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<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong> – Saturday, Sept. 26, 2014</p>
<p>Contact - Laura Nagel (401) 865-1245<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Providence College Men’s Cross Country Places Third At Coast-to-Coast Battle In Beantown</strong><strong>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Brian Doyle finished third for the Friars.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>BOSTON, Mass. - </strong>The Providence College men's cross country team placed third at the Coast-to-Coast Battle In Beantown on Saturday, Sept. 26. The men finished the 8k course with a total of 79 points.<br>
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<p>Senior Brian Doyle (Swansea, Mass.) was the highest-place finisher for the Friars. Doyle finished third in a time of 24:27.0. Not far behind Doyle was senior Shane Quinn (Waterford, Ireland). Quinn crossed the line in 24:36.0 for seventh.
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<p>The third and fourth Friars to cross the line were senior Benjamin Connor (Derby, England) and junior Harvey Dixon (Aldershot, England). Connor finished 17<sup>th</sup> in a time of 24:50.0, while Dixon placed 19<sup>th</sup> (24:52.0).<br>
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<p>Rounding out the Friars top seven scorers, senior Liam Hillery (Smithfield, R.I.) and freshmen Aaron Hanlon (Drogheda, Ireland) and Thomas O’Neill (Middletown, N.J.) finished 33<sup>rd</sup>, 37<sup>th</sup> and 44<sup>th</sup>, respectively. Hillery finished
the course in 25:09.0, Hanlon crossed the line in 25:10.0 and O’Neill clocked in at 25:18.0.
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<p>“I’m Happy with the performance given a few incidents throughout the race with 3 members of the team falling at one stage in a stacked field; however, all responded well and got back into the race,” said head coach Ray Treacy. “We look forward to some good
results in the next few weeks at New England’s and Wisconsin.”<br>
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<p>The Friars will return to Franklin Park in two weeks for the New England Championships on Saturday, Oct. 11. The meet is set to start at 12:00 p.m.<br>
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<p><strong>-Go Friars-​</strong></p>
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