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<p dir="ltr" align="left">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tuesday, Sept. 24</p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">Contact: Jennifer Friedman-(401) 865-1245</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="center">Providence College Men’s Cross Country Looks To Continue Success At BC Invitational</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="center">The Friars will be tested with top-10 ranked opponents.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">PROVIDENCE, R.I.</b> - The Providence College men’s cross country team will look to continue its success at the Boston College Invitational at Franklin Park, Mass. on Friday, Sept. 27. The 8k<a></a> race will begin at 3:30 p.m.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Last time out, the Friars earned a win over then 18th-ranked Columbia, Marist and Stony Brook at the Stony Brook Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">The Friars will face a strong field of competitors in the likes of eighth-ranked Wisconsin, ninth-ranked Syracuse and 12th-ranked Oregon. Providence will also run against Bucknell<a></a>, Cornell, Hartford, John Hopkins, New Hampshire,
Northeastern, Rhode Island, Stony Brook, UMass Amherst and Yale. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">The Friars will be led by juniors Benjamin Connor (Derby, England), Brian Doyle (Swansea, Mass.), Liam Hillery<a></a> (Smithfield, R.I.) and Shane Quinn (Waterford, Ireland) along with graduate student Julian Saad<a></a> (Trumball<a></a>,
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Joining the upperclassmen are sophomores Christian Costello (Ridgewood, N.J.), Harvey Dixon (Aldershot<a></a>, England), Jake Meredith (Wellfleet, Mass.), Julian Oakley (Tauranga<a></a>, New Zealand), Stephen Robertson (Wakefield,
Mass.), Brendan Sullivan (Foxboro, Mass.), and Joseph Vercollone<a></a> (Pembroke, Mass.).</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">Freshmen Hugh Armstrong (Balina<a></a>, County Mayo, Ireland), Billy Bragg (Middletown, N.J.), Trevor Crawley (Cumberland, R.I.), Jonathan Estrada (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Jake Feinstein (Sandy Hook, Conn.) will also be competing
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">"We are excited for the meet on Friday," Head Coach Ray Treacy<a></a> shared on the big meet. "It will be a really good indicator for where we stand and a chance to start accumulating points."</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="justify">The meet will kick off the start of the qualifying period for teams to start collecting points for the Division I Cross Country National Championships to be held in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 23.
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<p>--GO FRIARS-- </p>
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<p><strong>Jennifer Friedman </strong></p>
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<p>Graduate Assistant</p>
<p>Providence College </p>
<p>Work: (401) 865-1245</p>
<p>Cell: (626) 484-0699</p>
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