Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 5, 2025 ,
Men's Cross Country
vs Friar Invitational
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Providence College Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams Ranking Update
10/4/2022 2:17:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Men’s team moves up to No. 4 in Northeast Region.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The USTFCCCA released its most recent Regional and National Coaches' Poll on Oct.3. The Providence College women's cross-country team is ranked No.2 in the Northeast Region and 16th in the nation. The men's team improves to the No.4 ranked team in the Northeast Region.
The Providence College men's and women's cross-country teams competed at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa on Sept. 30. The Friar women finished third out of 46 teams after scoring 176 points. The men finished sixth out of 46 teams with 215 points.
The women's team was led by freshman Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland). Buckley finished strong with a seventh-place finish in a time of 19:40.8. It marked her first collegiate race. Fellow Friars, Lilly Tuck (Sunderland, Canada), Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland), Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) and Niamh O'Mahony (Kerry, Ireland) also held competitive positions throughout the race. Tuck finished 37th (20:14.8), Mooney finished 38th (20:16.6), Flockhart finished 43rd (20:19.4) and O'Mahony finished 51st (20:26.1).
For the men, the Friars were led by a 12th- place finish (23:17.3) by junior Liam Back (New Plymouth, New Zealand). David Principe, Jr. (Johnston, R.I.) finished second for the Friars and 14th overall (23.18.0), sophomore Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) finished 46th (23:37.1), followed by junior Shane Coffey (Naas, Ireland) in 60th place (23:43.8) and Abdel Laadjel (Lucan, Ireland) placed 89th (23:55.4).
The Friars are back in action on Friday, Oct. 14 when they travel to Madison, Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invite.
The Providence College men's and women's cross-country teams competed at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa on Sept. 30. The Friar women finished third out of 46 teams after scoring 176 points. The men finished sixth out of 46 teams with 215 points.
The women's team was led by freshman Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland). Buckley finished strong with a seventh-place finish in a time of 19:40.8. It marked her first collegiate race. Fellow Friars, Lilly Tuck (Sunderland, Canada), Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland), Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) and Niamh O'Mahony (Kerry, Ireland) also held competitive positions throughout the race. Tuck finished 37th (20:14.8), Mooney finished 38th (20:16.6), Flockhart finished 43rd (20:19.4) and O'Mahony finished 51st (20:26.1).
For the men, the Friars were led by a 12th- place finish (23:17.3) by junior Liam Back (New Plymouth, New Zealand). David Principe, Jr. (Johnston, R.I.) finished second for the Friars and 14th overall (23.18.0), sophomore Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) finished 46th (23:37.1), followed by junior Shane Coffey (Naas, Ireland) in 60th place (23:43.8) and Abdel Laadjel (Lucan, Ireland) placed 89th (23:55.4).
The Friars are back in action on Friday, Oct. 14 when they travel to Madison, Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invite.
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