Completed Event: Men's Track and Field at Harvard Beantown Challenge on January 17, 2026 ,
Men's Track and Field
at Harvard Beantown Challenge
Final
Providence College Athletics
Friday, February 27
Chicago, Ill.
Providence College
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BIG EAST Championships
Photo by: Steve Woltmann
Friars Compete on Day 1 Of BIG EAST Indoor Track Championship
2/27/2026 8:33:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Men's and Women's DMR teams each place second and earn All-BIG EAST Honors.
CHICAGO, Ill. – The Providence College men's and women's track teams competed on the first day of the BIG EAST Indoor Championships on Friday, Feb. 27 at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track and Field Facility in Chicago, Ill.
RESULTS: https://results.lakeshoreathleticservices.com/meets/61998/events
The woman's DMR team was composed of sophomores Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), Keira Kelly (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and freshmen Kate Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) and Gemma Galvin (Clare, Ireland). They earned All-BIG EAST honors as they placed second in a time of 11:23.05.
Leading on the women's side was sophomore Gabrielle Schmidt (Brisbane, Australia), who placed fourth in the 5,000 meter finals (16:37.87). She was followed by senior Jane Buckley (Cork, Ireland), who was sixth (16:46.25), and senior Niamh O'Mahony (Kerry, Ireland), who finished ninth in a time of 17:25.15.
In the 800 meter prelims, junior Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland.) finished in a time of 2:12.23. She was followed up by teammate Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) (2:12.79). Both runners qualified for the 800 meter finals, which will be run on Saturday.
Senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) ran the mile prelims (4:47.71) and qualified for Saturday's finals.
In the 400-meter trials, sophomore Chloe Higgins (Morristown, N.J) was the top Friar finisher in a time of 56.00 and qualifying for the finals on Saturday.
In the 60-meter hurdles prelims, senior Charlotte Cousins (Madbury, N.H.) placed ninth (9.22) and was one spot out of qualifying for the finals on Saturday.
The Friar men were led by the DMR team of freshman Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia), senior Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.), freshman Matt McCabe (Marshfield, Mass.) and sophomore Elliot Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand). They placed second in a time of 9:47.09 and earned All-BIG EAST accolades.
Also on the men's side, junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) (4:10.35), senior Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand) (4:15.36) and freshman Jack Dowd (Pearl River, N.Y.) (4:10.40) each competed in the mile prelims and qualified for Saturday's finals.
Sophomore Tom Breen (Providence, R.I.) ran the 800 meter trials (1:52.33) and qualified for the finals on Saturday.
NEXT UP:
Providence will return to action on Saturday in Day 2 of the BIG EAST Indoor Track Championships.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter.
-GO FRIARS!-
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