[Pcalumnixctrack] Providence College Men’s Cross Country Places 13th At NCAA Championships

[Laura A Nagel]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014

Contact - Laura Nagel (401) 865-1245


Providence College Men’s Cross Country Places 13th At NCAA Championships


Shane Quinn and Ben Connor earned All-America honors for their top-40 performances.


TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Providence College men's cross country team placed 13th at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind. Among a field of 31 teams, the Friars’ finished with a total of 393 points. The race marked the highest-place finish for the men’s team since 2006 when they placed ninth.


Seniors Shane Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) and Ben Connor (Derby, England) both earned All-America honors after finishing among the top-40 individuals in the race. Quinn finished 26th in a time of 30:45.1, moving up 37 spots from the half way mark. Quinn’s 26th placing is the highest a Friar has finished at the NCAA Cross Country Championships since Lee Carey ’13 finished 24th in 2010.


Connor was the second Friar across the line, three seconds behind Quinn. At the half way mark, Connor was sitting in 84th. Covering the second 5k in 15:15, he was able to pick off 54 bodies for a 30th-place finish (30:48.6) over the 10km course.

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Junior Julian Oakley (Tauranga, New Zealand) was the third Friar to finish. Oakley grabbed the 123rd-spot in a time of 31:44.6.


The fourth and fifth Friars across the line were junior Harvey Dixon (Aldershot, England) and senior Brian Doyle (Swansea, Mass.). Dixon placed 147th (31:55.7), while Doyle was two spots behind Dixon in 149th (31:56.7).


Rounding out the Friars top-seven runners were freshman Trevor Crawley (Cumberland, R.I) and senior Liam Hillery (Smithfield, R.I.), respectively. Crawley finished 173rd in a time of 32:09.2, while Hillery placed 219th (32:57.8).


 “The men fought really well, having two All-Americans with Shane and Ben,” said head coach Ray Treacy. “They came from 21st at the half way mark to finish 13th. This was a tremendous achievement and a great end to a great year for the guys.”

- Go Friars –



Laura Nagel
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Providence College
1 Cunningham Square
Providence, R.I. 02918
(o) 401-865-1245

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