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Men’s And Women’s Track Compete In Day 3 Of BIG EAST Track Championship
5/16/2026 5:53:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Maeve O’Neill and women’s 4 x 800 team each captured BIG EAST titles.
STORRS, Conn. – The Providence College men's and women's track and field teams traveled to Storrs, Conn., for Day 3 of the BIG EAST Outdoor Track Championship on May 17. The competition took place at the Sherman Sports Complex at the University of Connecticut. Overall, the women scored 78 points and finished fifth. It marked just the third time ever the team finished in the top five and first time since 1990 (1990 – fifth; 1987 – fourth). The men registered 54 points and placed seventh.
LIVE RESULTS: https://live.pctiming.com/meets/72003
On the women's side, junior Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland) captured the 800-meter title and broke her own school record of 2:02.22 with a time of 2:02.05. It also was a meet and facility record.
O'Neill earned another title and All-BIG EAST honors as she helped her teammates freshman Gemma Galvin (Clare, Ireland), junior Keira Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) and senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) capture the 4 x 800 race in a time of 8:30.87 – a meet and a facility record. It marked the fifth consecutive year the Friar women's team won the 4 x 800.
For her efforts, O'Neill was named the BIG EAST Most Outstanding Female Track Performer.
In the women's 1,500-meter finals, senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) led the Friars, placing third and earning All-BIG EAST accolades in a personal-best time of 4:16.32. Following Laverty and scoring was freshman Gemma Galvin (Clare, Ireland), who placed sixth (4:21.54) and sophomore Annie Mann (Hampshire, England) in seventh position (4:23.99).
The women's 4x400-meter team placed third in a time of 3:45.43. The team comprised of sophomores Chloe Higgins (Morristown, N.J.) and Keira Kelly (Scotch Plains, N.J.), junior Maggie Kemper (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) and senior Jill Fenerty (Franklin, Mass.) all earned All-BIG EAST accolades.
The women's 4x100-meter relay finished sixth and scored in a time of 48.53. The team consisted of junior Cate Parks (Marion, Mass), Kelly, Higgins and freshman Maya Bergamesca (Pembroke, Mass).
For the men's team, sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) finished second (3:43.55) and garnered All-BIG EAST honors in the 1,500-meter finals. Also scoring in the 1,500 was junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) (fourth – 3:45.99). Freshmen Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia) also ran in the finals and finished in a time of 3:54.16.
Sophomore Thomas Breen (Providence, R.I.) placed third and earned All-BIG EAST honors in the finals of the 800 meters in a time of 1:48.63.
The men's 4x800-meter relay team was made up of junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.), Breen, Pugh and sophomore Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland). They finished fourth and scored in a time of 7:35.07.
The men's 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Eli Wood (South Kingstown, R.I.), junior Owen Comiskey (Sherborn, Mass.), freshman Matt McCabe (Marshfield, Mass.) and senior Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.) placed seventh overall (3:17.51) and scored.
The men's 4x100-meter relay was comprised of freshman Eli Wood (South Kingstown, R.I.), junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) and seniors Nico Fanuele (Wilmington, Mass.) and Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.). They came in seventh position and scored with a time of 44.40.
UP NEXT
The Friars will return to action in the NCAA Outdoor Track First Round in Lexington, Ky. from May 27-30.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
LIVE RESULTS: https://live.pctiming.com/meets/72003
On the women's side, junior Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland) captured the 800-meter title and broke her own school record of 2:02.22 with a time of 2:02.05. It also was a meet and facility record.
O'Neill earned another title and All-BIG EAST honors as she helped her teammates freshman Gemma Galvin (Clare, Ireland), junior Keira Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) and senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) capture the 4 x 800 race in a time of 8:30.87 – a meet and a facility record. It marked the fifth consecutive year the Friar women's team won the 4 x 800.
For her efforts, O'Neill was named the BIG EAST Most Outstanding Female Track Performer.
In the women's 1,500-meter finals, senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) led the Friars, placing third and earning All-BIG EAST accolades in a personal-best time of 4:16.32. Following Laverty and scoring was freshman Gemma Galvin (Clare, Ireland), who placed sixth (4:21.54) and sophomore Annie Mann (Hampshire, England) in seventh position (4:23.99).
The women's 4x400-meter team placed third in a time of 3:45.43. The team comprised of sophomores Chloe Higgins (Morristown, N.J.) and Keira Kelly (Scotch Plains, N.J.), junior Maggie Kemper (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) and senior Jill Fenerty (Franklin, Mass.) all earned All-BIG EAST accolades.
The women's 4x100-meter relay finished sixth and scored in a time of 48.53. The team consisted of junior Cate Parks (Marion, Mass), Kelly, Higgins and freshman Maya Bergamesca (Pembroke, Mass).
For the men's team, sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) finished second (3:43.55) and garnered All-BIG EAST honors in the 1,500-meter finals. Also scoring in the 1,500 was junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.) (fourth – 3:45.99). Freshmen Oliver Neate (Sydney, Australia) also ran in the finals and finished in a time of 3:54.16.
Sophomore Thomas Breen (Providence, R.I.) placed third and earned All-BIG EAST honors in the finals of the 800 meters in a time of 1:48.63.
The men's 4x800-meter relay team was made up of junior Tyler Bartlett (Fairfield, Conn.), Breen, Pugh and sophomore Cormac Dixon (Dublin, Ireland). They finished fourth and scored in a time of 7:35.07.
The men's 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Eli Wood (South Kingstown, R.I.), junior Owen Comiskey (Sherborn, Mass.), freshman Matt McCabe (Marshfield, Mass.) and senior Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.) placed seventh overall (3:17.51) and scored.
The men's 4x100-meter relay was comprised of freshman Eli Wood (South Kingstown, R.I.), junior Jon Mignacca (Seekonk, Mass.) and seniors Nico Fanuele (Wilmington, Mass.) and Kyle Bloomer (Darien, Conn.). They came in seventh position and scored with a time of 44.40.
UP NEXT
The Friars will return to action in the NCAA Outdoor Track First Round in Lexington, Ky. from May 27-30.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
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