Providence College Athletics

Men's Cross Country Wins Roy Griak Invitational

6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country

Sept. 26, 1998

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Providence College men's cross country team scored 106 points and defeated 20 schools to win its first Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, September 26. Providence senior Ben Noad of Bristol, England finished first and won the individual title in a time of 24:25.

Also scoring for the Friars were junior Keith Kelly of Drogheda, Ireland (fourth - 24:50), senior Rick Bush of Clifton Park, N.Y. (25th - 25:24), freshman Dermot Galvin of Kilrush, Ireland (33rd - 25:39) and senior Zach Ventress of Spokane, Wash. (43rd - 25:47).

The Friars return to action on Oct. 16 at the New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

Distance: Cross Country - 8,000 meters
  1.  BEN NOAD        Providence College  24:25  2.  Matt Downing    Wisconsin           24:32  3.  Chris Bailey    Illinois State      24:47  4.  KEITH KELLY     Providence College  24:50  5.  Billy Herman    Northern Arizona    24:51  6.  Jarrod Cordes   Wisconsin           25:02  7.  Todd Davis      Portland            25:03  8.  Joe Driscol     Portland            25:04  9.  Brian Berryhill Colorado State      25:04 10. Jason Shonfeld   Weber State         25:04

 25. RICK BUSH        PC                  25:24 33. DERMOT GALVIN    PC                  25:39 43. ZACH VENTRESS    PC                  25:47 77. PAUL REILLY      PC                  26:15 79. LARRY MORRISSEY  PC                  26:16120. CIARAN LYNCH     PC                  27:10
TEAM SCORES - 
 1. Providence           106 2. Northern Arizona     114 3. Wisconsin            120 4. Portland             124 5. Minnesota            139 6. Illinois State       180 7. Weber State          189 8. Colorado State       201 9. Drake                21810. Boston College       27311. Iowa State           28112. Eastern Michigan     28913. Nebraska             29114. UCLA                 30915. UNC-Charlotte        33516. Wyoming              38917. Northern Iowa        40018. Delaware             46719. Youngstown State     48220. Manitoba             61121. Toledo               647

Distance: Cross Country - 8,000 meters
 1.  Jonah Kiptarus    Nebraska             23:57 2.  Cleophas Boor     Nebraska             24:01 3.  Pascal Dobert     Wisconsin            24:32 4.  Faizal Emamaullee Alabama              24:34 5.  John Howell       Northern Arizona     24:40 6.  Kevin Farrow      Iowa State           24:41 7.  Web Shelley       Northern Arizona     24:44 8.  Donal O'Sullivan  Brown                24:48 9.  Michael Donnelly  Providence           24:5010.  Dave Sobolik      Colorado State       24:51
18. PAUL MCNAMARA      PC                   25:0019. BEN NOAD           PC                   25:0125. NICK KENT          PC                   25:0838. ZACK VENTRESS      PC                   25:2242. DAVID HEALY        PC                   25:2672. STEVE MEYER        PC                   25:54
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