Completed Event: Men's Track and Field at Boston University Season Opener on December 6, 2025 ,
Men's Track and Field
at Boston University Season Opener
Final
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, January 31
Boston, Mass.
10:00 AM
Providence College
at
Boston University Terrier Classic
Men's Track Competes At BU’s Terrier Classic
1/31/2026 9:35:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
Sophomore Tom Breen won the 800-meter open division with a PR.
BOSTON, Mass.- The Providence College men's track team competed at the Terrier Classic at Boston University on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Sophomore Tom Breen (Providence, R.I.) won the 800-meter open division in a personal best time of 1:50.48.
RESULTS: https://lancer.trackscoreboard.com/meets/437/events
Senior Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand) competed in the 1000 meters and placed 15th with a time of 2:26.64.
Senior Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.) competed in the 400 meters invite division and placed 22nd with a time of 49.14.
Junior Will Johnston (Auckland, New Zealand) had a strong finish in the mile with a time of 4:06.35.
Also in the 800 meters for the Friars was freshman Matt McCabe (Marshfield, Mass) as he finished in a time of 1:54.12.
The Friar men recorded multiple strong finishes in the 3,000 meters. Sophomore Elliot Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) placed 41st in a time of 8:04.86, finishing second in his heat. Pugh was followed by freshman Olly Neate (Sydney, Australia), who placed 60th in 8:12.57 and sophomore Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.), who finished 64th in 8:14.47. All three runners recorded a personal best.
In the 5,000 meters, sophomore Liam McCay (Liverpool, England) finished 60th in a time of 14:50.18.
In the field events, junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) finished 16th in the high jump, jumping 1.85m. In the triple jump, senior Nik Ventura (Jamison, Pa.) finished 20th overall with a mark of 12.32 m.
The Friars men's team will return to the track on Friday, Feb. 13, at the BU Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS-
RESULTS: https://lancer.trackscoreboard.com/meets/437/events
Senior Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand) competed in the 1000 meters and placed 15th with a time of 2:26.64.
Senior Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.) competed in the 400 meters invite division and placed 22nd with a time of 49.14.
Junior Will Johnston (Auckland, New Zealand) had a strong finish in the mile with a time of 4:06.35.
Also in the 800 meters for the Friars was freshman Matt McCabe (Marshfield, Mass) as he finished in a time of 1:54.12.
The Friar men recorded multiple strong finishes in the 3,000 meters. Sophomore Elliot Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) placed 41st in a time of 8:04.86, finishing second in his heat. Pugh was followed by freshman Olly Neate (Sydney, Australia), who placed 60th in 8:12.57 and sophomore Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.), who finished 64th in 8:14.47. All three runners recorded a personal best.
In the 5,000 meters, sophomore Liam McCay (Liverpool, England) finished 60th in a time of 14:50.18.
In the field events, junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) finished 16th in the high jump, jumping 1.85m. In the triple jump, senior Nik Ventura (Jamison, Pa.) finished 20th overall with a mark of 12.32 m.
The Friars men's team will return to the track on Friday, Feb. 13, at the BU Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS-
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