MADISON, Wis.– The No. 10 Providence College women's cross country team and the Friar men's cross country team competed at the University of Wisconsin's Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday, Sept. 27 in Madison, Wis. The No. 10 Friar women finished fourth (180 points) out of 25 teams. The men finished 24th (654 points). The women's race featured 16 teams ranked in the top-30 in the latest national poll and the men's race had 16 teams ranked in the top-30 nationally.
The Friar women's team was led by senior
Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand). May finished strong in fifth place with a time of 20:12.4. Friar graduate students
Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton, England) and
Alex Millard (Kent, England) placed 13th (20:25.8) and 19th (20:31.1), respectively. Senior
Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland) crossed the line in 58
th-place with a time of 21:05.3. Freshman
Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) rounded out the top five for the Friars, finishing 85th (21:20.1). A total of 190 runners finished the race.
For the men, the Friars were led by senior
Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) who finished finished 62nd (24:20.6). Freshman
Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland) finished 123rd (25:03.4) and freshman
Liam McCay (Liverpool, England) placed 154th (25:44.7). Graduate student
Liam Back (New Plymouth, New Zealand) placed 156th (25:48.0) for Providence. Rounding out the Friars' top five was junior
Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand), who finished 159th (25:54.2). There was a total of 179 runners to finish the race.
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