Providence College Athletics

Saturday, November 18
Charlottesville, VA
10:20 AM–Women's 11:10 AM–Men's

Providence College

at

NCAA Championship

Abdel Laadjel runs at the NCAA Cross Country Championships

Cross Country Competes At The 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championship

11/18/2023 3:00:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

The women claimed a 28th-place team finish, while the men’s team was represented by two individual runners.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Providence College women's cross country team competed at the 2023 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Va. The squad finished 28th with 618 points. The men's team was represented by two individual runners in Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) and Abdel Laadjel (Lucan, Ireland).

On the women's side, senior Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) was the Friars' top finisher in the 6K race, placing 63rd in a time of 20:28.5. Junior Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) completed the race in 116th place (20:47.0). Also scoring for the Friars were senior Lily Tuck (Sunderland, Canada), junior Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland) and freshman Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland). Tuck placed 169th (21:10.9), Mooney crossed the line in 185th(21:21.0) and Laverty finished 221st (21:47.8). Overall, there were 253 individual runners who competed in the championship. It marked the second-consecutive appearance for the women's team and 30th appearance overall at the NCAA Championship. 

On the men's side, Morgan crossed the finish line in 99th place with a time of 30:33.1. Laadjel completed the 10K course in 106th in a time of 30:35.9. A total of 238 athletes competed in the men's race.

With the cross country season officially in the books, the Friars will take a short break before transitioning into the indoor track season. For more information on the cross country and track programs, visit www.Friars.com or follow the Friars on X (@FriarsXCTrack) and Instagram (friarsxctrack).
 
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