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Contact: Laura Nagel, 401-865-1245<br>
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<strong>Providence College Men’s Track Competes At BU Terrier Invitational</strong></p>
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<strong> </strong><strong>Julian Oakley finished fourth in the mile in a time of 4:00.36.</strong></p>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><strong>BOSTON, Mass. </strong>– The Providence College men’s track team competed at the BU John Thomas Terrier Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 31 in Boston, Mass. <br>
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In the mid-distance events, junior Harvey Dixon (Aldershot, England) kick-started the afternoon with a fifth-place finish in the 1,000 meters, finishing in a personal best time of 2:23.7. Fellow classmate Julian Oakley (Tauranga, New Zealand) was next up on
the track in the mile. Oakley finished fourth in a time of 4:00.36. <br>
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Also in the mile, junior Brendan Sullivan (Foxboro, Mass.) came away with a personal best time of 4:24.76.<br>
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For Providence in the 3,000 meters, senior Brian Doyle (Swansea, Mass.) finished with a three second personal best in a time of 8:06.90 for 11th-place. Sophomore Trevor Crawley (Cumberland, R.I.), junior Christian Costello (Ridgewood, N.J.) and freshman Aaron
Hanlon (Drogheda, Ireland) also ran in the 3,000 meters. Crawley crossed the line in a personal best time of 8:24.64, while Costello and Hanlon crossed the line in 8:34.21 and 8:36.30, respectively. <br>
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The Friars will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 7 in Kingston, R.I. at the URI Coaches Invitational. <br>
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<strong>-Go Friars-​​</strong></p>
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