Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams Open Their Season At Rothenberg Invite

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed in Brown University's Rothenberg Invite today, Sept. 1 on the Mark Coogan Course at Highland Park in Attleboro, Mass. The Friar women captured the top-three finishes. Freshman Reese Fahys (East Greenwich, R.I.) led the Friar women with a first place finish (10:44.0).

Led by Fahys, the Providence women's team finished first with 23 points. Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) finished second (10:53.3) and Alex O'Neill (Ennis, Ireland) placed third (10:58.2). Claire Kelly (Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y.) placed seventh (11:06.4) and Olivia Belt (Cumberland, R.I.) placed 10^th (11:24.2) to round out the scoring for the Friar women.

Josh Lewin (West Chester, Pa.) led the Friar men with a 19^th place finish (19:20.1). Aidan Higley (Wilmington, Del.) and Jacob Hefele (Danbury, Conn.) followed in 21^st (19:27.5) and 27^th (19:43.7), respectively.

The Friar men's and women's teams will return to the Mark Coogan Course on Friday, September 8 for the Friar Invitational.

For more information on the Providence College men's and women's cross country teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.

-GO FRIARS-

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams Open Their Season At Rothenberg Invite

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Belt

Reese Fahys

Jacob Hefele

Aidan Higley

Claire Kelly

Cara Laverty

Josh Lewin

Alex O'Neill

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