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<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </strong>Sunday, May 17, 2015<br>
Contact: Laura Nagel – 401.865.1245<br>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 20pt;">Harvey Dixon Breaks Gibraltar National Record</strong><br>
<strong>Dixon finished first in his heat of the 1,500 meters in an NCAA First Round qualifying and Gibraltar National record time of 3:44.31.</strong><br>
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<strong>PROVIDENCE, R.I. - </strong>Members of the Providence College men’s and women’s track team competed in their last events this weekend before the NCAA Track & Field First Round begins.<br>
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Highlighting Saturday’s performances was junior Harvey Dixon (Gibraltar, Gibraltar). Dixon had a breakthrough run in the 1,500 meters at the first of four NB Twilight meets at UMass-Lowell. Dixon was paced by classmate Julian Oakley (Tauranga, New Zealand)
through 1,100 meters and eventually ran 3:44.31. Based on last years’ times, Dixon’s 3:44.31 was a Gibraltar national record and will qualify him for the NCAA First Round on May 28-30.
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In the women’s 1,500 meters, graduate-student Laura Nagel (Napier, New Zealand) came away with a fourth-place finish in a time of 4:23.37, while sophomore Emily Bushey (Vernon, N.J.) ran a personal best 4:27.74.
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The 800 trio of seniors Caitlin Abelseth (Voorheesville, N.Y.) and Taylor Corder (Corinth, Miss.), and junior Molly Keating (Rehoboth, Mass.) were back at it again. Abelseth took the win (2:10.16) with a strong last 100 meters, while Corder finished third in
a time of 2:11.17 to cap off the season. <br>
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Also this weekend, a group of Providence distance athletes competed at the IC4A/ECAC Championships at Princeton University on Friday, May 15. Freshman Brianna Ilarda (Perth, Australia) sliced nine-seconds off her 3,000 meter steeplechase personal best, running
10:32.05. <br>
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In the men’s 5,000 meters at the IC4A Championship, senior Liam Hillery (Smithfield, R.I.) finished seventh in a time of 14:16.39, while sophomore Trevor Crawley (Cumberland, R.I.) and freshman Tom O’Neill (Middletown, N.J.) were just behind him in 10<sup>th</sup>
(14:23.25) and 12<sup>th</sup> (14:24.91). <br>
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-Go Friars-<br>
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