PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams will travel to Geneva, Ohio for the BIG EAST Indoor Track Championships on Sunday, Mar. 1 through Monday, Mar. 2. The two-day event will be held at SPIRE Institute and be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network. Day one of the meet will begin at 11:45 a.m. and the final day will begin at 9:45 a.m.
Headlining the Friar women will be
Abbey Wheeler (Elmira, N.Y.) in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter run. Wheeler ran a personal-best 9:08.14 in the 3,000-meters on Sunday, Feb. 15 at the Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass. Wheeler's 3,000-meter time currently ranks 14
th overall in the NCAA and first in the BIG EAST by 17 seconds. Wheeler's 5,000-meter time of 15:40.67 ranks first in the BIG EAST by 27 seconds and 11
th in the NCAA.
For the men,
Michael O'Leary (St. James, N.Y.) will be competing in the 3,000-meter event.
Marcelo Rocha (Peabody, Mass.) will race in the 5,000-meter. Rocha ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with a time of 14:19.89.
To watch the broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network, navigate to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZSGugo8q18 for day one and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYf2He3QxmQ for day two.
Full List of Men's Events
Tom Arbeiter – Mile
Nick Braz – 3k
Jack Carleo – 4x8, 4x4, DMR
Nick Carleo – Mile, 4x8
Owen Curran – 5k
Douglas DeGolyer – 4x4
Ryan Gallagher – 5k
Jared Grossi – 4x4, DMR
Ryan Jendzejec – 4x8, DMR, 4x4
Matthew Lepine – 3k
Sean Meehan – 5k
Michael O'Leary – 3k, DMR
Kevin Quinn – Mile
Peter Rindfuss – 3k
Marcelo Rocha – 5k
Daniel Rooney – 60H, 4x4, DMR
Connor Visnic – Mile, 4x8
Angus White – DMR, 4x8
Full List of Women's Events
Halle Atkinson – 800, 4x8, 4x4
Maria Coffin – 3k, 5k
Olivia Dickinson – 200, 4x4
Ashley Foley – Mile, 4x8
Niamh Gowing – 4x4, DMR
Abigail Harrington – 400, 4x4
Tessa Hunt – DMR, 4x8
Dana Lowney – 800, 4x4, 4x8
Bridget Mitchell – Mile, 4x8, DMR
Taylor Newman – 200, 4x4
Orla O'Connor – 5k
Mariah O'Gara – 200, 4x4, DMR
Alex O'Neill – 4x8, DMR
Megan Stenberg – 60H
Lilly Tuck – 3k, DMR
Abbey Wheeler – 3k, 5k
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS-