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Thursday, May 14
Storrs, Conn.
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BIG EAST Championships
Men’s And Women’s Track Competes In Day 2 Of BIG EAST Track Championship
5/15/2026 9:50:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Friars claim three titles as Ryan LoCicero (steeplechase), Cormac Dixon (5,000) and Anna Gardiner (5,000) all captured BIG EAST titles on Saturday.
STORRS, Conn. – The Providence College men's and women's track and field teams travelled to Storrs, Conn., for Day 2 of the BIG EAST Outdoor Track Championship on May 15. The competition is taking place at the Sherman Sports Complex at the University of Connecticut. The Friars had a strong night as they captured three BIG EAST titles. Sophomore Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) won the 3,000-meter steeplechase final in a personal best time of 9:00.82. Sophomore Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Ireland) was the second Friar to capture a title on Saturday when she won the 5,000 meters in a time of 16:50.43. Sophomore Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland) won the 5,000 meters in a personal best time of 13:48.17.
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LIVE RESULTS: https://live.pctiming.com/meets/72003
SCHEDULE: https://friars.com/documents/2026/4/21/BIG_EAST_Outdoor_Track_Schedule_2026.pdf
The Friars had a strong presence in the women's 5,000-meter final. In addition to Gardiner, PC had two other Friars finish in the top six and score as senior Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland) placed fourth (17:00.00) and freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) was sixth (17:11.38). Freshman Lucia West (Raleigh, N.C.) also ran the 5,000 as she was the fourth Friar to place in the top-10 (ninth - 17:31.17).
Sophomore Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) earned a fourth-place finish and scored in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final in a time of 10:27.53.
In the 800 meters, junior Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland) ran a time of 2:10.61 and won her heat to advance to Saturday's finals.
In the 400-meter trials, sophomore Chloe Higgins (Morristown, N.J.) ran a season best 56.14 and placed ninth overall while sophomore Keira Kelly (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and junior Maggie Kemper (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) ran personal best times in 56.27 and 56.32, respectively.
In addition to Dixon's title in the 5,000-meter final, sophomore Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) placed eighth and scored (14:01.24).
In the 1,500-meter trials, freshman Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia), sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) and junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) all qualified for Saturday's final. Neate (3:51.23) and Pugh (3:51.41) both finished in the top four of their heats to qualify while Bartlett qualified with a time of 3:49.53.
Sophomore Tom Breen (Providence, R.I.) won his heat in the 800 meters in 1:54.27 to qualify for the finals.
Junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) was fifth in the high jump (1.91m).
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
LIVE STREAM: https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/74d54e57-c7e6-38fd-9fe8-b98414ad0ea9/ncaa-track-field#bucketId=29779&sourceCollection=Browse_By_League
LIVE RESULTS: https://live.pctiming.com/meets/72003
SCHEDULE: https://friars.com/documents/2026/4/21/BIG_EAST_Outdoor_Track_Schedule_2026.pdf
The Friars had a strong presence in the women's 5,000-meter final. In addition to Gardiner, PC had two other Friars finish in the top six and score as senior Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland) placed fourth (17:00.00) and freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) was sixth (17:11.38). Freshman Lucia West (Raleigh, N.C.) also ran the 5,000 as she was the fourth Friar to place in the top-10 (ninth - 17:31.17).
Sophomore Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) earned a fourth-place finish and scored in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final in a time of 10:27.53.
In the 800 meters, junior Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland) ran a time of 2:10.61 and won her heat to advance to Saturday's finals.
In the 400-meter trials, sophomore Chloe Higgins (Morristown, N.J.) ran a season best 56.14 and placed ninth overall while sophomore Keira Kelly (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and junior Maggie Kemper (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) ran personal best times in 56.27 and 56.32, respectively.
In addition to Dixon's title in the 5,000-meter final, sophomore Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) placed eighth and scored (14:01.24).
In the 1,500-meter trials, freshman Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia), sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) and junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) all qualified for Saturday's final. Neate (3:51.23) and Pugh (3:51.41) both finished in the top four of their heats to qualify while Bartlett qualified with a time of 3:49.53.
Sophomore Tom Breen (Providence, R.I.) won his heat in the 800 meters in 1:54.27 to qualify for the finals.
Junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) was fifth in the high jump (1.91m).
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
| TBD | Women's 4x100 Relay Finals | Saturday, May 16, 12:00 pm |
| TBD | Men's 4x100 Relay Finals | Saturday, May 16, 12:06 pm |
| Cara Laverty Gemma Galvin Annie Mann |
Women 1,500 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 12:10 pm |
| Oliver Neate Elliott Pugh Tyler Bartlett |
Men's 1,500 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 12:18 pm |
| Women's 100 Meter Hurdle Finals | Saturday, May 16, 12:33 pm | |
| Men 110 Meter Hurdle Finals | Saturday, May 16, 12:48 pm | |
| Women's 400 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 12:58 pm | |
| Men's 400 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 1:05 pm | |
| Women's 100 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 1:12 pm | |
| Men's 100 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 1:20 pm | |
| Maeve O'Neill | Women's 800 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 1:25 pm |
| Tom Breen | Men's 800 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 1:30 pm |
| Women's 400 Meter Hurdle Finals | Saturday, May 16, 1:40 pm | |
| Men's 400 Meter Hurdle Finals | Saturday, May 16, 1:50 pm | |
| Women's 200 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 2:00 pm | |
| Men's 200 Meter Finals | Saturday, May 16, 2:05 pm | |
| TBD | Women 4x800 Relay Finals | Saturday, May 16, 2:10 pm |
| TBD | Men's 4x800 Relay Finals | Saturday, May 16, 2:23 pm |
| TBD | Women's 4x400 Relay Finals | Saturday, May 16, 2:35 pm |
| TBD | Men's 4x400 Relay Finals | Saturday, May 16, 2:45 pm |
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