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<p dir="ltr" align="left">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Saturday, May 25</p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">Contact: Jennifer Friedman-(401) 865-1245</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="center">Providence College Outdoor Track Has Two Top-Five Finishers At East Regional NCAA Championships
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<p dir="ltr" align="center">Sisson and Nagel will join Greany<a></a><a></a> in the trip to the NCAA Championships.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">GREENSBORO, N.C. - </b>The Providence College men’s and women’s outdoor track and field team finished competition<a></a> today, Saturday, May 25 at the East Region Preliminary NCAA Championships in Greensboro, N.C. The Friars had
two NCAA Championship qualifying times. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Juniors Emily Sisson (Chesterfield, Mo.) and Laura Nagel (Napier, New Zealand) both qualified for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. in the women’s 5000 meter run. Sisson took first with a season best 15:58.72, while Nagel finished
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Also competing in the women’s 5000 meter run was junior Erin Murphy (Easton, Mass.) and freshman Sarah Mary Collins (Basel, Switzerland). Murphy finished with a time of 17:02.27, while Collins finished in a time of 16:42.45.
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">On the men’s side, sophomore Shane Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) and senior Dominic Channon<a></a><a></a> (Nelson, New Zealand) competed in the men’s 5000 meter run. Out of a field of 46 competitors, Qiunn<a></a><a></a> finished 16th
with a time of 14:19.29, while Channon<a></a><a></a> came in 18th with a time of 14:20.64.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Sisson and Nagel will join senior Shelby Greany<a></a><a></a> (Suffern, N.Y.) in the trip to Eugene, Ore. to compete in the NCAA Championships on Wednesday, June 5 to Saturday, June 8. With her top-12 finish, Nagel will make her
first appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, while Greany<a></a><a></a>, competing in the women’s 3000 meter steeplechase, and Sisson will be making their third career appearance.
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<p>--GO FRIARS--</p>
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<p><strong>Jennifer Friedman </strong></p>
<p>Sports Information</p>
<p>Graduate Assistant</p>
<p>Providence College </p>
<p>Work: (401) 865-1245</p>
<p>Cell: (626) 484-0699</p>
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