Men's Cross Country Looks To Capture NCAA Title

Nov. 21, 2013

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The No. 21 Providence College men's cross country team will travel to Terre Haute, Ind. to compete at the Division I National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 23. The men's 10k race will begin at noon and take place at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.

Graduate student Julian Saad (Trumbull, Conn.) will be joined by juniors Brian Doyle (Swansea, Mass.), Benjamin Connor (Derby, England), Shane Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) and Liam Hillery (Smithfield, R.I.), sophomores Harvey Dixon (Adlershot, England) and Julian Oakley (Tauragana, New Zealand) and freshman Trevor Crawley (Cumberland, R.I.) will be the eight runners Head Coach Ray Treacyselects seven from to race on Saturday.

The Friars will be one of 31 teams in the hunt for the title. Eighteen teams earned automatic bids with their top-two finishes at the Regional Championships, while the additional 13 earned at large bids for their performance throughout the season. Providence claimed an at large bid (Nov. 16) to send them to their 40th appearance at the NCAA Championships. Only six other teams in the nation have reached the championships more times than Providence.

The last time the Friars competed in the NCAA Championships was in 2011, when the team finished 22nd.

This season, Quinn leads Providence in first-place finishes with two from four top-finishes for the Friars. Quinn was the Friars' top-finisher at the Northeast Regional Championships, where he guided Providence to a fourth-place finish. Doyle was the top-finisher for Providence at the BIG EAST Championship on Nov. 2, with a third-place overall finish in the race to lead the Friars to a runner-up title.

Connor and Saad join Quinn and Doyle as the top Friars this season. All four have turned in consistent performances throughout the 2013 season, as well as earning All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Region honors.

All-Time History At NCAA Championships2012 - DNP  1990 - DNP2011 - 22nd 1989 - DNP2010 - 22nd 1988 - 13th2009 - 20th 1987 - 20th2008 - 20th 1986 - 22nd2007 - 27th 1985 - DNP2006 - 9th  1984 - 6th2005 - DNP  1983 - 7th2004 - 21st 1982 - 2nd2003 - 24th 1981 - 2nd2002 - 13th 1980 - 16th2001 - 10th 1979 - 12th2000 - 3rd  1978 - 12th1999 - 19th 1977 - 4th1998 - 10th 1976 - 9th1997 - 16th 1975 - 3rd1996 - 22nd 1974 - 5th1995 - 8th (tied)   1973 - DNP1994 - DNP  1972 - DNP1993 - DNP  1971 - 27th1992 - 3rd  1970 - DNP1991 - 13th

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--GO FRIARS--

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

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

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Completed 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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Men's Cross Country Looks To Capture NCAA Title

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