[Pcalumnixctrack] Providence Finishes Day One Of BIG EAST Championships

[Brendan T Sullivan]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 24, 2017

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Providence Finishes Day One Of BIG EAST Championships

The Friars had two podium finishes on Day One.



STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Providence College men’s and women’s track teams competed at the first day of the BIG EAST Indoor Track Championships at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Complex on Feb. 24.



In the final of the women’s 5,000 meters, Katie Lembo (Penfield, N.Y.) raced to a fifth place finish. Early in the race a group of six separated from the rest of the field. Lembo stuck in amongst the lead group until about 2,000 meters remained when the eventual winner surged and broke up the group.  Lembo ran on her own for the majority of the final 2,000 meters and finished fifth with in a time of 16:45.65.



The men’s 5,000 meters featured scoring runs from Hugh Armstrong (Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland) and Aaron Hanlon (Drogheda, Ireland).  After a fast early pace that saw Armstrong and Hanlon in the top six for most of the race. Armstrong closed well to finish third with a time of 14:24.32 while Hanlon finished in sixth place a time of 14:32.67.



The other finals on the track on the first day were the men’s and women’s Distance Medley relays. The women’s team was made up of Abbey Wheeler (Pine City, N.Y.), Molly Keating (Rehoboth, Mass.), Alexandra DeCicco (Holtsville, N.Y.) and Brianna Ilarda (Perth, N.Y.). Wheeler, Keating and DeCicco’s legs were all closely contested for second against Georgetown and Marquette. Ilarda was given the baton a few seconds behind Georgetown but she quickly closed the gap to take second with a time of 11:37.65.



The men’s team was made up of Nick Carleo (Newburyport, Mass.), Jared Grossi (Warwick, R.I.), James Campbell (Cumberland, Maine) and Trevor Crawley (Cumberland, R.I.). Carleo ran the first leg and passed the baton off in third place after a slightly tactical opening leg. Grossi ran a solid leg but fell behind to fifth place before passing off to Campbell, who chipped away at the lead and gave Crawley the baton only a few steps behind the third place team. The mile leg proved to be tactical and Crawley held his position to take fourth place with a time of 10:05.02.



Earlier in the day, Millie Paladino (Morgantown. W. Va.) competed in the first heat of the women’s mile. Paladino won the heat in a time of 4:55.85 and advanced automatically to the final. Keelin Hollowood (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) raced in the second heat of the mile. Hollowood finished fifth in the heat and her time of 5:02.86 qualified her for the final based on time, which will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Feb. 25.



Michael O’Leary (Melville, N.Y.) raced in the second heat of the men’s mile. O’Leary sat in third the entire race before closing well over the final 200 meters to win the heat in a time of 4:17.36. With the win, O’Leary advanced automatically to the final, which will take place at 11:15 a.m. on Feb. 25.



At the end of the first day of competition, the women are in sixth place with 12 points. The men are currently in fifth place with 14 points. The second day of the Championships begins at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 25.



-GO FRIARS!-



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