BRONX, N.Y. – the Providence College men's and women's cross-country teams competed against nationally and regionally ranked teams today (Nov. 10) at the NCAA Northeast Regional Meet at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. The Friar women placed third out of 37 teams (137 points). The Friar men placed fourth out of 37 teams (145 points). Both the men's and women's squads will wait to hear if they have earned at-large and individual bids to the NCAA Championship. The selection show will air on Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.
For the women's 6k race, junior
Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) finished first for the Friars in the competitive field. May went out in the top-3 and maintained her position through the course. May went on to finish second (19:37.3) overall.
Seniors
Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) and
Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland) were the second and third runners across the line for Providence. Flockhart moved through the field to place 13
th (20:09.5) overall and Mooney finished 27
th (20:31.8).
Rounding out the top-five were senior
Lilly Tuck (Sunderland, Canada) and freshman
Reese Fahys (East Greenwich, R.I.) placing 45
th (20:51.7) and 50
th (20:53.9), respectively.
On the men's side, junior
Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) was the first Friar to cross the line. Morgan went out in the top-10 and maintained his position for a sixth-place finish (29:51.2).
Junior
Abdel Laadjel (Lucan, Ireland) and senior
Liam Back (New Plymouth, New Zealand) were the second and third Friars across the line for the men. Laadjel finished ninth in a time of 29:55. while Back finished 22
nd (30:09).
Rounding out the top-five were seniors
Pat Thygesen (Brisbane, Australia) and
Shane Coffey (Naas, Ireland) finishing 29
th (30:17.4) and 79
th (31:04.7), respectively.
The NCAA Cross Country Championship will take place on Saturday, Nov. 18 in Charlottesville, Va.
-GO FRIARS!-