Completed Event: Women's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 5, 2025 ,
Women's Cross Country
vs Friar Invitational
Final
Providence College Athletics
Friday, October 22
New Britain, Conn.
3:30 PM
Providence College
at
CCSU Mini Meet
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Competes At CCSU Mini Meet
10/23/2021 5:35:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. -The Providence College men's and women's cross-country teams both competed at the CCSU Mini Meet Friday, Oct. 23. The Friars, though holding out their top six runners, placed third as a team on the men's side with a first place finish from Abdel Laadjel (Lucan, Ireland) and sixth as a team on the women's end.
For the men's 5km race, Freshman Abdel Laadjel led the Friar men with a first-place finish in 14:41.1, finishing 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Laadjel's time was just five seconds off from the course's record and was the fastest all-time for a Providence College athlete at the Stanley Park Course. Shane Coffey (Naas, Ireland) tabbed a sixth-place finish in a time pf 15:07.8. Sean Meehan (East Greenwich, R.I.) and Matthew Lepine (Red Bank, N.J.) also had top 20 finishes, coming in at 15th (15:16.3) and 19th (15:22.3) place, respectively. Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) rounded out the top finishers for the Friars, placing 27th in 15:29.6. The men were racing in a field of 92 runners.
For the women's 3km race, the Friars were led by junior Halle Atkinson (Franklin, Mass.) who finished 13th in a time of 9:55.7. Ashley Foley (Beverly, Mass.) finished 18th (10:06.5) while Holly Brennan (Bettystown, Ireland) Claire Kelly (Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y.) and Olivia Belt (Cumberland, R.I.) finished in 24th (10:18.5) 37th (10:31.6) and 57th (10:49.2), respectively. The women competed in a field of 89 runners.
The Friars will be back in action on Friday, October 29th for the BIG EAST Championships in Carmel, Ind.
Follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter for live updates.
- GO FRIARS -
For the men's 5km race, Freshman Abdel Laadjel led the Friar men with a first-place finish in 14:41.1, finishing 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Laadjel's time was just five seconds off from the course's record and was the fastest all-time for a Providence College athlete at the Stanley Park Course. Shane Coffey (Naas, Ireland) tabbed a sixth-place finish in a time pf 15:07.8. Sean Meehan (East Greenwich, R.I.) and Matthew Lepine (Red Bank, N.J.) also had top 20 finishes, coming in at 15th (15:16.3) and 19th (15:22.3) place, respectively. Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) rounded out the top finishers for the Friars, placing 27th in 15:29.6. The men were racing in a field of 92 runners.
For the women's 3km race, the Friars were led by junior Halle Atkinson (Franklin, Mass.) who finished 13th in a time of 9:55.7. Ashley Foley (Beverly, Mass.) finished 18th (10:06.5) while Holly Brennan (Bettystown, Ireland) Claire Kelly (Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y.) and Olivia Belt (Cumberland, R.I.) finished in 24th (10:18.5) 37th (10:31.6) and 57th (10:49.2), respectively. The women competed in a field of 89 runners.
The Friars will be back in action on Friday, October 29th for the BIG EAST Championships in Carmel, Ind.
Follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter for live updates.
- GO FRIARS -
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