Men's Cross Country Finishes Second At Notre Dame Invitational

Sept. 29, 2006

SOUTH BEND, IND. - The 27th-ranked Providence College men's cross country team finished second in the team standings at the Notre Dame Invitational on September 29 in South Bend, Ind. The Friars accumlated 109 points in the race, which comprised a total of 20 teams. NC State won the team title with 86 points. Chris Solinsky (Wisconsin) won the men's individual title with a time of 23:24.

Senior Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) led the Friar effort with a seventh-place finish in a time of 23:56. It was Fagan's first appearance with the Friars in 2006, after sitting out of PC's first two meets this season.

Junior Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) finished 12th overall in a time of 24:08. Also scoring for Providence was junior Max Smith (Dunedin, New Zealand) who finished 22nd (24:20), sophomore Richard Yeates (Dublin, Ireland) who finished 31st (24:33) and senior Nicholas Weidman (Sudbury, Mass.) who placed 37th (24:40).

The Friars return to action on Saturday, October 7 at the New England Championships. The meet will take place at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

2006 Notre Dame Invitational Team Results - MEN (top-10 of 20)1.  NC State    862.  Providence College  1093.  Michigan    1234.  Notre Dame  160    Florida 1606.  Florida State   1657.  Eastern Michigan    1838.  Wisconsin   1889.  Weber State 20710. Belmont 289
2006 Notre Dame Invitational Individual Results - MEN (top-10, followed by Providence individual finishers)1.  Chris Solinsky  Wisconsin   23:242.  Seth Pilkington Weber State 23:403.  Patrick Smyth   Notre Dame  23:464.  Andrew Lemoncello   Florida State   23:485.  Jeremy Criscione    Florida 23:486.  Tonny Okello    South Alabama   23:547.  Martin Fagan    Providence  23:568.  Tom Lancashire  Florida State   24:009.  Jason Bill  Illinois    24:0210. Vincent Rono    South Alabama   24:05
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12.  Ahmed Haji    Providence  24:0822. Max Smith  Providence  24:2031. Richard Yeates    Providence  24:3337. Nick Weidman    Providence  24:4071  Hayden McLaren    Providence  25:0479. Tom Webb    Providence  25:11144.    Matt Kinback    Providence  26:09

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