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Saturday, September 23
Charlottesville, VA
9:00 AM

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University of Virginia Invitational

Women's Cross Country– Group Action Photo

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams Compete At The University of Virginia Invitational

9/23/2023 4:41:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

The No. 14 Friar women finished eighth while the men’s team finished 21st.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – The Providence College No. 14 women's and men's cross country teams competed at the University of Virginia Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 22 in Charlottesville, Va. The No. 14 Friar women finished eighth (246 points) out of 23 teams. The men finished 21st (489 points) out of 23 teams. The women's 5k race featured nine teams ranked in the top-15 in the latest national poll and the men's 8k race had eight teams ranked in the top-15 nationally. 

The women's side was led by Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand). May finished strong in the 10th spot with a time of 16:34.8. Fellow Friars Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) and Lilly Tuck (Sunderland, Canada) held competitive positions for the duration of the race. Flockhart had a 36th-place finish (17:00.2), while Tuck crossed the line in the 38th position (17:00.8). Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland) and Reese Fahys (East Greenwich, R.I.) rounded out the top five, finishing 68th(17:21.8) and 102nd (17:39.0), respectively, A total of 199 runners finished the race.  
 
For the men, the Friars were led by a 58th-place finish (24:03.3) by Liam Back (New Plymouth, New Zealand). Abdel Laadjel (Lucan, Ireland) and Michael Morgan finished 60th (24:04.3) and 66th (24:09.8), respectively. Rounding out the Friars' top five were Luke Coffin (Annapolis, Md.) in 169th (25:06.1) and Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand) in 203rd (25:41.4). There was a total of 217 runners to finish the race. 

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