Friar Men’s And Women’s Cross Country Teams To Compete At BIG EAST Championship

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the BIG EAST Championship on Friday, Oct. 30 at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va. The women's 6K championship race will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by the men's 8K championship at 10:50 a.m. The meet will be streamed on ESPN+.

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LIVE STREAM: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b465839e-4502-42f1-9d2e-d6aac16f066b

The No. 30-ranked Friar women will be led by juniors Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Northern Ireland), Gabrielle Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia) and Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.). At the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday, Oct. 9, Gardiner led Providence with a 6K time of 19:59.6, finishing 30th overall and as the top BIG EAST finisher. Schmidt and Bush followed with times of 20:29.3 and 20:44.0, respectively.

Also expected to compete at the BIG EAST Championship are graduate student Megan Harris (Leigh-on-Sea, Essex) and sophomores Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) and Lucia West (Raleigh, N.C.).

The Friar women finished third among 11 teams at the 2025 BIG EAST Championship, led by Gardiner, who placed sixth among 96 runners in 20:03.2. Gardiner, Schmidt, Currie and Bush all finished in the top 20 and earned All-BIG EAST honors. Providence has captured eight BIG EAST team titles and 11 individual titles in program history.

The Friar men are led by junior Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland), who was Providence's top finisher at the Nuttycombe Invitational, completing the 8K in 23:34.8. Junior Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) has also been a leading performer, finishing behind Dixon at both the Princeton Meadows Challenge and Nuttycombe Invitational. Dixon and Prescott will be joined by graduate student Jack Small (Kent, England), juniors Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) and Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand), senior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) and sophomore Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia).

At the 2025 BIG EAST Championship, the Friar men finished fourth among nine teams, led by Prescott, who placed 18th in 24:02.30. Prescott and Pugh earned All-BIG EAST honors. Providence has captured 15 BIG EAST team titles and 11 individual titles in men's cross country.

Friar Women's BIG EAST Championship Roster:
Emily Bush
Kate Currie
Anna Gardiner
Kiera Hall
Megan Harris
Annie Mann
Lorraine O'Connor
Emilia O'Leary
Gabby Schmidt
Lucia West

Friar Men's BIG EAST Championship Roster:
Tyler Bartlett
Cormac Dixon
Sam Hodgson
Will Johnston
Ryan LoCicero
Liam McCay
Oliver Neate
Daniel Prescott
Elliott Pugh
Jack Small

For more information on the Providence College men's and women's cross country and track and field teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.

-GO FRIARS!-

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Bartlett

Emily Bush

Kate Currie

Cormac Dixon

Anna Gardiner

Kiera Hall

Megan Harris

Sam Hodgson

Will Johnston

Ryan LoCicero

Annie Mann

Liam McCay

Oliver Neate

Lorraine O'Connor

Emilia O'Leary

Daniel Prescott

Elliott Pugh

Gabrielle Schmidt

Jack Small

Lucia West

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 4, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Princeton Meadows Challenge on September 26, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational on October 9, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at New England Championship on October 9, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Brown Rothenberg Run on October 23, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at BIG EAST Championship on October 30, 2026 ,

Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at NCAA Northeast Regional on November 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at NCAA Championship on November 21, 2026