Men's Indoor Track Competes At Seven-Way Meet

Feb. 7, 2005

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Providence College men's indoor track team competed at the Seven-Way Meet at Boston University on Saturday, February 5.

Liam Reale (Hospital, Ireland) and Darren Brown (Spring, Texas) were the top two collegiate finishers in the mile. Reale ran a time of 4:01.53 and finished second overall, while Brown recorded a time of 4:03.73 to place third overall. Reale and Brown qualified provisionally for the NCAA's. Nick Weidman (Sudbury, Mass.) took fifth-place in the mile in a time of 4:14.15 as he qualified for the BIG EAST Indoor Track Championships.

Richard Jones (Wellington, New Zealand) won the 1,000 meters in a time of 2:29.20 to qualify for the BIG EAST Championships. In the 3,000 meters, Joe Dionne (Oshawa, Ontario) and Max Smith (Dunedin, New Zealand) finished second and third, respectively, while Ben Pollock (Westford, Mass.) took fifth-place. Dionne ran a time of 8:19.55, Smith recorded a time of 8:20.03, while Pollock finished the race in 8:21.25 as each athlete qualified for the BIG EAST Championships.

The Friars are back in action on February 11-12 at the St. Valentine's Invitational.

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTSSEVEN-WAY MEETFEBRUARY 5, 2005
400-meter dashTed Kennedy     8th     53.96800 metersMatt Licari     7th     1:57.70Tom Geer   13th    2:03.371,000 metersRichard Jones   1st     2:29.20Mike Blanchard  4th     2:31.91Douglas Coffed  10th    2:37.43Theo Shaheen    12th    2:39.99Mile RunLiam Reale      2nd     4:01.53Darren Brown    3rd     4:03.73Nick Weidman    5th     4:14.153,000-meter runJoe Dionne      2nd     8:19.55Max Smith       3rd     8:20.03Ben Pollock     5th     8:21.25Matt Kinback    DNF4X400 meter relayProvidence      4th     3:28.08Long jumpArmond Hodge    6th     5.97 mTriple jumpArmond Hodge    4th     12.27 m
Team FinishesRutgers (131 points), MIT (77), Northeastern (62), Providence (54), Boston University (40), Boston College (39).
Dual Meet ScoresMIT 204, Providence 95

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