Providence College Athletics

Friday, February 11
Boston, Mass.
11:00 AM

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Providence Women’s Track Competes at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational

2/11/2022 10:41:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

The women’s track team competed in Boston, Mass. on Feb. 11.

BOSTON, MASS. - The Providence College women's track and field team competed at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University on Friday, Feb. 11. 

A team of Taylor Newman (Old Tappan, N.J.), Niamh Gowing (Dublin, Ire.), Delaney Mick (Hopkinton, Mass.) and Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass.) raced for the Friars in the 4x400 meters. The group placed first in their heat and 10th overall in a field of 45. Their time of 3:53.24 is a new Providence College record for the indoor 4 x 400 m.

In the 800 meter, Halle Atkinson (Franklin, Mass.) and Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) both set personal records. Atkinson placed first in her heat and 17th overall in 2:09.05 while May also finished first in her heat with a 21st overall finish in 2:10.74. Alex O'Neill (Ennis, Ire.) and Tessa Hunt (Wellington, New Zealand) also competed for Providence in the event. O'Neill finished 34th in a time of 2:12.43 and Hunt finished 53rd (2:14.53) with a first-place finish in her section.
 
Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ire.) set a personal best in the 3,000 meter with a 9:18.83 finish time and an eleventh overall finish. Lilly Tuck (Sunderland, Canada) also represented the Friars in the event and finished 19th in 9:26.75. In their heat, Mooney and Tuck placed second and seventh, respectively.
 
Other Notable Performances:
 
Hawa Grear (Providence, R.I.) and Emme Conan (Skaneateles, N.Y.) both ran personal bests in the 200 meter in times of 26.08 and 26.33, respectively.
 
Senior Bridget Mitchell competed in the 1,000 meter, finishing in a time of 2:58.41 for a fifth-place finish in her heat and 20th overall in a field of 63.
 
The Friar men are set to race in day two of the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 12.

-GO FRIARS!-
 
 

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