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Women's Cross Country
at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Providence College Athletics
Friday, September 6
Attleboro, Mass.
3:15 p.m.
Providence College
vs
Friar Invitational
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph
Men’s And Women’s Cross Country Teams Each Capture Friar Invitational
9/6/2024 7:11:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Shannon Flockhart won the women’s race and Michael Morgan finished first on the men’s side.
ATTLEBORO, Mass.– The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Friar Invitational today (Sept. 6) at the Mark Coogan Course at Highland Park in Attleboro, Mass. Friar graduate student Shannon Flockhart (Cambridge, England) won the women's race (4k) in a time of 14:13.49 and led the team to a first-place finish over three other teams. It marks the fifth-consecutive year that the Friar women's team has won the Friar Invitational. Providence senior Michael Morgan (Sligo, Ireland) won the men's race (6k) in a time of 18:11.48, leading the Friar men's team to a first-place finish overall.
"I was very happy with the way things went today," Friar Coach Ray Treacy said. "On the women's side Shannon and Laura dominated the race. We also got great efforts from Emily, Cara, and Niamh. We also were missing a few of our runners today. On the men's side, it was pretty much the same thing as we had a few people sitting out, but Michael continued his great running from last year and Pat had a great effort. The freshmen, Cormac and Liam, ran well. And Will had a good race. We have some people to add to the mix so we will see where we stand nationally for our next race at Wisconsin."
Led by Flockhart, the Providence women's team scored 21points and defeated Brown (56 points), New Hampshire (69 points) and Rhode Island (88 points). Other Friars who scored on the women's side were Laura Mooney of Cappincur, Ireland (second, 14:16.23), freshman Emily Bush of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (fifth, 14:29.84), junior Cara Laverty of Derry, Ireland (sixth, 14:30.93) and senior Niamh O'Mahony of Kerry, Ireland (seventh, 14:32.28).
Finishing first overall, the Providence men's team scored 18 points and defeated Brown (54 points), Rhode Island (72 points) and New Hampshire (79 points). Following Morgan for the Friars was graduate student Pat Thygesen of Brisbane, Australia (second, 18:31.55), freshman Cormac Dixon of Dublin, Ireland (third, 18:36.92), freshman Liam McCay of Liverpool, England (fifth, 18:45.79) and sophomore Will Johnston of Auckland, New Zealand (seventh, 18:53.60).
The Friar men's and women's teams will return to action on Friday, September 27 at the Nuttycombe Invitational at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., beginning at 1:20 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's cross country teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS-
"I was very happy with the way things went today," Friar Coach Ray Treacy said. "On the women's side Shannon and Laura dominated the race. We also got great efforts from Emily, Cara, and Niamh. We also were missing a few of our runners today. On the men's side, it was pretty much the same thing as we had a few people sitting out, but Michael continued his great running from last year and Pat had a great effort. The freshmen, Cormac and Liam, ran well. And Will had a good race. We have some people to add to the mix so we will see where we stand nationally for our next race at Wisconsin."
Led by Flockhart, the Providence women's team scored 21points and defeated Brown (56 points), New Hampshire (69 points) and Rhode Island (88 points). Other Friars who scored on the women's side were Laura Mooney of Cappincur, Ireland (second, 14:16.23), freshman Emily Bush of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (fifth, 14:29.84), junior Cara Laverty of Derry, Ireland (sixth, 14:30.93) and senior Niamh O'Mahony of Kerry, Ireland (seventh, 14:32.28).
Finishing first overall, the Providence men's team scored 18 points and defeated Brown (54 points), Rhode Island (72 points) and New Hampshire (79 points). Following Morgan for the Friars was graduate student Pat Thygesen of Brisbane, Australia (second, 18:31.55), freshman Cormac Dixon of Dublin, Ireland (third, 18:36.92), freshman Liam McCay of Liverpool, England (fifth, 18:45.79) and sophomore Will Johnston of Auckland, New Zealand (seventh, 18:53.60).
The Friar men's and women's teams will return to action on Friday, September 27 at the Nuttycombe Invitational at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., beginning at 1:20 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's cross country teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS-
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