Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 4, 2026 ,
Men's Cross Country
vs Friar Invitational
Final
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, September 26
Princeton, N.J.
9:30 AM
Providence College
at
Princeton Meadows Challenge
Friars Cross Country Teams To Compete At Princeton Meadows Challenge
9/25/2026 10:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The Friars will travel to Princeton, N.J., for the Princeton Meadows Challenge.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the Princeton Meadows Challenge, hosted by Princeton University, on Saturday, Sept. 26. The meet will be held on the Meadows Campus course. The men's race will begin at 9:30 a.m., while the women's race is set to begin at 10:15 a.m.
LIVE RESULTS:Â https://results.leonetiming.com/xc.html?mid=9151
The Friar women will be led by junior Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia). To open the season, Schmidt won the Friar Invitational 4K race for the second consecutive year and broke the course record previously held by former Friar Kimberley May with a time of 13:53.1, leading Providence to a first-place finish for the sixth consecutive year. For her efforts, Schmidt was named BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week.
Juniors Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Ireland) and Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) will also compete for the Friars on Saturday. Gardiner and Bush finished second and third, respectively, at the Friar Invitational. Gardiner ran a time of 14:09.8, while Bush finished in 14:10.5.
On the men's side, the Friars will be led by junior Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland). At the Friar Invitational, Dixon placed third overall in 18:10.9 and led Providence to a second-place finish. Dixon was named BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week for his efforts. In last year's Princeton Fall Classic, the junior was the top finisher for the Friars in the 8K race, finishing 23rd in a time of 23:36.6.
In addition to Dixon, juniors Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) and Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) will race in the 8K for Providence on Saturday. LoCicero placed 10th at the Friar Invitational in 18:27.8, while Prescott followed in 11th in a time of 18:29.6. At the 2025 Princeton Fall Classic, Prescott finished in 24:03.7, while LoCicero finished in 24:36.1.
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!-
LIVE RESULTS:Â https://results.leonetiming.com/xc.html?mid=9151
The Friar women will be led by junior Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia). To open the season, Schmidt won the Friar Invitational 4K race for the second consecutive year and broke the course record previously held by former Friar Kimberley May with a time of 13:53.1, leading Providence to a first-place finish for the sixth consecutive year. For her efforts, Schmidt was named BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week.
Juniors Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Ireland) and Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) will also compete for the Friars on Saturday. Gardiner and Bush finished second and third, respectively, at the Friar Invitational. Gardiner ran a time of 14:09.8, while Bush finished in 14:10.5.
On the men's side, the Friars will be led by junior Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland). At the Friar Invitational, Dixon placed third overall in 18:10.9 and led Providence to a second-place finish. Dixon was named BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week for his efforts. In last year's Princeton Fall Classic, the junior was the top finisher for the Friars in the 8K race, finishing 23rd in a time of 23:36.6.
In addition to Dixon, juniors Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) and Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) will race in the 8K for Providence on Saturday. LoCicero placed 10th at the Friar Invitational in 18:27.8, while Prescott followed in 11th in a time of 18:29.6. At the 2025 Princeton Fall Classic, Prescott finished in 24:03.7, while LoCicero finished in 24:36.1.
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!-
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
Tuesday, September 22
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