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Women’s Cross Country And Track Ranked No. 15 In The Nation In Final Standings For USTFCCCA
6/18/2025 1:52:00 PM | Women's Cross Country, Women's Track and Field
The Friars finished third in cross country, 27th in indoors and 51st in outdoors.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The USTFCCA released its final standings for the Program of the Year Awards on June 17, spanning the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons based on each institution's finish at the respective NCAA championships. The Providence College women's cross country and track team ranked No. 15 in the nation after a third-place finish in cross country, a 27th place finish in indoor track and a 51st place finish in outdoor track. The Friars were the top BIG EAST school in the final standings.
At the 2024 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wis., the Friars finished third out of 31 teams, the team's highest finish since winning the competition in 2013. Senior Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) led the Friars, placing 10th in a time of 19:45.1. Graduate student Alex Millard (Kent, England) completed the race in 20th place (19:51.5). Graduate student Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton England) placed 24th (19:54.2). All three earned All-America honors. Also scoring for the Friars were senior Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland) crossing the line in 56th (20:16.9) and freshman Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) placing 128th (20:43.1). It marked the Friars seventh time finishing in the top three all-time at the NCAAs.
At the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Va., the Friar DMR team of Flockhart, junior Jill Fenerty (Franklin, Mass.), sophomore Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland) and senior May placed third of 12 teams in a time of 10:46.28 to each earn First Team All-American. The Friars finished less than a second behind the first-place team. May went on to place sixth in the 3,000 meters in a time of 9:03.51, Flockhart finished 15th (9:12.33) and Millard competed in the 5,000 meters and earned a 12th-place finish (15:34.36). For their efforts, May earned First Team All-American while Flockhart and Millard were Second Team All-Americans.
The Friars finished the season in Eugene, Oregon at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. May finished sixth in the 1,500 meter finals in a time of 4:10.79 to earn First Team All-America accolades, Millard placed 10th in the 5,000 meter finals (15:37.22), O'Neill earned Second Team All-America honors with a 13th place finish in the 800 meters (2:03.43) and Flockhart placed 20th in the 1,500 meters and was an Honorable Mention All-American.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
At the 2024 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wis., the Friars finished third out of 31 teams, the team's highest finish since winning the competition in 2013. Senior Kimberley May (Auckland, New Zealand) led the Friars, placing 10th in a time of 19:45.1. Graduate student Alex Millard (Kent, England) completed the race in 20th place (19:51.5). Graduate student Shannon Flockhart (Longstanton England) placed 24th (19:54.2). All three earned All-America honors. Also scoring for the Friars were senior Laura Mooney (Cappincur, Ireland) crossing the line in 56th (20:16.9) and freshman Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) placing 128th (20:43.1). It marked the Friars seventh time finishing in the top three all-time at the NCAAs.
At the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Va., the Friar DMR team of Flockhart, junior Jill Fenerty (Franklin, Mass.), sophomore Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland) and senior May placed third of 12 teams in a time of 10:46.28 to each earn First Team All-American. The Friars finished less than a second behind the first-place team. May went on to place sixth in the 3,000 meters in a time of 9:03.51, Flockhart finished 15th (9:12.33) and Millard competed in the 5,000 meters and earned a 12th-place finish (15:34.36). For their efforts, May earned First Team All-American while Flockhart and Millard were Second Team All-Americans.
The Friars finished the season in Eugene, Oregon at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. May finished sixth in the 1,500 meter finals in a time of 4:10.79 to earn First Team All-America accolades, Millard placed 10th in the 5,000 meter finals (15:37.22), O'Neill earned Second Team All-America honors with a 13th place finish in the 800 meters (2:03.43) and Flockhart placed 20th in the 1,500 meters and was an Honorable Mention All-American.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
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