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Providence College Cross Country Sweeps BIG EAST Runner Of The Week Awards
10/24/2018 2:14:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
Ryan Gallagher and Abbey Wheeler earn BIG EAST Athletes of the Week for Cross Country.
Oct. 24, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y. –The BIG EAST announced its weekly cross country awards on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Sophomore Ryan Gallagher (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y) and junior Abbey Wheeler (Elmira, N.Y.) were both named BIG EAST Athletes of the Week for their respective performances at the CCSU Mini Meet on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Gallagher finished second overall in the men's 5k with a time of 14:52.6 at the CCSU Mini Meet to lead the Friars to the win. Gallagher was the first to come through the line for Providence after running with a pack of three Friars until the last 1,000 meters. The Friars placed four in the top-ten to win the meet with 29 points.
Wheeler crossed the line second overall in a time of 9:48.9 and posted the fastest time by a non-redshirt collegian at the CCSU Mini Meet in the past six years. Wheeler finished 19 seconds ahead of the third-place finisher. The Friars placed five in the top-ten to win the meet with 20 points.
This is the third time this season that Wheeler was the top collegian at a race. Wheeler won the UNH Dual Meet, Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown and then this past weekend the CCSU Mini Meet. It is also Wheelers' second time this season winning BIG EAST Athlete of the Week for Cross Country.
The Providence College cross country teams will travel to Indianapolis, Ind. to compete in the BIG EAST Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 11:00 a.m. (ET).
-GO FRIARS!-
NEW YORK, N.Y. –The BIG EAST announced its weekly cross country awards on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Sophomore Ryan Gallagher (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y) and junior Abbey Wheeler (Elmira, N.Y.) were both named BIG EAST Athletes of the Week for their respective performances at the CCSU Mini Meet on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Gallagher finished second overall in the men's 5k with a time of 14:52.6 at the CCSU Mini Meet to lead the Friars to the win. Gallagher was the first to come through the line for Providence after running with a pack of three Friars until the last 1,000 meters. The Friars placed four in the top-ten to win the meet with 29 points.
Wheeler crossed the line second overall in a time of 9:48.9 and posted the fastest time by a non-redshirt collegian at the CCSU Mini Meet in the past six years. Wheeler finished 19 seconds ahead of the third-place finisher. The Friars placed five in the top-ten to win the meet with 20 points.
This is the third time this season that Wheeler was the top collegian at a race. Wheeler won the UNH Dual Meet, Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown and then this past weekend the CCSU Mini Meet. It is also Wheelers' second time this season winning BIG EAST Athlete of the Week for Cross Country.
The Providence College cross country teams will travel to Indianapolis, Ind. to compete in the BIG EAST Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 11:00 a.m. (ET).
-GO FRIARS!-
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