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Friday, April 14
Providence, R.I.
5:00 PM

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Men’s And Women’s Track And Field Set To Host Friar Invitational

4/13/2023 12:58:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

The meet is set for 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 14 at the Ray Treacy Track at Hendricken Field.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's and women's track and field teams will host the Friar Invitational on Friday, April 14 at 5:00 p.m. at the Ray Treacy Track at Hendricken Field in Providence, R.I.
 
On the women's side, the 800 meters will feature Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) and Alex O'Neill (Ennis, Ireland) along with University of New Hampshire's Elizabeth Martell, who has run a 2:04.34 in the event.
 
Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) is the top seed in the mile and will be helped by the presence of Kimberley May, who will be doubling back from the 800 meters.
 
Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland) looks to continue her impressive freshman year by competing in the 3,000 meters. Buckley will face stiff competition from teammate Lilly Tuck (Sunderland, Canada) and Stonybrook's Grace Weigle.
 
Racing in the 5,000 meters is top entrant, ECAC indoor champion, Fiona McLoughlin from Stonybrook. Orla O'Connor (Waterford, Ireland) and Olivia Joly of Syracuse will also contend for the title.
 
Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass.) is making her seasonal debut in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
On the men's side, Josh Lewin (West Chester, Pa.) is the top seed in the 800 meters across a very competitive field. Nicholas Young from Northeastern and high school junior Marcus Reilly will provide the main opposition.
 
In the mile, there are five sub four-minute milers competing. Competition will be led by IC4A indoor champion Robert Becker of Stonybrook and Nathan Henderson from Syracuse. Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand) and alum Angus White will look to break the four-minute barrier for the first time.
 
The 3,000 meters will feature one of the all-time great Rhode Island high school runners, DJ Principe (Johnston, R.I.). Principe is coming off a great performance in the 5,000 meters at Raleigh Relays where his time (13:38.52) puts him 13th in the NCAA.
 
The 5,000 meters consists of a competitive field of the top runners from Providence, Stonybrook and Syracuse. Marcelo Rocha (Peabody, Mass.) and Abdel Laadjel (Lucan, Ireland) will lead the Friars. Penn Relays 10,000-meter champion Evan Brennan from Stonybrook, alongside Iona's Liam Dee, Syracuse's Kevin Robertson and Liam Back will all battle for the victory.
 
The live results for this event can be found at www.lancertiming.com.
 
Live streaming is available at  https://www.flotrack.org/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F39450
 
For more information on the men's and women's track and field team, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
 
2023 Friar Invitational Schedule
4:30pm National Anthem
4:45pm Women's 100m Hurdles (Section 1 of 1)
4:50pm Men's 110m Hurdles (Section 1 of 1)
5:00pm Women's 400m Hurdles (Section 1 of 1)
5:05pm Men's 400m Hurdles (Section 1 of 1)
5:15pm Women's 100m (Section 1 of 1)
5:19pm Men's 100m (Section 1 of 1)
5:25pm Women's 400m (Section 1 of 3)
5:28pm Women's 400m (Section 2 of 3)
5:31pm Women's 400m (Section 3 of 3)
5:34pm Men's 400m (Section 1 of 1)
5:39pm Women's 800m (Section 1 of 4)
5:43pm Women's 800m (Section 2 of 4)
5:47pm Women's 800m (Section 3 of 4)
5:51pm Women's 800m (Section 4 of 4)
5:55pm Men's 800m (Section 1 of 5)
6:00pm Men's 800m (Section 2 of 5)
6:04pm Men's 800m (Section 3 of 5)
6:08pm Men's 800m (Section 4 of 5)
6:12pm Men's 800m (Section 5 of 5)
6:20pm Women's 200m (Section 1 of 3)
6:22pm Women's 200m (Section 2 of 3)
6:24pm Women's 200m (Section 3 of 3)
6:26pm Men's 200m (Section 1 of 2)
6:28pm Men's 200m (Section 2 of 2)
6:38pm Women's 3,000m Steeplechase (Section 1 of 1)
7:00pm Men's 3,000m Steeplechase (Section 1 of 1)
7:15pm Women's Mile (Section 1 of 3)
7:22pm Women's Mile (Section 2 of 3)
7:29pm Women's Mile (Section 3 of 3)
7:36pm Men's Mile (Section 1 of 5)
7:43pm Men's Mile (Section 2 of 5)
7:50pm Men's Mile (Section 3 of 5)
7:57pm Men's Mile (Section 4 of 5)
8:04pm Men's Mile (Section 5 of 5)
8:15pm Women's 3,000m (Section 1 of 1)
8:30pm Men's 3,000m (Section 1 of 1)
8:42pm Women's 5,000m (Section 1 of 1)
9:05pm Men's 5,000m (Section 1 of 2)
9:25pm Men's 5,000m (Section 2 of 2)
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