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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 9, 2015<br>
Contact:</b> Laura Nagel, 401-527-2661<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%">Providence’s Thomas O’Neill Named BIG EAST Athlete Of The Week</span><br>
Thomas O’Neill won the UNH Tri-Meet for the second-straight year to receive the honor.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Providence, R.I.</b> – It was announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9 that sophomore Thomas O’Neill (Middletown, N.J.) was named BIG EAST Athlete of the Week.
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O’Neill earned the honor after winning the UNH Tri-Meet for the second-straight year on Sept. 5. O’Neill led the Friars to a top-5 sweep, finishing the 5km course in a time of 15:29.07 and winning by 12 seconds.
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The Friars will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Bryant for the Nassaney Invitational.<br>
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<b>- GO FRIARS -</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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