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<strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong> - Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014</div>
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Contact - Laura Nagel (401) 865-1245<br>
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<strong>Providence College Men’s Cross Country Ties For First At New England’s</strong><strong></strong></div>
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<strong>Four Friars earn All-New England honors.</strong></div>
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<strong>BOSTON, Mass. - </strong>The Providence College men's cross country team tied for first with Brown (72 points) at the New England Championships on Oct. 11. The Friars finished the race with their top-four finishers earning All-New England honors.<br>
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Junior Julian Oakley (Tauranga, New Zealand) was the first Friar to cross the finish. Oakley finished second in a time of 24:34.48 over the 8km course. Shortly after Oakley was sophomore Hugh Armstrong (Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland). Armstrong crossed the
line for sixth place in a time of 24:44.93.<br>
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The third Friar across the line was junior Stephen Robertson (Wakefield, Mass.). Robertson earned 16<font size="-1"><sup>th</sup></font>-place with a finishing time of 24:57.02.</div>
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Sophomore Trevor Crawley (Cumberland, R.I.) and junior Christian Costello (Ridgewood, N.J.) were the fourth and fifth scorers for Providence. Crawley finished 21<font size="-1"><sup>st</sup></font> in a time of 25:02.98, while Costello finished 27<font size="-1"><sup>th</sup></font> (25:06.25).<br>
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Rounding out the Friars top seven were the sophomore duo of Jake Feinstein (Sandy Hook, Conn.) and Jonathan Estrada (Los Angeles, Calif.). Feinstein and Estrada finished 69th and 96<font size="-1"><sup>th</sup></font>, respectively.<br>
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“I’m very happy with the performances today,” said head coach Ray Treacy. “With our top-seven sitting out for Wisconsin next week, this is a very young team and our team of the future.”<br>
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Next up for the Friars is the Adidas Wisconsin Invitational on Friday, Oct. 17. The meet will feature several of the nation’s top-ranked teams. The men’s 8km race is set to start at 11:45 a.m. <br>
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<strong>-Go Friars-​</strong></div>
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