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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">October 16, 2009- This past Friday, the women’s team traveled to
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State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the PSU Open and the men’s team had off. However Mother Nature had different plans for the meet, with almost a half a foot of snow and ice covering the course
<a href="http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/c-xc/spec-rel/101609aab.html">Penn State was forced to cancel the meet</a>. With the weather hitting heavy in State College, a meet was quickly organized about 1 hour east at
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lock</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">
Haven</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> where there was no snow on the ground.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">After re-organizing and traveling down to
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lock</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">
Haven</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, the women took on 18 of the original 32 teams scheduled to race at the PSU Open.
<st1:State w:st="on">West Virginia</st1:State> ranked #3 national, won the team competition with 27 points with hosted school
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> (#16) finished second with 56 points and
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Providence</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">
College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (#25) was third with 74 points. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Freshman Shelby Greany was the first finisher for PC with a time of 20:50 for the 6K course with Sophomore Hannah Davidson in seventh with a time of 20:57. Junior Emma Perron was 18<sup>th</sup> overall with
a time of 21:17 and Senior Breffini Twohig was 21<sup>st</sup> with a time of 21:23. Senior Krystal Douglas rounded out the top five with a 25<sup>th</sup> place finish with a time of 21:30.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Up next for the Friars will be the Central Connecticut Mini Meet on Saturday October 24<sup>th</sup> at
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Stanley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType> and then the
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Big East Championship</a> in Kenosha<st1:place w:st="on">, <st1:State w:st="on">WI</st1:State></st1:place> on October 31<sup>st</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><strong>PSU Open Team Scores</strong></p>
<pre><font size="2">1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">West Virginia</st1:State></st1:place><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>27<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Penn State<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>56<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font size="2">3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Providence</st1:City></st1:place><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>74<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></font></b></pre>
<pre><font size="2">4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Cornell<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>131<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Boston</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>134<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">6<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Stony Brook<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>150<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">7<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Bucknell</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>217<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">8<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Penn<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>235<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">9<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Connecticut</st1:State></st1:place><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>260<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">10<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">La Salle</st1:place><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>301<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">11<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Yale<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>315<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">12<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Cortland St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>374<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">13<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Lock Haven<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>407<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>East <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Carolina</st1:City></st1:place><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>427<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">15<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Slippery Rock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>429<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">16<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rider<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>456<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">17<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>East Stroudsburg<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>533<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">18<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Indiana (Pa )<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>556<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></pre>
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<pre><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Providence</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Individuals</span></b><br>
<font size="2">7<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Shelby Greany, Fr<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>20:50<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>5:36</font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">8<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hannah Davidson, So<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>20:57<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>5:38</font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">18<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Emma Perron, Jr<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>21:17<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>5:43</font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">21<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Breffini</span> Twohig, Sr<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>21:23<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>5:45</font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">25<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Krystal Douglas, Sr<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>21:30<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>5:47</font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">26<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Samantha Roecker, Fr<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>21:43<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>5:50</font></pre>
<pre><font size="2">54<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Sara Graney, So<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>22:22<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>6:01</font></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">PSU Results:
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><a href="http://www.runhigh.com/2009%20WEB%20RESULTS/R101609AC.HTML">http://www.runhigh.com/2009%20WEB%20RESULTS/R101609AC.HTML</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><a href="http://www.friars.com/sports/w-xc/recaps/101609aaa.html">http://www.friars.com/sports/w-xc/recaps/101609aaa.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">USATFCCCA</span> Rankings:
<a href="http://www.ustfccca.org/rankings/division-i-rankings">http://www.ustfccca.org/rankings/division-i-rankings</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">PC is now on Twitter:
<a href="http://twitter.com/PCXCTRACK">http://twitter.com/PCXCTRACK</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Another reminder to sign up for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> <strong><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">XC</span></u></strong></span><strong><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">/Track
Reunion that will be on November 14</span></u></strong><strong><sup><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">th</span></sup></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in 64’ Hall on the campus of Providence College after the NCAA Regional Championships in
Franklin Park, Boston.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NCAA Regional Meet information:
<a href="http://www.goterriers.com/ncaa/xc09regional.html">http://www.goterriers.com/ncaa/xc09regional.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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