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<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 Named BIG EAST Athlete of the Week</b></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><b>PROVIDENCE, R.I. –
</b>The BIG EAST announced its weekly Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week and Honor Roll on Tuesday, April 25. Graduate Student Julian Oakley (Tauranga, New Zealand) was named BIG EAST Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Larry Ellis Invitational
on April 21. Oakley finished fourth overall in a time of 3:43.04. The time is the fastest in the BIG EAST this season and ranks 16<sup>th</sup> in the NCAA East Region.<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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