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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Saturday, September 25, 2010
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Contact – Jennifer Rynearson (401) 865-2208<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY PLACES FIFTH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">AT ROY GRIAK INVITATIONAL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Shelby Greany leads the Friars with a fifth-place individual finish.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> – The Providence College women’s cross country team placed fifth in a talented
29-team field at the Roy Griak Invitational on September 25.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The event was hosted by the University of Minnesota and held at Les Bolstad Golf Course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The Friars recorded 139 points in the Jack Johnson Women’s Gold Race (Division I) and were led by sophomore Shelby Greany (Suffern, N.Y.), who finished the 6K course in a time of 21:09.2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Freshman Laura Hoer, of NC State, won the individual title in a time of 20:38.4, topping a field of 300 student-athletes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Finishing ahead of Providence in the team standings were Arizona (76 points), New Mexico (102 points), Iowa State (113 points) and Duke (119 points).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Friar freshman Laura Nagel (Napier, New Zealand) joined Greany among the list of top-10 individual finishers in 10<sup>th</sup> place with a time of
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>21.23.0.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Nagel was the second freshman in the race to cross the finish line. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Mary Kate Champagne (Plattsburg, N.Y.) crossed the finish line in 30<sup>th</sup> place (21.49.9), followed by 2009 All-American Hannah Davidson (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) in 35<sup>th</sup> place (21:54.7).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Also scoring for Providence was sophomore Sam Roecker (Charlton, N.Y.), who placed 59<sup>th</sup> (22:16.1).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Providence College women’s cross country team returns to action on October 9 at the New England Championships in Boston, Mass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The event will be held at Franklin Park.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TEAM STANDINGS (Top-10 of 29)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Arizona <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>76<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>New Mexico <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>102<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Iowa State <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>113<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Duke <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>119<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Providence <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>139<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Boston College <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>165<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Minnesota <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>185<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>North Carolina <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>226<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Penn State <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>260<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Arizona State<span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>267<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PROVIDENCE COLLEGE INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Shelby Greany <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>21:09.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Laura Nagel <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>21:23.0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Mary Kate Champagne <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>21:49.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Hannah Davidson <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>21:54.7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Sam Roecker <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>22:16.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Emma Perron <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>22:39.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Amie Schumacher <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</span>22:52.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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