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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 13, 2018</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="black">Contact- Brendan Sullivan (401) 865-1245</font></span></font></div>
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="black"><b>Millie Paladino Named BIG EAST Athlete of the Week</b></font></span></font></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="black"><i>Paladino ran the second fastest time in Providence history at the BU Valentine
Invitational.</i></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="black"><b>NEW YORK, N.Y. </b></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="black">– The BIG EAST announced its weekly
Indoor Track and Field honors on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Providence College senior Millie Paladino (Morgantown, W. Va.) was named the BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week for her performance at the Boston University Valentine Invitational on Feb. 9. Paladino ran
a time of 4:31.98 in the mile at the Valentine Invitational. Her time is the second fastest in Providence history, behind Kim Smith’s 4:30.61 from 2004. Smith, a three-time Olympian, also finished her career with multiple NCAA Championships. Paladino’s time
ranks first in the BIG EAST and fourth in the NCAA this season.</font></span></font></div>
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