Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 4, 2026 ,
Men's Cross Country
vs Friar Invitational
Final
Friday, November 13
Farmingdale, N.Y.
11:00 AM
Providence College
at
NCAA Northeast Regional
11/12/2026 10:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The top two teams on the men’s and women’s side will automatically qualify for the 2026 NCAA Championships held in Terre Haute, Ind.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the NCAA Northeast Regional race on Friday, November 13. The race will be held in Bethpage, N.Y. at Bethpage State Park. The women's 6k race will begin at 11:00 a.m., followed by the men's 10k race at 12:00 p.m. The top two teams on the men's and women's side will automatically qualify for the 2026 NCAA Championships held in Terre Haute, Ind.
RESULTS: https://elitefeats.com/xc-Results/?ID=26248
The Friar women enter the race ranked No. 27 in the country and first in the Northeast Region after capturing the ninth BIG EAST Cross Country title in program history and first since 2016 on Oct. 30 at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va.
Leading the way for the women will be juniors Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia) and Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Ireland), graduate student Megan Harris (Leigh-On-Sea, Essex), junior Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and sophomore Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand). At the BIG EAST Championships, Schmidt finished second (19:36.2) of 100 runners, followed by Gardiner in fifth (19:55.1), Harris in seventh (20:15.3), Bush in ninth (20:18.9) and Currie in 13th (20:40.0). All five women earned All-BIG EAST honors for finishing in the top-20.
Also expected to compete at the Northeast Regionals will be junior Annie Mann (Hampshire, England) and sophomore Lucia West (Raleigh, N.C.) who each received All-BIG EAST Second Team honors after finishing 15th (20:46.9) and 17th (20:49.5), respectively.
The Friar women finished second out of 37 teams last year at the 2025 Northeast Regional race, with three Friars finishing in the top-10 including Gardiner, Cara Laverty and Schmidt. They then earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.
The Friar men's team enters the race ranked fifth in the Northeast Region. At the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship on Friday, Oct. 30, the Friars placed third of nine teams, marking the 30th time the men's squad have finished in the top three at the BIG EAST Championship in the 47-year history of the event.
The men's team will be led by junior Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland) who finished fifth (23:27.2) of 80 runners at the BIG EAST Championship and earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors. Also leading the Friars will be junior Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) who finished 15th (24:00.5), senior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) who placed 16th (24:00.9), graduate student Jack Small (Kent, England) who was 18th (24:09.5) and junior Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) who finished 22nd (24:14.7). Prescott, Bartlett and Small all earned Second Team All-BIG EAST accolades.
At the 2025 Northeast Regionals, the Friar men finished fourth out of 38 teams, led by LoCicero who placed 23rd (30:06.5) to earn All-Northeast Region.
Friar Women's Northeast Regionals Roster:
Emily Bush
Kate Currie
Anna Gardiner
Megan Harris
Annie Mann
Gabby Schmidt
Lucia West
Lorraine O'Connor (Alternate)
Friar Men's Northeast Regionals Roster:
Tyler Bartlett
Cormac Dixon
Sam Hodgson
Ryan LoCicero
Daniel Prescott
Elliott Pugh
Jack Small
Will Johnston (Alternate)
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!-
RESULTS: https://elitefeats.com/xc-Results/?ID=26248
The Friar women enter the race ranked No. 27 in the country and first in the Northeast Region after capturing the ninth BIG EAST Cross Country title in program history and first since 2016 on Oct. 30 at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va.
Leading the way for the women will be juniors Gabby Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia) and Anna Gardiner (Downpatrick, Ireland), graduate student Megan Harris (Leigh-On-Sea, Essex), junior Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and sophomore Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand). At the BIG EAST Championships, Schmidt finished second (19:36.2) of 100 runners, followed by Gardiner in fifth (19:55.1), Harris in seventh (20:15.3), Bush in ninth (20:18.9) and Currie in 13th (20:40.0). All five women earned All-BIG EAST honors for finishing in the top-20.
Also expected to compete at the Northeast Regionals will be junior Annie Mann (Hampshire, England) and sophomore Lucia West (Raleigh, N.C.) who each received All-BIG EAST Second Team honors after finishing 15th (20:46.9) and 17th (20:49.5), respectively.
The Friar women finished second out of 37 teams last year at the 2025 Northeast Regional race, with three Friars finishing in the top-10 including Gardiner, Cara Laverty and Schmidt. They then earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.
The Friar men's team enters the race ranked fifth in the Northeast Region. At the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship on Friday, Oct. 30, the Friars placed third of nine teams, marking the 30th time the men's squad have finished in the top three at the BIG EAST Championship in the 47-year history of the event.
The men's team will be led by junior Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland) who finished fifth (23:27.2) of 80 runners at the BIG EAST Championship and earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors. Also leading the Friars will be junior Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) who finished 15th (24:00.5), senior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) who placed 16th (24:00.9), graduate student Jack Small (Kent, England) who was 18th (24:09.5) and junior Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) who finished 22nd (24:14.7). Prescott, Bartlett and Small all earned Second Team All-BIG EAST accolades.
At the 2025 Northeast Regionals, the Friar men finished fourth out of 38 teams, led by LoCicero who placed 23rd (30:06.5) to earn All-Northeast Region.
Friar Women's Northeast Regionals Roster:
Emily Bush
Kate Currie
Anna Gardiner
Megan Harris
Annie Mann
Gabby Schmidt
Lucia West
Lorraine O'Connor (Alternate)
Friar Men's Northeast Regionals Roster:
Tyler Bartlett
Cormac Dixon
Sam Hodgson
Ryan LoCicero
Daniel Prescott
Elliott Pugh
Jack Small
Will Johnston (Alternate)
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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