Men's Cross Country Wins 14th BIG EAST Title

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Oct. 27, 2000

BOSTON -- The fourth-ranked Providence College men's cross country team scored 39 points and captured its league leading 14th BIG EAST title on Friday, October 27 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. PC's 17th-ranked women's team scored 71 points and placed second behind Boston College (38 points).

In addition to winning PC's first men's team title since 1998, senior Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland) won the men's individual title in a time of 23:21. His time of 23:21 was the fourth fastest time in the history of the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship and the fastest since Villanova's Marcus O'Sullivan finished in 22:48 in 1983. Kelly's victory marked the sixth time a member of the PC men's team has captured the BIG EAST individual title.

Junior Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand) also ran a strong race for the Friars, finishing second in a time of 23:34. Junior Dermot Galvin of Kilrush, Ireland (10th - 23:54), sophomore Adam Sutton of Preston, England (12th - 24:02) and junior Paul Reilly of Loughrea, Ireland (14th - 24:11) also scored for the Friars.

Junior Rachel Hixson of Media, Pa. was PC's top women's finisher, placing fourth in a time of 17:19. Also scoring for the PC women's team were sophomore Roisin McGettigan of Wicklow, Ireland (ninth - 17:34), senior Francine Darroch of Cambridge, Ontario (12th - 17:37), junior Kathryn Casserly of Galway, Ireland (17th - 17:46) and sophomore Emily Tallen of Kingston, Ontario (29th - 18:11).

The men's and women's teams return to action on Nov. 11 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y.

MEN'S RESULTS Top 10 - Distance: Cross Country1.  Keith Kelly           Providence  23:212.  Hamish Thorpe           Providence  23:343.  Franklin Sanchez    Georgetown  23:354.  Tom Parlapiano          Villanova   23:435.  Mike Smith          Georgetown  23:436.  Dan Wilson          Connecticut 23:447.  Luke Watson         Notre Dame  23:448.  Marc Striowski          Notre Dame  23:509.  David Rodriguez         Georgetown  23:5210.     Dermot Galvin           Providence  23:54
12. Adam Sutton           Providence  24:0214. Paul Reilly           Providence  24:1117. Larry Morrissey           Providence  24:1422. Ciaran Lynch         Providence  24:2723. Chris Livesey           Providence  24:3242. Tyler McCabe         Providence  25:14
MEN'S TEAM SCORES-1. Providence           392. Georgetown           463. Villanova            974. Notre Dame           1005. West Virginia    1466. Boston College   1537. Connecticut          2138. Virginia Tech    2209. Rutgers          27210. Seton Hall          27211. Pittsburgh          32812. Miami           33113. Syracuse            33914. St. John's          390

WOMEN'S RESULTS Top 10 - Distance: Cross Country1.  Ann McGranahan           Villanova  16:592.  Megan Guiney             Boston College 17:033.  Autumn Fogg          Georgetown 17:074.  Rachel Hixson            Providence 17:195.  Rebecca Stallwood    West Virginia  17:236.  Laura Smith          Boston College 17:257.  Katie Ryan           Boston College 17:318.  Catherine Guiney     Boston College 17:339.  Roisin McGettigan    Providence 17:3410. Emily Enstice            Georgetown 17:36
12. Francine Darroch    Providence  17:3717. Kathryn Casserly    Providence  17:4629. Emily Tallen            Providence  18:1142. Emer O'Shea         Providence  18:2650. Marissa Colburn         Providence  18:5074. Carolyn Turco           Providence  19:25
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES-1. Boston College   382. Providence           713. Georgetown           724. Villanova            815. West Virginia    916. Notre Dame           1607. Virginia Tech    2488. Connecticut          2719. Rutgers          28110. Pittsburgh          30711. St. John's          32412. Miami           32813. Syracuse            33714. Seton Hall          393

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Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at NCAA Northeast Regional on November 14, 2025

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

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