Providence College Athletics

Jane Buckley – Women's Track

Track Competes In Second Day Of BIG EAST Championship

5/12/2023 10:23:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Jane Buckley finished third overall in the 5,000 meters.

VILLANOVA, Pa.– The Providence College men's and women's track teams competed in the second day of the BIG EAST Championship in Villanova, Pa., at the Jumbo Elliott Track at Villanova University on Friday, May 12.
 
On the women's side, Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland) finished third overall in the 5,000 meters in a time of 15:55.10. Buckley's performance earned her an All-BIG EAST accolade.
 
In the 800-meter preliminaries, Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) ran a 2:05.65 to win her heat. Halle Atkinson (Franklin, Mass.) finished third in her heat with a personal record of 2:07.74. May and Atkinson's finishes automatically qualified them for the finals tomorrow.
 
Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) won her heat in the 1,500-meter preliminaries with a time of 4:25.86. Alex O'Neill (Ennis, Ireland) placed fourth in her heat with a personal record of 4:27.47. Flockhart and O'Neill's performances automatically qualified them for tomorrow's finals. Tessa Hunt (Wellington, New Zealand) qualified on time for the finals with a 4:29.52 finish.
 
Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass.) automatically qualified for 400-meter hurdles finals tomorrow with a second-place finish in her heat in a time of 1:01.82.
 
Nicole Borowiec (Morristown, N.J.) finished the 100-meter hurdle preliminaries with a personal record of 14.40 to qualify for tomorrow's finals.
 
Emme Conan (Skanteateles, N.Y.) ran a 27.07 in the 200-meter preliminaries and Hawa Grear (Providence, R.I.) ran a 12:78 in the 100-meter preliminaries.
 
On the men's side, Marcelo Rocha (Peabody, Mass.) placed sixth overall in the 5,000 meters in a time of 13:50.50. Following Rocha was Sean Meehan (East Greenwich, R.I.) in 12th (14:58.47) and Jacob Hefele (Danbury, Conn.) in 15th (15:17.30).
 
Josh Lewin (West Chester, Pa.) and Tim Dolan (Cinnaminson, N.J.) ran a 1:50.15 and 1:52.47, respectively, in the 800-meter preliminaries. Lewin's time qualified for the finals tomorrow.
 
Brett Lehman (Lower Gwynedd, Pa.) ran the 400-meter preliminaries in a time of 49.18 and Will Rainey (San Jose, Calif.) ran a 56:87 in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
The Friars return tomorrow, May 13 for the final day of BIG EAST competition. Below is the schedule for tomorrow's events.
 
TBD Women's 4x100 Meter Relay Saturday, May 13 at 1:00 p.m.
TBD Men's 4x100 Meter Relay Saturday, May 13 at 1:06 p.m.
Shannon Flockhart
Alex O'Neill
Tessa Hunt
Women's 1,500 Meters Finals Saturday, May 13 at 1:10 p.m.
Nicole Borowiec Women's 100 Meter Hurdles Finals Saturday, May 13 at 1:28 p.m.
Nik Ventura Men's Triple Jump Saturday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m.
Kimberley May
Halle Atkinson
Women's 800 Meter Finals Saturday, May 13 at 2:15 p.m.
Josh Lewin Men's 800 Meter Finals Saturday, May 13 at 2:20 p.m.
Meg Hughes Women's 400 Meter Hurdles Finals Saturday, May 13 at 2:30 p.m.
TBD Women's 4x800 Meter Relay Saturday, May 13 at 3:00 p.m.
TBD Men's 4x800 Meter Relay Saturday, May 13 at 3:13 p.m.
TBD Women's 4x400 Meter Relay Saturday, May 13 at 3:25 p.m.
TBD Men's 4x400 Meter Relay Saturday, May 13 at 3:35 p.m.
 
For more information on Providence College men's and women's track and field teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 

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