Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on October 3, 2025
Women's Cross Country
at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, October 28
Kenosha, WI
12:00 PM–Men's 12:50 PM–Women's
Providence College
at
Big East Championship
Providence College Cross Country Teams Compete At BIG EAST Championship
10/28/2023 2:44:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The Friar women finished second (56 points) out of 11 teams and the men finished fourth (75 points) out of nine teams.
KENOSHA, Wis. – The Providence College cross country teams competed at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Oct. 28 in Kenosha, Wis. The Friar women finished second (56 points) out of 11 teams and the men finished fourth (75 points) out of nine teams.
Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) led the pack with an impressive second-place finish (20:06.5). Following May was Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) in ninth (20:40.7) and Laura Mooney in 12th (20:57.2). Reese Fahys (East Greenwich, R.I.) and Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) rounded out the top runners for the women in 14th (21:08.4) and 19thplace (21:23.9), respectively. The top-20 individual finishers overall earned All-BIG EAST honors.
The women's team has placed in the top-two 23 times during the history of the BIG EAST Championship, which began in 1982. The Friars finished second as a team for the second-consecutive year. The program has accumulated eight BIG EAST Championship titles as a team and has finished runner-up 15 times.
On the men's side, Liam Back (New Plymouth, New Zealand) and Abdel Laadjel (Lucan, Ireland) both finished in the top-10. Back placed eighth (25:22.5) and Laadjel finished ninth (25:28.6). They were followed by Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) in 11th place (25:40.9), Patrick Thygesen (Brisbane, Australia) in 18th (25:53.5) and Luke Coffin (Annapolis, Md.) in 29th(26:40.4). The top-20 individual finishers overall earned All-BIG EAST honors.
The men's program has finished fourth-or-better each of the last three years. The Friars have claimed 15 BIG EAST Championship team title all time.
The Friar men and women toe the line next at the NCAA Northeast Regionals held at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. on Friday, Nov. 10.
Follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram for live updates.
Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) led the pack with an impressive second-place finish (20:06.5). Following May was Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) in ninth (20:40.7) and Laura Mooney in 12th (20:57.2). Reese Fahys (East Greenwich, R.I.) and Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) rounded out the top runners for the women in 14th (21:08.4) and 19thplace (21:23.9), respectively. The top-20 individual finishers overall earned All-BIG EAST honors.
The women's team has placed in the top-two 23 times during the history of the BIG EAST Championship, which began in 1982. The Friars finished second as a team for the second-consecutive year. The program has accumulated eight BIG EAST Championship titles as a team and has finished runner-up 15 times.
On the men's side, Liam Back (New Plymouth, New Zealand) and Abdel Laadjel (Lucan, Ireland) both finished in the top-10. Back placed eighth (25:22.5) and Laadjel finished ninth (25:28.6). They were followed by Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) in 11th place (25:40.9), Patrick Thygesen (Brisbane, Australia) in 18th (25:53.5) and Luke Coffin (Annapolis, Md.) in 29th(26:40.4). The top-20 individual finishers overall earned All-BIG EAST honors.
The men's program has finished fourth-or-better each of the last three years. The Friars have claimed 15 BIG EAST Championship team title all time.
The Friar men and women toe the line next at the NCAA Northeast Regionals held at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. on Friday, Nov. 10.
Follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram for live updates.
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