Completed Event: Women's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 5, 2025 ,
Women's Cross Country
vs Friar Invitational
Final
Providence College Athletics
Friday, October 3
Chicago, Ill.
Providence College
at
Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Cross Country Compete At Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
10/3/2025 1:39:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Gabby Schmidt and Oliver Neate finish as top Friars in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Ill. – The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational, hosted by Loyola University Chicago, on Friday, Oct. 3. The seventh-ranked Friar women scored 224 points and placed 10th overall. PC sophomore Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia) led the Friar women placing 26th in the women's 6k in a time of 20:19.21. The Friar men finished ninth (202 points) in the 8k race and were led by freshman Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia), who placed 32nd (24:14.94) in his first cross country race as a Friar.
RESULTS: https://results.lakeshoreathleticservices.com/meets/55108
After Schimdt, senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) finished second for the Friar women placing 37th overall in a time of 20:28.95. Sophomore Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Ireland) finished 54th overall in her season debut in 20:48.46. Freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) placed 65th and finished the six kilometers in 21:05.51. Senior Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland) rounded out the scoring for PC, placing 67th overall in a time of (21:05.88) in her first appearance of the season.
In addition to Neate, sophomore Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland), placed 34th in a time of 24:16.90. Also scoring for the Friars were junior Will Johnston (Auckland, New Zealand)
and sophomore Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand). Johnston was 41st (24:23:40) and Prescott was 47th (24:32:58). Sophomore Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) was the fifth scorer for the Friars, finishing 48th in a time of 24:34.02.
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Oct. 10 at the New England Championship in Hopkinton, N.H.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's cross country teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
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