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<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</strong> Monday, February 16, 2015<br>
Contact: Laura Nagel 401-865-1245<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-size: 18pt;">Emily Sisson Named USTFCCCA National Athlete Of The Week</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sisson finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Millrose Games in a personal best time of 8:52.60</strong></p>
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<strong>NEW ORLEANS, La.</strong> – It was announced on Monday, Feb. 16 that Providence College senior track runner Emily Sisson (Chesterfield, Mo.) was named USTFCCCA National Female Athlete of the Week.<br>
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Sisson received the honor for her performance at the Millrose Games in the Bronx, N.Y. on Feb. 14 in the 3,000 meters. Sisson ran a time of 8:52.60, marking the second fastest 3,000 meters run at Providence College, as well as the fifth fastest time in NCAA
history. Amongst a stacked field, the she finished fourth in the race as the top American and collegian, ahead of the 2014 NCAA Cross Country Champion, Kate Ivory.
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Sisson and the Friars will be back in action on Feb. 28-Mar. 1 in the Bronx, N.Y. for the BIG EAST Championships at the Armory.
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>-Go Friars-</strong><br>
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