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<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Providence College's Nagel Leads Friars At Penn Relays </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Laura Nagel captured a first-place finish at the prestigious Penn Relays in the 3000 meter run.
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<p><strong>PHILADELPHIA, Pa. –</strong> The Providence College women's outdoor track team competed at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. at Franklin Field today (April 24), where senior Laura Nagel (Napier, New Zealand) out-kicked competition to take first-place
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<p>Nagel posted an ECAC Championship qualifying performance with a conference-leading time of 9:07.90. Nagel was followed by sophomore Sarah Mary Collins (Basel, Switzerland), who claimed third with a personal-best and ECAC qualifying time of 9:11.97.</p>
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<p>The Friars carried success into the 5000 meter run, where freshman Catarina Rocha (Peabody, Mass.) claimed seventh overall. Rocha's time of 16:33.96 was an ECAC Championship qualifying time and nearly clipped her personal-record (16:33.91) set previously
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<p>Graduate student Samantha Roecker (Charlton, N.Y.) followed Rocha in 10<sup>th</sup>-place with an ECAC qualifying time of 16:49.44.
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<p>The Friars return to action on Sunday, April 27 when they travel to crosstown rival Brown for the Brown Invitational. The meet is set to start at 11:00 a.m.</p>
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<p>--GO FRIARS--<br>
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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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