came in fourth place in the 800 meter finals in a personal best time of 1:48.92.
Sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) ran a strong race in the 3,000 meters as he finished second in a personal best time of 8:00.44 and earned All-BIG EAST honors. Sophomore Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) also ran the 3,000 and finished in a personal best time of 8:08.74 (10th).
The 4 x 800 team of sophomore Tom Breen (Providence, R.I.) freshman Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia) junior Will Johnson (Auckland, New Zealand) and junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) placed fourth (7:29.86).
The men's 4 x 400 team of sophomore Tucker Anglemeyer (Winnetka, Ill.), senior Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.), freshman Eli Wood (South Kingstown, R.I.) and junior Owen Comiskey placed seventh overall in a time of 3:18.14.
All athletes who finished in the top three of their respective races earned All-BIG EAST honors.
NEXT UP:
Providence will return to action at the New England Indoor Championship on March 6-7 in Boston, Mass.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter.
-GO FRIARS!-
Junior Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland.) won the 800 meters and helped the 4 x 800 meter team capture a title. For her efforts, she was named BIG EAST Most Outstanding Female Track Performer.
RESULTS: RESULTS: https://results.lakeshoreathleticservices.com/meets/61998/events
O'Neill earned herself a BIG EAST title and All-BIG EAST honors in the 800-meter finals. O'Neill finished in a time of 2:01.15. She was followed up by teammate Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) who placed sixth (2:08.85).
Senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) kicked of the second day competing in the mile final and placed third in a personal best time of 4:39.48. She earned All-BIG EAST honors for her third-place finish.
The women's 4x800 meter relay team of freshman Gemma Galvin (Claire, Ireland), junior Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand), senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) and O'Neill captured the BIG EAST title in a time of 8:38.58. The team earned All-BIG EAST accolades
In the 400-meter finals sophomore Chloe Higgins (Morristown, N.J) ran in the finals and finished in a time of 56.54 (seventh).
In the women's 3000-meter finals led freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) led the women, placing eighth in a time of 9:26.85. Sophomore Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) (9:48.97), freshman Emilia O'Leary (East Aurora, N.Y.) (9:51.12) and freshmen Luci West (Raleigh, N.C.) (9:53.66) also ran the 3,000.
Wrapping up the day for the women was the women's 4x400 meter relay team who had a successful day, placing fourth. The team was made up of senior Jillian Fenerty (Franklin, Mass.), sophomore Chloe Higgins (Morristown, N.J.), sophomore Keira Kelly (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and junior Maggie Kemper (Huntington, N.Y.) They had a time of 3:50.84.
Junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) captured PC's first ever BIG EAST high jump and men's field event title when he finished first with a jump of 2.01 meters.
Also on the men's side, junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.), senior Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand) and freshman Jack Dowd (Pearl River, N.Y.) each competed in the mile finals. Bartlett finished fourth in a time of 4:16.99. Powell (4:19.72, ninth) and Dowd (4:24.09, 11th) also ran well for the Friars.
Sophomore Tom Breen (Providence, R.I.) came in fourth place in the 800 meter finals in a personal best time of 1:48.92.
Sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) ran a strong race in the 3,000 meters as he finished second in a personal best time of 8:00.44 and earned All-BIG EAST honors. Sophomore Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) also ran the 3,000 and finished in a personal best time of 8:08.74 (10th).
The 4 x 800 team of sophomore Tom Breen (Providence, R.I.) freshman Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia) junior Will Johnson (Auckland, New Zealand) and junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) placed fourth (7:29.86).
The men's 4 x 400 team of sophomore Tucker Anglemeyer (Winnetka, Ill.), senior Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.), freshman Eli Wood (South Kingstown, R.I.) and junior Owen Comiskey placed seventh overall in a time of 3:18.14.
All athletes who finished in the top three of their respective races earned All-BIG EAST honors.
NEXT UP:
Providence will return to action at the New England Indoor Championship on March 6-7 in Boston, Mass.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter.
-GO FRIARS!-
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