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Men’s And Women’s Track And Field Set To Host Friar Invitational On Friday, April 10
4/9/2026 10:30:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
The Friar Invitational is set for 3:30 p.m. on Friday at the Ray Treacy Track on the PC campus.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's and women's track and field teams will host the Friar Invitational on Friday, April 10, at 3:30 p.m. at the Ray Treacy Track on the Providence College campus in Providence, R.I.
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LIVE RESULTS: https://lancertiming.com/
SCHEDULE: https://friars.com/documents/2026/4/8/Friar_Invitational_Schedule_Accessible.pdf
On the women's side, the 800 meters will feature junior Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland). In the mile, senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) is set to compete.
O'Neill, a three-time All-American, capped off an impressive indoor season by earning Second Team All-America at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 800 meters. At the 2026 BIG EAST Indoor Championships, O'Neill won the 800-meter final in a BIG EAST indoor record time of 2:01.15 and was a member of the team that won the 4x800-meter relay, earning BIG EAST Most Outstanding Female Track Performer honors. The junior also broke her own program record in the 800 meters with a time of 2:00.33, which ranks as the ninth-fastest mark in NCAA indoor history and set the Irish senior indoor record. Most recently, O'Neill competed in the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, where she reached the semifinals in her first World Championships appearance. At last year's Friar Invitational, O'Neill won the 800 meters in 2:05.17.
Laverty most recently ran 4:20.64 in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays. She holds a personal-best time of 4:16.72 in the 1,500 meters. Last year, the senior competed in the 800-meter invitational at the Friar Invitational and placed fourth in 2:09.14.
On the men's side, junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) will compete in the high jump. Sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) will race in the mile.
Mignacca is coming off an indoor season in which he won the high jump at the 2026 BIG EAST Indoor Championships in a jump-off at 2.04 meters, becoming the first male field athlete in program history to win a BIG EAST Championship. The junior holds the program record in the outdoor high jump at 2.05 meters.
Pugh set a new personal best in the 1,500 meters at Raleigh Relays, finishing in 3:45.70. During the indoor season, Pugh ran 3:59.60 in the mile to become the 11th runner in program history to break four minutes in the indoor mile.
For more information on Providence College men's and women's track and field teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS-
LIVE STREAM: https://www.espn.ph/watch/player/_/id/9d204ec6-2a88-4c75-84e3-32c458db6ed9/redirected/true
LIVE RESULTS: https://lancertiming.com/
SCHEDULE: https://friars.com/documents/2026/4/8/Friar_Invitational_Schedule_Accessible.pdf
On the women's side, the 800 meters will feature junior Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland). In the mile, senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) is set to compete.
O'Neill, a three-time All-American, capped off an impressive indoor season by earning Second Team All-America at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 800 meters. At the 2026 BIG EAST Indoor Championships, O'Neill won the 800-meter final in a BIG EAST indoor record time of 2:01.15 and was a member of the team that won the 4x800-meter relay, earning BIG EAST Most Outstanding Female Track Performer honors. The junior also broke her own program record in the 800 meters with a time of 2:00.33, which ranks as the ninth-fastest mark in NCAA indoor history and set the Irish senior indoor record. Most recently, O'Neill competed in the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, where she reached the semifinals in her first World Championships appearance. At last year's Friar Invitational, O'Neill won the 800 meters in 2:05.17.
Laverty most recently ran 4:20.64 in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays. She holds a personal-best time of 4:16.72 in the 1,500 meters. Last year, the senior competed in the 800-meter invitational at the Friar Invitational and placed fourth in 2:09.14.
On the men's side, junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) will compete in the high jump. Sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) will race in the mile.
Mignacca is coming off an indoor season in which he won the high jump at the 2026 BIG EAST Indoor Championships in a jump-off at 2.04 meters, becoming the first male field athlete in program history to win a BIG EAST Championship. The junior holds the program record in the outdoor high jump at 2.05 meters.
Pugh set a new personal best in the 1,500 meters at Raleigh Relays, finishing in 3:45.70. During the indoor season, Pugh ran 3:59.60 in the mile to become the 11th runner in program history to break four minutes in the indoor mile.
For more information on Providence College men's and women's track and field teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS-
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