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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 4, 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Contact- Brendan Sullivan (401) 865-1245<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Providence Track Races at the URI Coaches Invitational<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<i>The Friars had six athletes finish in the top three in their events. <o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><b>KINGSTON, R.I. –
</b>The Providence College Track and Field teams competed at the URI Coaches Invitational on Saturday, February 4.
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">The Providence men began the day by sweeping the first three spots in the mile. Senior Hugh Armstrong (Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland), dropping down to race his first mile since December
of 2014, took the win. Armstrong took the lead just after the halfway point and never looked back, claiming the win in 4:17.20. Sophomores Marcus Karamanolis (Wellington, New Zealand) and Austin Scola (Medfield, Mass.) finished second and third with times
of 4:20.13 and 4:22.01, respectively. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Freshman Alexandra DeCicco (Holtsville, N.Y.) raced well in the 800 meters for the women. DeCicco finished fourth overall with a time of 2:19.84.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Senior James Campbell (Cumberland, Maine) moved up in distance to race in the 1,000 meters for only the second time in his career. Campbell raced patiently, moving through the field
to claim second overall in a time of 2:31.00. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Senior Keelin Hollowood (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), racing her first 1,000-meter race ever, pushed the pace early and ultimately finished in fifth place with a time of 3:00.64.
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Junior Thomas O’Neill (Middletown, N.J.) and senior Jake Feinstein (Sandy Hook, Conn.) both had strong showings in the men’s 3,000 meters. O’Neill took the lead from the start of the
race and never relinquished it, winning in a time of 8:33.53. O’Neill won the race by 12 seconds. Feinstein fought hard the second half of the race and finished third overall in a time of 8:48.08.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">The Friars will compete next at the Boston University Terrier Invitational. The two-day meet will take place in Boston, Mass. on February 10<sup>th</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup>. The women
will compete on Friday the 11<sup>th</sup> while the men will compete on Saturday the 12<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><b>-GO FRIARS!- </b>
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