[Pcalumnixctrack] Providence College Cross Country Heads to LeHigh for Paul Short Invitational

[Rachel C Anderson]

Men will be tested by four nationally ranked competitors in Bethlehem, Pa.


PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - The Providence College men's cross country team will travel to Bethlehem, Pa. on Friday, September 28 to compete in the famed Paul Short Invitational hosted by LeHigh University.  The men’s 8K is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m.



Last year at Paul Short the men placed sixth overall in a field of 45 teams.



At their last meet, the Friar men took second, finishing with 47 points. No. 1 Wisconsin took first. Sophomore Shane Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) led the way with a first-place individual finish ahead of a pack of five Badgers who led Wisconsin to finish with 20 points.  Ten Friars will be competing this week, including Quinn.



Two top-10 finishers from Stony Brook, senior Ahmed Ali (Boston, Mass.) and sophomore Liam Hillery (Smithfield, R.I.) will be among the Friars competing at the event.  Ali and Hillery placed ninth and tenth, respectively at Stony Brook.  Freshman Christian Costello (Ridgewood, N.J.) and sophomore Benjamin Connor (Derby, England) rounded out the top-five for the Friars on that day, and will join Quinn, Ali and Hillery at the starting gates on Friday.



Seniors  Alex Wallace (Waipukurau, New Zealand) and Eric Malnati (Walpole, N.H.), junior Jonathan Hopkins (Bridgend, Wales), sophomore Luke Perron (West Hartford, Conn.) and freshman Harvey Dixon (Aldershot, England) also will be running at the Paul Short Invitational.



SCOUTING THE FIELD:  Among the field of 37 that the Friars will be competing against are four nationally ranked squads, including No. 15 Georgetown, No. 17 Princeton, No. 22 Villanova and No. 28 Columbia.  The Hoyas will look to Ben Furcht to lead the team with another strong performance after his last race at Penn State.  Princeton also competed at the Spiked Shoe Race at Penn State, taking the top spot over Georgetown.  The Tigers had four of the top-five finishers and were led by Alejandro Arroyo Yamin.  For Villanova, this will be the Wildcats first scored event of the season.  Columbia will be looking for a challenge after sweeping the Vermont Invitational with 13 of the top-15 finishers.


No. 7 Friar women look to be victorious for second year in a row.



PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - The Providence College women's cross country teams will travel to Bethlehem, Pa. on Friday, September 28, to compete in the famed Paul Short Invitational hosted by LeHigh University.  The women’s 6K is scheduled to start at 11:45 a.m.



Last year at the Paul Short Invitational the women were victorious earning four of the top-12 finishers in the field of 396 runners.  Seniors Shelby Greany (Suffern, N.Y.) and Sam Roecker (Charlton, N.Y.), and juniors Laura Nagel (Napier, New Zealand) and Grace Thek (Melbourne, Australia) were among the top runners for the Friars last year, and hope to earn another victory.



Joining the four veterans is junior Erin Murphy (Easton, Mass), who placed 12th at the Friar’s last event, and sophomore Devyn Pryor (Dartmouth, Mass.).  Four freshman harriers will be taking to the course, including Sarah Mary Collins (Basel, Switzerland), who finished in the top-three with Greany and Nagel at the Wolfie Invitational.  The other Friar freshmen competing will be Katie Sischo (Jamesville, N.Y.), Molly Keating (Rehoboth, Mass.) and Lauren Mullins (Binghamton, N.Y.)



SCOUTING THE FIELD:  Among the field of 40 that the Friars will be competing against are two other nationally ranked squads, including No. 4 Georgetown and No. 9 Villanova.  The Hoyas will look to their three All-Americans Rachel Schneider, Madeline Chambers and Emily Jones to have strong performances.  For Villanova, it will be the Wildcats first scored event of the season.



-GO FRIARS-
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