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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><font face="Calibri">Three Friars run BIG EAST Outdoor
Championship qualifying times.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><font face="Calibri">NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Providence College
men's and women's track teams competed at the Columbia Final Chance Qualifier in New York, N.Y. on March 1-2. Three Friars qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in May.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<font face="Calibri"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">On the women’s side, junior Jackie McCarthy (New Rochelle, N.Y.) competed in the 800-meter
run. McCarthy finished third in her heat and 12<sup>th</sup> overall with a time of
</span><span style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">2:12.41. Her time qualifies her for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">From the men’s squad, freshmen Harvey
Dixon (Aldershot, England) and Julian Oakley (Tauranga, New Zealand) ran in the mile. Dixon finished fourth in a time of 4:05.68 and Oakley finished sixth with a time of 4:06.01.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Both Friars qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Classmate Joseph Vercollone (Pembroke, Mass.) finished 16th in the 800-meters with a time of 1:54.64.
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