Providence College Athletics
2021-22 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Liam Back
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Major:
- Digital Imaging
2024-25 Cross Country: Placed 156th (25:48.0) at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Sept. 27… Earned third (24:23.11) at the New England Championship on Oct. 11… Finished 59th (24:01.6) at the Princeton Fall Classic on Oct. 18… Was 32nd (25:29.43) at the BIG EAST Championship on Nov. 1… Placed 61st (31:19.07) at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Nov. 15… Indoor Track: Earned second (4:06.33) in the mile at the UMass Flagship Invitational on Jan. 12… Finished 129th in the 5,000 meters (14:15.56) at the Valentine Invitational on Feb. 14… Earned eighth in the 5,000 meters (14:22.05) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship on March 1… Outdoor Track: Placed 78th in the 5,000 meters (14:03.10) at Raleigh Relays on March 27… Earned third in the 3,000 meters (8:17.99) at the Friar Invitational on April 11.
2023-24 Cross Country: Finished sixth (18:26.4) at the 2023 Friar Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 8...Was 58th (24:03.3) at the Virginia Invitational on Sept. 23...Placed 63rd (24.11.60) at the Nuttycombe Invite on Oct. 13…Finished eighth (25:22.55) at the BIG EAST Championship on Oct. 28…Placed 22nd (30:09) at the NCAA Northeast Regionals on Nov. 10… Indoor Track: Placed 115th (14:06.89) in the 5,000 meters at the BU Season Opener on Dec. 2…Won the 1,000 meters (2:24.44) at the UMass Flagship Invitational on Jan. 14…Placed 19th (3:59.41) in the mile at the BU Terrier Classic…Finished 19th (7:57.25) in the 3,000 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational…Finished fifth (14:22.53) in the 5,000 meters at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship… Outdoor Track: Did not compete this season.
2022-23 Cross Country: Placed third (24:40.84) at the Friar Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 9… Placed 12th in 23:17.3. at the Lehigh Paul Short Invite on Sept. 30… Placed 168th (24:32.2) at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invite held on Oct. 14… Finished 14th at the BIG EAST Championship on Oct. 29 in a time of 23:57…Indoor Track: Won the 1,000 meters (2:29.24) at the University of Rhode Island Invitational on Jan. 21...Placed 25th (8:03.14) in the 3,000 meters at the Boston University John Terrier Classic on Jan. 27...Finished 74th (4:03.12) in the mile at the Boston University Valentine Invitational on Feb. 11...Placed eighth (8:05.13) in the 3,000 meters and was a member of the distance medley team who placed second (9:38.04) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship on Feb. 24-25...Placed fifth (8:03.93) in the 3,000 meters at the IC4A Indoor Championships on March 4-5…Outdoor Track: Did not compete this outdoor season.
2021-22 Cross Country: Finished sixth at the Friar Cross Country Invitational on Sept 10 (24:24.5)…Placed 40th at the Coast-to-Coast Battle of Beantown on Sept. 24 (25:10.7)…Finished 67th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 15 (24:11.9)…Finished eighth at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 29 (24:32.2)… Indoor Track: Placed third in the 3,000 meters at the Boston University Season Opener on Dec. 4 (7:54.30) … Finished 11th in the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 29 (4:00.32)… Placed 16th in the mile at the Valentine Invitational on Feb. 12 (4:00.44)…Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the BIG EAST Championship on Feb. 25 (7:56.85) and was a member of the distance medley relay that placed third (9:44.42)…Placed second in the 1,000 meters (2:23.22) at the IC4A Indoor track and Field championships…Outdoor Track: Placed 21st in the 1,500 meters (3:43.78) at The Raleigh Relays on Mar. 24-26…Won the 800 meters (1:52.21) at the Black and Gold Invitational on Apr. 1-2…Won the mile (3:59.06) at the Friar Invitational on Apr. 8…Was a member of the 4xmile team (16:17.92) that placed third at the Penn Relays on Apr. 28-30…Placed fourth in the 800 meters (1:51.36) at the Brown Springtime Invitational on May 1…Placed second in the 5,000 meters (14:17.50) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 14…Placed 27th in the 1,500 meters (3:47.36) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round on May 25-28.
2020-21 Cross Country: Fall 2020 season was moved to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic… Finished 29th at the BIG EAST Championships on March 5 (24:11.5)… Indoor Track: Did not compete… Outdoor Track: Finished 13th in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays on March 25-27 (3:45.57)… Placed third in the mile at the Ocean State Invitational on April 9 (4:03.23)… Placed 26th in the mile at the Virginia Grand Prix on May 1 (4:10.89)… Finished 11th in the 800 meter at the BIG EAST Championships on May 14-15 (1:51.99)… Was a part of the 4x800 relay team that placed eighth in the BIG EAST Championships on May 14-15 (7:31.15)
Prior to Providence: Attended Whanganui Collegiate School… Won the New Zealand under-18 championship in three races (cross-country, 800-meters and 1,500-meters)… Holds the Wellington Schools Cross-Country relays course record... Represented New Zealand at the World School’s Cross-Country race, Australian Cross-Country Championships and Australian Track and Field Championships
Personal Records:
800 meters...... 1:51.36
1,000 meters...... 2:23.13
1,500 meters......3:43.78
Mile......3:59.06
3,000 meters...... 7:54.30
5,000 meters...... 13:39.75
