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Wheeler and Rosas Sweep BIG EAST Weekly Awards
9/25/2019 10:38:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Wheeler repeated as champion and Rosas improved eight spots from last year at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-Â The BIG EAST announced on Tuesday [Sept. 24] its weekly cross country awards. All-American senior Abbey Wheeler (Elmira, N.Y.) and junior David Rosas (Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.) were both named BIG EAST Athletes of the Week for their respective performances at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown on Friday, Sept. 20.
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Wheeler started the race strong as she was in the lead pack of five. With a mile to go, Wheeler along with two Syracuse runners broke away. In the last 200 meters and coming around the final bend before the straight-away to the finish line, Wheeler outkicked Syracuse's Amanda Vestri to claim back-to-back victories. Wheeler finished the 5k with a time of 17:03, a near seven second improvement from last year's victory and personal best at Franklin Park. Wheeler raced against nationally ranked Dartmouth, Syracuse and Georgia Tech.
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Rosas led the Friar men with a 24th place individual finish (24:53) in the 8k race. Rosas improved eight spots from last year's race at Franklin Park. The Friar men placed 12th out of 21 teams including nationally ranked Washington, Syracuse and Arkansas. This is Rosas' first BIG EAST weekly honor of his career.
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The Providence men's cross-country team will race in the New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at noon. The women will head to Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Invitational on Friday, Oct. 18 at noon.
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2019 Providence College award Winners
Abbey Wheeler
-BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week (Sept. 24)
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David Rosas
-BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week (Sept. 24)
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Marcelo Rocha
-BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week (Sept. 4)
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-GO FRIARS-
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Wheeler started the race strong as she was in the lead pack of five. With a mile to go, Wheeler along with two Syracuse runners broke away. In the last 200 meters and coming around the final bend before the straight-away to the finish line, Wheeler outkicked Syracuse's Amanda Vestri to claim back-to-back victories. Wheeler finished the 5k with a time of 17:03, a near seven second improvement from last year's victory and personal best at Franklin Park. Wheeler raced against nationally ranked Dartmouth, Syracuse and Georgia Tech.
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Rosas led the Friar men with a 24th place individual finish (24:53) in the 8k race. Rosas improved eight spots from last year's race at Franklin Park. The Friar men placed 12th out of 21 teams including nationally ranked Washington, Syracuse and Arkansas. This is Rosas' first BIG EAST weekly honor of his career.
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The Providence men's cross-country team will race in the New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at noon. The women will head to Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Invitational on Friday, Oct. 18 at noon.
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Follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter for live updates.
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2019 Providence College award Winners
Abbey Wheeler
-BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week (Sept. 24)
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David Rosas
-BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week (Sept. 24)
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Marcelo Rocha
-BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week (Sept. 4)
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-GO FRIARS-
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