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Providence College


Fordham Invitational
9/11/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Sept. 11, 2004
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The second-ranked Providence College women's cross country team and the Friar men's cross country team each earned a first-place finish at the Fordham Invitational on Saturday, September 11 at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y. The women's team scored 35 points and finished first of 18 teams. The men's squad scored 15 points and defeated 18 teams. In addition to the impressive Friar team performances, PC seniors Mary Cullen of Sligo, Ireland (first, 17:26) and Patrick Moulton of Pelham, N.H. (first, 25:00.50) each won the individual titles.
The other members of the Friar women's team that scored were senior Deirdre Byrne of Wicklow, Ireland (second, 18:19.59), senior Katie Twarog of Albany, N.Y. (seventh, 19:01.13), junior Jane Nalder of Wellington, New Zealand (eighth, 19:07.85) and freshman Ashley Hughes of Phoenix, N.Y. (17th, 19:20.91).
The Friar men's team was led by Moulton's first place finish but also captured the next four places to earn a perfect 15 points. Senior Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ontario (second, 25:22.99), junior Martin Fagan of Mullingar, Ireland (third, 25:30.10), senior Pat Guidera of Clonmel, Ireland (fourth, 25:33.03) and junior Joe Dionne (Oshawa, Ontario) also scored for the Friars.
The men's and women's teams will return to competition on Saturday, September 25 at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn.
Fordham Invitational (Men) -- Individual Finishes (Top 10)Place Name School Time1 Pat Moulton Providence 25:00.502 Dylan Wykes Providence 25:22.993 Martin Fagan Providence 25:30.104 Pat Guidera Providence 25:33.035 Joe Dionne Providence 26:03.026 Tom Martin Quinnipiac 26:07.007 Mike Charron Quinnipiac 26:10.568 John Brackmann Pennsylvania 26:12.039 Mark Driscoll Quinnipiac 26:13.8510 Matt Flynn Fordham 26:15.82
16 Nick Weidman Providence 26:47.3818 Matt Kinback Providence 26:55.3629 Tom Geer Providence 27:25.4140 Ben Pollock Providence 27:44.0956 Doug Coffed Providence 28:21.5498 Chris McDermott Providence 29:53.77
Team Finishes (Top 10 of 18)1. Providence 152. Quinnipiac 513. Pennsylvania 614. Fordham 1305. Rutgers 1626. ESU 1827. Iona 2108. Siena 2869. Sacred Heart 31410. USMMA 331
Fordham Invitational (Women) -- Individual Finishes (Top 10)Place Name School Time1 Mary Cullen Providence 17:26.722 Deirdre Byrne Providence 18:19.593 Lara Kiernan Yale 18:22.674 Lindsay Donaldson Yale 18:34.035 Kate Gwyther Quinnipiac 18:35.806 Vaness Andes ESU 18:41.707 Katie Twarog Providence 19:01.138 Jane Nalder Providence 19:07.859 Claire Kim Providence 19:09.8310 Kirsten Hombach Columbia 19:20.91
17 Ashley Hughes Providence 19:20.9124 Michelle Childs Providence 19:32.6427 Laura McCarthy Providence 19:41.9230 Roisin Quinn Providence 19:49.9168 Bridget Black Providence 20:56.2084 Bernadette Boyle Providence 21:26.25
Team Finishes (Top 10 of 18)1. Providence 352. Yale 513. Yale 664. Pennsylvania 1045. Quinnipiac 1256. Fordham 2047. ESU 2078. Sacred Heart 2259. Siena 27010. Seton Hall 293