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<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Contact- Brendan Sullivan (401) 865-1245</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Tahoma; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b> Hugh Armstrong Named BIG EAST Indoor Track Athlete of the Week. </b><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Tahoma; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>NEW YORK, N.Y. – </b><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The BIG EAST announced
that Providence College Indoor Track senior Hugh Armstrong (Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland) earned BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week honors on Dec. 6.
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<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Armstrong earned the honor after finishing as
the top collegiate and second overall in the 5,000 meters at the Boston University Season Opener on Dec. 3. Armstrong raced to a three second personal best, running 14:06.43. His time is currently the fastest in the NCAA.</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Tahoma; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The Friars return to action at the URI Sorlien
Invitational on Jan. 21.</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Tahoma; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">-<b>GO FRIARS!-</b></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Tahoma; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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