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<p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</b></span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> December 1, 2015</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
Contact: Laura Nagel, 401-865-1245</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
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</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="5"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><b>Armstrong And Hanlon Named To Irish U23 European Cross Country Team</b></span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><br>
Hugh Armstrong and Aaron Hanlon will compete for the U23 Irish Team at the European Cross Country Championships on Dec. 13.</b></span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
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</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>PROVIDENCE, R.I.</b></span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – Providence College men’s cross country junior Hugh Armstrong
(Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland) and sophomore Aaron Hanlon (Drogheda, Ireland) were named to the U23 Irish Team to compete at the 2015 European Cross Country Championships. </span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
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This season, Armstrong and Hanlon both consistently finished each race among the Friars’ top-5 runners. Armstrong collected a 12</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="-1"><sup>th</sup></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-place
finish as Providence’s No. 2 runner at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship, earning All-BIG EAST Second Team honors on Oct. 31, while Hanlon finished 14</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="-1"><sup>th</sup></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">,
also earning All-BIG EAST Second Team honors. Additionally, Hanlon captured 21</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="-1"><sup>st</sup></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-place at the NCAA Northeast Regional
on Nov. 13 as the Friars’ No. 2 runner, earning All-Northeast Region honors.</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
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The European Cross Country Championships will take place in Hyeres, France on December 13</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="-1"><sup>th</sup></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. </span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
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</span></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>- GO FRIARS -</b></span></font><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br>
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