Women's Cross Country Places Second At New England Championship

Oct. 13, 2000

BOSTON, Mass. -- The fourth-ranked Providence College men's cross country team won the New England Championship on Friday, October 13, 2000 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. Led by individual champion Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland), the men's team scored 17 points to win its 20th New England crown. The 16th-ranked Providence women's cross country squad placed second with 57 points.

Kelly won the men's race in a time of 23:39 to pace the Friars to victory. It marked Kelly's second consecutive individual New England title. Also scoring for PC were junior Hamish Thorpe of Auckland, New Zealand (second - 24:06), junior Paul Reilly of Loughrea, Ireland (third - 24:09), sophomore Adam Sutton of Preston England (fifth - 24:13) and junior Dermot Galvin of Kilrush, Ireland (sixth - 24:16).

The women were led by senior Rachel Hixson (Media, Pa.), who placed second in a time of 17:35. Also scoring for the Friars were sophomore Roisin McGettigan of Wicklow, Ireland (sixth - 17:50), senior Francine Darroch of Cambridge, Ontario (ninth - 18:00), junior Kathryn Casserly of Galway, Ireland (16th - 18:14) and junior Claire Shearman of Portsmouth, N.H. (27th - 18:33).

The PC men's and women's teams return to action on Oct. 27 at the BIG EAST Championships at Franklin Park.

MEN'S RESULTS - Distance: Cross Country
1.  Keith Kelly Providence  23:39
2.  Hamish Thorpe   Providence  24:06
3.  Paul Reilly Providence  24:09
4.  Dan Wilson  UConn   24:11
5.  Adam Sutton Providence  24:13
6.  Dermot Galvin   Providence  24:16
7.  Jochen Dieckfoss    Boston University   24:30
8.  Wilson Perez    Keene State 24:35
9.  Robert Doyle    Yale    24:36
10. John Dudley Boston College  24:45

14. Chris Livesey   Providence  25:06
29. Ciaran Lynch    Providence  25:26
MEN'S TEAM SCORES TOP 10 of 42 -
1. Providence   17
2. Keene State  119
3. Brown    122
4. Yale 160
5. Boston College   173
6. Maine`   193
7. Williams 197
8. Connecticut  278
9. Boston University    322
10. Dartmouth   327

WOMEN'S RESULTS - Distance: Cross Country
1.  Laura O'Neill   Yale    17:35
2.  Rachel Hixson   Providence  17:35
3.  Kate O'Neill    Yale    17:35
4.  Katie Rigney    Yale    17:44
5.  Lindsay Mitchell    Yale    17:46
6.  Roisin McGettigan   Providence  17:50
7.  Barb Swallow    Springfield 17:55
8.  Katherine LaFrance  Yale    17:56
9.  Francine Darroch Providence  18:00
10. Abagail Anthony Bates   18:05

16. Kathryn Casserly Providence  18:14
27. Claire Shearman   Providence  18:33
29. Emer O'Shea    Providence  18:40
39. Emily Tallen Providence  18:51

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES TOP 10 of 36 -
1. Yale 20
2. Providence   57
3. Rhode Island 133
4. Middlebury   179
5. UMass-Amherst    181
6. Harvard  237
7. New Hampshire    250
8. Williams 257
9. Brown    280
10. Vermont 315

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 5, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on October 3, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at New England Championship on October 10, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at Nuttycombe Invitational on October 17, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at Rothenberg Run on October 24, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Cross Country at BIG EAST Championship on October 31, 2025 ,

Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country at NCAA Northeast Regional on November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country at NCAA Championship on November 22, 2025

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