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Providence College Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams Ranking Update
10/18/2022 2:58:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The men’s team improves to the No.3 ranked team in the Northeast Region.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The USTFCCCA released the most recent Regional and National Coaches' Poll on Oct.18. The Providence College women's cross country team is ranked No.2 in the Northeast Region and No.18 in the nation. The men's team improves to the No.3 ranked team in the Northeast Region.
The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. on Oct. 15. The Friar women finished 15th (511 points) out of 36 teams. The men finished 25th (628 points) out of 36 teams. The meet consisted of 24 of the top-30 nationally ranked teams.
The women's side was led by freshman Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland). Buckley finished strong in the 38th spot with a time of 20:25.9. It marked her second collegiate race. Fellow Friars junior Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) and sophomore Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) held competitive positions for the duration of the race. Flockhart had a 79th-place finish (20:44.5), while May crossed the line in the 109th position with a time of 20:57.3 time. Freshman Niamh O'Mahony (Kerry, Ireland) and senior Lilly Tuck (Sunderland, Canada) rounded out the top-five, finishing 132nd (21:04.7) and 153rd (21:15.7), respectively. A total of 263 runners finished the race.
For the men, the Friars were led by a 59th-place finish (23:49.7) by graduate student Marcelo Rocha (Peabody, Mass.). Junior Shane Coffey (Naas, Ireland) and junior Pat Thygesen (Brisbane, Australia) finished the Nuttycombe Invitational 123rd (24:13.1) and 138th (24:20.1), respectively. Rounding out the Friars' top five were sophomore Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) in 143rd (24:21.9) and junior Liam Back (New Plymouth, New Zealand) in 165th place (24:32.2). There was a total of 239 runners to finish the race.
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-GO FRIARS!-
The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. on Oct. 15. The Friar women finished 15th (511 points) out of 36 teams. The men finished 25th (628 points) out of 36 teams. The meet consisted of 24 of the top-30 nationally ranked teams.
The women's side was led by freshman Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland). Buckley finished strong in the 38th spot with a time of 20:25.9. It marked her second collegiate race. Fellow Friars junior Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) and sophomore Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) held competitive positions for the duration of the race. Flockhart had a 79th-place finish (20:44.5), while May crossed the line in the 109th position with a time of 20:57.3 time. Freshman Niamh O'Mahony (Kerry, Ireland) and senior Lilly Tuck (Sunderland, Canada) rounded out the top-five, finishing 132nd (21:04.7) and 153rd (21:15.7), respectively. A total of 263 runners finished the race.
For the men, the Friars were led by a 59th-place finish (23:49.7) by graduate student Marcelo Rocha (Peabody, Mass.). Junior Shane Coffey (Naas, Ireland) and junior Pat Thygesen (Brisbane, Australia) finished the Nuttycombe Invitational 123rd (24:13.1) and 138th (24:20.1), respectively. Rounding out the Friars' top five were sophomore Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) in 143rd (24:21.9) and junior Liam Back (New Plymouth, New Zealand) in 165th place (24:32.2). There was a total of 239 runners to finish the race.
Follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram for live updates
-GO FRIARS!-
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