Providence College Athletics
2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Cara Laverty
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Derry, Ireland
- High School:
- Thornhill College
2024-25 Cross Country: Finished sixth (14:30.93) at the Friar Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 6… Was 93rd (21:23.6) at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Sept. 27… Placed 63rd (20:56.2) in the Princeton Fall Classic on Oct. 18… Finished 20th (21:05.3) and earned All-BIG EAST at the BIG EAST Championship on Nov. 1… Was 40th (20:55.59) in the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Nov. 15… Placed 200th (21:10.6) and was a member of the team who finished third at the NCAA Championship on Nov. 23… Indoor Track: Earned sixth in the mile (4:44.68) and was a member of the 4x800 team that finished second (8:48.65) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship on March 1… Outdoor Track: Finished 10th in the 1,500 meters (4:17.56) at the Raleigh Relays on March 28… Earned fourth in the 800 meters invite (2:09.14) at the Friar Invitational on April 11… Placed 13th in the 1,500 meters (4:18.48) and was a member of the 4 x 1,500 team that won the Women’s 4x1,500 Championship of America in time of 16:59.65, the third-fastest collegiate time ever recorded and a program record at Penn Relays on April 24-26… Earned eighth in the 1,500 meter trials (4.26.53), third in the 1,500 meter finals (4:18.70) and was a member of the 4 x 800 team that won the BIG EAST Championship and set a program record in 8:31.87 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship on May 16-17… Finished 32nd in the 1,500 meter first round (4:19.39) at the NCAA Preliminary Rounds on May 29.
2023-24 Cross Country: Was second (10:53.3) at the Rothenburg Cross-Country Invitational on Sept. 1...Finished 10th (14:51.6) at the 2023 Friar Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 8...Was 109th (17:44.5) at the Virginia Invitational on Sept. 23... Placed 191st (21:59.80) at the Nuttycombe Invite on Oct. 13… Finished 19th (21:23.92) at the BIG EAST Championship on Oct. 28…Placed 58th (21:02.4) at the NCAA Northeast Regionals on Nov. 10…Finished 221st (21:47.8) at the NCAA Cross Country Championship on Nov. 18…Indoor Track: Finished second (2:48.41) in the 1,000 meters at the UMass Flagship Invitational…Placed 32nd (4:44.48) in the mile at the BU Terrier Classic on Jan. 27…Finished 43rd (2:08.62) in the 800 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational…Placed fourth (4:46.12) in the mile and was a member of the winning 4x800 team (8:40.43) on Feb. 23-24 at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship … Outdoor Track: Finished second (4:21.46) in the 1,500 meters at the UCF Black & Gold on March 15-16…Placed 58th (4:27.37) in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays March 28-30…Finished second (2:07.87) in the 800 meters at the Friar Invitational on April 12…Placed eighth (4:16.72) in the 1,500 meters at the Penn Relays on April 25-27 …Placed fourth (4:26.67) in the 1,500-meter prelim, fifth (4:19.08) in the 1,500-meter finals and was a member of the team that won the 4x800-meter relay in 8:33.43 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championship On May 9-11…Placed 33rd (4:23.83) in the 1,500 meters in the first round of NCAA East Prelims on May 23.
2022-23 Cross Country: Did not compete this season… Indoor Track: Did not compete this indoor season…Outdoor Track: Did not compete this season.
Prior to Providence: Attended Thornhill College…Was the Northern Ireland Senior Champion in the 800m (2021)…Was the All-Ireland U19 Champion in both the 800 meters and 1,500 meters (2021)… Represented Ireland at SIAB Championships for both track and cross country…Represented Northern Ireland at the Celtic and Home Nations Cross Country meet (2021) where the team placed second.
Personal Records:
800 meters......2:07.87
1,000 meters......2:48.41
1,500 meters......4:16.72
Mile......4:44.48
