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 31
Ashland, Neb.
12:00 PM ET
Providence College
at
BIG EAST Championship
Men’s And Women’s Cross Country Teams Compete at BIG EAST Championship
10/31/2025 2:27:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The Friar women’s team finished third and the PC men’s squad was fourth.
ASHLAND, Neb.– The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the BIG EAST Championship on Friday, October 31 at Mahoney State Park in Ashland, Neb. The Friar women's team scored 61 points on the 6K course and placed third of 11 teams. It marked the sixth straight time and the 14th time in the last 15 years the Friar women finished in the top three at the BIG EAST Championship. The team was led by sophomore Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Northern Ireland), who finished sixth (20:03.2) of 96 runners. On the men's side, the Friars placed fourth of nine teams after scoring 110 points on the 8K course. Sophomore Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) paced the Friars, finishing 18th (24:02.30) of 81 runners.
"I'm really happy with our women's team," Head Coach Ray Treacy said. "They put it together today and ran an aggressive race. It was by far their best race of the season and they are headed in the right direction. They need to stay focused and they have a chance to get a bid for the NCAAs. The men finished where I expected today. A few of the runners were a little bit under the weather but hopefully in two weeks we will be healthy for the NCAA Regionals."
RESULTS: https://results.blacksquirreltiming.com/meets/57791
After Gardiner, also scoring for the women was sophomore Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia), freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand), senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) and sophomore Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.). Schmidt (11th, 20:22.7), Currie (12th, 20:24.0), Laverty (14th, 20:27.6) and Bush (18th, 20:45.9) along with Gardiner, all placed in the top-20 and earned All-BIG EAST honors.
Pacing the Friars on the men's side after Prescott was sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) (20th, 24:04.87), sophomore Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland) (21st, 24:05.81), sophomore Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) (23rd, 24:16.81) and sophomore Liam McCay (Liverpool, England) (31st, 24:40.21). Prescott and Pugh earned All-BIG EAST accolades for the Friars.
The Friar men's and women's teams will return to action on Friday, November 14 at the NCAA Northeast Regionals 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!-
"I'm really happy with our women's team," Head Coach Ray Treacy said. "They put it together today and ran an aggressive race. It was by far their best race of the season and they are headed in the right direction. They need to stay focused and they have a chance to get a bid for the NCAAs. The men finished where I expected today. A few of the runners were a little bit under the weather but hopefully in two weeks we will be healthy for the NCAA Regionals."
RESULTS: https://results.blacksquirreltiming.com/meets/57791
After Gardiner, also scoring for the women was sophomore Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia), freshman Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand), senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) and sophomore Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.). Schmidt (11th, 20:22.7), Currie (12th, 20:24.0), Laverty (14th, 20:27.6) and Bush (18th, 20:45.9) along with Gardiner, all placed in the top-20 and earned All-BIG EAST honors.
Pacing the Friars on the men's side after Prescott was sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) (20th, 24:04.87), sophomore Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland) (21st, 24:05.81), sophomore Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) (23rd, 24:16.81) and sophomore Liam McCay (Liverpool, England) (31st, 24:40.21). Prescott and Pugh earned All-BIG EAST accolades for the Friars.
The Friar men's and women's teams will return to action on Friday, November 14 at the NCAA Northeast Regionals 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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