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<p dir="ltr" align="left">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Saturday, Sept. 14</p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">Contact: Jennifer Friedman-(401) 865-1245</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="center">Providence College Women’s Cross Country Earns Second Win of the Season
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<p dir="ltr" align="center">The Friars claimed their second first place finish of the season.
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">STONY BROOK, N.Y. - </b>The Providence College women’s cross country team claimed the top-three spots today, Sept. 14 at the Stony Brook Invitational to earn a first place finish out of the four competing schools. The women finished
with 26 points to earn the win.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Senior Emily Sisson (Chesterfield, Mo.) crossed the finish line first at 17:44.67 just seconds before classmate Laura Nagel (Napier, New Zealand), who finished the 5k race at 17:45.15, and sophomore Sarah Mary Collins (Basel, Switzerland),
who was third with a time of 17:51.05. The trio claimed the top-three spots for the second time this season.
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">In her collegiate debut, freshman Catarina Rocha (Peabody, Mass.) finished seventh in a time of 18:40.48. Senior Erin Murphy (Easton, Mass.) was the last Friar to score with a 13th place finish in a time of 19:12.94.
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Sophomores Molly Keating (Rehoboth, Mass.) and Lauren Mullins (Binghamton, N.Y.) earned 18th and 20th place finishes with times of 19:31.02 and 19:41.16, respectively.
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Freshman Bryanna Allison (Lowell, Mass.), senior Elizabeth DeVivo (Riverside, Conn.) and junior Julie Solimine (Haverhill, Mass.) finished at 19:52.18, 20:12.11 and 20:14.40, respectively. Allison finished in 23rd, while DeVivo
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Junior Caile Kohlbrenner (Sparkhill, N.Y.) earned a 36th place finish with a time of 20:28.44, while sophomore Kathleen Powell (Wrentham, Mass.) and senior Jackie McCarthy (New Rochelle, N.Y.) finished 38th and 39th with times of
20:33.42 and 20:41.90. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Senior Molly McCann (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) was the last Friar to cross the finish line with a time of 21:43.27 for a 51st place finish.
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">"It was a very good race for the women," Assistant Coach Kevin Myles shared on the win. "Our top-three girls ran very well to beat an All-American. It was a great start to Catarina Rocha’s college career as well."</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Providence finished 16 points ahead of Columbia (42), who took second place, Stony Brook finished third with 79 points and Marist came in fourth with 93.
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">The Friars are back in action on Friday, Sept. 27, when the team will travel to Boston, Mass. to compete in the Boston College Invitational. The meet will be a good indicator for the team as they will face nationally ranked competitors
such Oregon, who took the 2012 NCAA Women’s Cross Country Title.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">--GO FRIARS--</p>
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<p><strong>Jennifer Friedman </strong></p>
<p>Sports Information</p>
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<p>Providence College </p>
<p>Work: (401) 865-1245</p>
<p>Cell: (626) 484-0699</p>
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