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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Calibri">Providence College Indoor Track Dominates Distance Medley Relay<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Calibri">The men’s and women’s track teams turned in top-performances in the DMR on day one of the New England Championship in Boston,
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri"><b>PROVIDENCE, R.I. - </b>The Providence College men's and women's track teams turned in several strong performances on the first day of the 2013 New England Indoor Track Championships at Boston University in Boston,
Mass. on Fri., Feb. 22. The Friars earned top-honors in the women’s distance medley relay{list of events}.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">The women’s distance medley relay team, consisting of senior Shelby Greany (Suffern, N.Y.), Kelsey Dermody (Norton, Mass.), freshman Katie Sischo (Jamesville, N.Y.) and junior Laura Nagel (Napier, New Zealand), earned
the New England title with a new meet record of 11:30.75. Tufts previously held the record with a time of 11:39.08.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<pre style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri">The men’s distance medley relay team, consisting of senior Julian Matthews (Nelson, New Zealand), senior Nikolas Rebovich (New Hartford, N.Y.), senior Dominc Channon (Nelson, New Zealand) and sophomore Shane Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) was the last Providence team to compete on Friday. The men’s relay team also finished first with a time of 9:45.42<o:p></o:p></font></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Also of note, juniors Jackie McCarthy (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and Elizabeth DeVivo (Riverside, Conn.) finished first and second, respectively, in the 1,000-meter preliminaries and qualified for tomorrow’s final. McCarthy
finished with a personal best of 2:54.77, and DeVivo finished with a personal best of 2:58.12. Last year at the Championship, McCarthy placed fifth in the finals with a time of 2:56.16.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri"> Junior Erin Murphy (Easton, Mass.) and senior Sam Roecker (Charlton, N.Y.) both competed in the 5,000-meters on Friday. Roecker finished second with a time of 16:55 and Murphy finished fourth with a personal best
of 17:04. Murphy finished sixth last year with a time of 17:44.97<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<pre style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri">For the men, senior Alex Wallace (<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Waipukarau, New Zealand), freshman Julian Oakley (Tauranga, New Zealand) and freshman Joseph Vercollone (Pembroke, Mass.) competed in the 1,000-meters preliminaries. Oakley finished first with a time of </span>2:26.66 and Vercollone finished with the fifth fastest preliminary time of 2:27.79<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, qualifying for the final which will be held Saturday at 2:15 p.m. </span>Sophomore Liam Hillery (Smithfield, R.I.), senior Ali Ahmed (Boston, Mass.) and graduate student Anthony Gonsalves (Pawtucket, R.I.) competed in the 5,000-meters. Hillery finished third overall with a time of 14:28.37, while Ali crossed the finish-line ninth with a time of 14:53.86. Ali competed in the same event last year and finished fourth with a time of 14:39.44.<o:p></o:p></font></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">The Friars will compete in eight events on Sat., Feb. 23, including the women’s triple jump, mile, 3,000-meters and 4x400-meters and the men’s mile, 3,000-meters, 4x400-meters and 4x800-meters.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Senior Christina Lavigne (Shelton, Conn.) will compete in the women’s triple jump on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">There will be three Friars competing in the mile: sophomore Caile Kohlbrenner (Sparkill, N.Y.), Sischo and junior Emily Sisson (Chesterfield, Mo.). Kohlbrenner finished 22<sup>nd</sup> at the championship last year
with a time of 5:10.83. Sisson has the best qualifying time of 4:44.04 from the URI Sorlien Invitational on Jan. 19. Former Friar Geraldine Hendricksen currently holds the all-time New England Championship record in the mile with a time of 4:36.14 from the
1992 championship.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Greany and freshman Kathleen Powell (Wrentham, Mass.) will compete in the 3,000-meters. Greany’s qualifying time from the URI Sorlien Invitational is the second best at the championship heading into Saturday’s race
(9:49.95).<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">The women’s 4x400-meter relay team will also compete on Saturday.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Channon and freshman Harvey Dixon (Aldershot, England) will compete in the men’s mile. Channon holds the third best qualifying time for the mile (4:08.99).<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">For the most up-to-the-minute results follow the Friars @FriarsXCTrack on Twitter. For more information about the Championship, visit http://www.neicaaa.org/Indoor/2013/2013indoorResults.html.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Providence Friars Competing at the New England Championships on Saturday:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">So. Caile Kohlbrenner: Women’s Mile<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Fr. Katie Sischo: Women’s Mile<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Jr. Emily Sisson: Women’s Mile<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Fr. Harvey Dixon: Men’s Mile<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Sr. Dominic Channon: Men’s Mile<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Fr. Kathleen Powell: Women’s 3,000-meters<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Sr. Shelby Greany: Women’s 3,000-meters<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Jr. Jackie McCarthy: Women’s 1,000-meters (final)<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Fr. Julian Oakley: Men’s 1,000-meters (final)<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">So. Shane Quinn: Men’s 3,000-meters<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><font face="Calibri">Men’s 4x800-meters<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Calibri">Providence College Indoor Track Shines on Final Day of New England Championships<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri">The men’s and women’s track teams won the women’s mile and the men’s and women’s 3,000-meters on the second day of the championship.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">BOSTON, MASS. - </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams continued a tradition of success
on the second day of the 2013 New England Indoor Track Championships at Boston University in Boston, Mass. on Sat., Feb. 23. The Friars earned top-honors in the women’s mile and the men’s and women’s 3,000-meters, bringing their total number of New England
Championship titles to five for the weekend.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Junior Emily Sisson (Chesterfield, Mo.), sophomore Caile Kohlbrenner (Sparkill, N.Y.) and freshman Katie Sischo (Jamesville, N.Y.) competed in the mile.
Sisson had the best qualifying time heading into the event, and turned in a first-place finish with a time of 4:38.49. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Senior Shelby Greany (Suffern, N.Y.) and freshman Kathleen Powell (Wrentham, Mass.) competed in the 3,000-meters for the women. Greany won the 3,000-meters</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">with
a time of 9:38.25, while Powell had a personal best with a time of 10:25.49. Sophomore Shane Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) competed in the 3,000-meters on the men’s side. Quinn had the best qualifying time heading into the championship, and turned in the first-place
finish with a time of 8:11.47.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For the women’s squad, juniors Jackie McCarthy (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and Elizabeth DeVivo (Riverside, Conn.) finished first and second, respectively, in
the 1,000-meter preliminaries yesterday, qualifying for today’s final. McCarthy finished second with a time of 2:55.12 and DeVivo finished sixth with a time of 2:59.31.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The women’s 4x400-meter relay team, consisting of sophomore Kelsey Dermody (Norton, Mass.), sophomore Caroline Callaghan (Rochester, N.H.), sophomore Caitlin
Abelseth (Voorheesville, N.Y.) and Taylor Corder</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">also competed on Saturday and finished with a season best time of 4:02.75 (30<sup>th</sup>). </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The women’s team finished second overall out of 34 teams with 54 points, behind Connecticut who finished with 149.33 points.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On the men’s side, senior Dominic Channon (Nelson, New Zealand) and freshman Harvey Dixon (Aldershot, England) competed in the men’s mile. Dixon turned
in the top-performance in his unseeded heat and finished fourth overall with a time of 4:07.94. Channon finished sixth</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">overall with a time of 4:08.75.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white;">Freshman
Julian Oakley (Tauranga, New Zealand) and freshman Joseph Vercollone (Pembroke, Mass.) competed in the 1,000-meters finals. Oakley finished third with a time of</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">2:26.01, while Vercollone
finished eighth with a time of 2:38.59.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The 4x400-meter team of freshman Austin King (Kempton, Pa.), senior Nikolas Rebovich (New Hartford, N.Y.), sophomore Anthony O’Malley (New York, N.Y.)
and freshman Jake Meredith (North Eastham, Mass.) ran a season best time of 3:26.76 (24<sup>th</sup>). </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The men’s squad finished sixth overall out of 31 teams with 41 points.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Providence will be back in action next weekend, March 1-2 at the Columbia Final Chance Meet in New York, N.Y.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Calibri">-GO FRIARS-</font></span>
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