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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">Contact- Brendan Sullivan (401) 865-1245<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Oakley Runs Ninth Fastest Time In East Region<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<i>Oakley raced at the Larry Ellis Invitational held at Princeton University.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><b>PRINCETON, N.J. –
</b>The Providence College men’s track team competed at the Larry Ellis Invitational held at Princeton University on Friday, April 21.
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">Julian Oakley (Tauranga, New Zealand) raced in the Invitational heat of the men’s 1,500 meters. Oakley finished fourth overall in a season best time of 3:43.04. Oakley’s time is the
fastest in the BIG EAST this season and is ninth fastest in the East Region. <o:p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">Also competing was Nick Carleo (Newburyport, Mass.) and James Campbell (Cumberland, Maine). Carleo finished 19<sup>th</sup> in the 1,500 with a time of 3:50.44 while Campbell finished
45<sup>th</sup> in 800 meters with a time of 1:53.77.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">Providence next competes at the 123<sup>rd</sup> Penn Relays on April 25-26.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><b>-GO FRIARS!- <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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