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<font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Brianna Ilarda Wins Words Unlimited Co-Female Athlete Of The Year</b></span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>The senior distance runner won the award for her performance over the 2017 year.</i></span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>PROVIDENCE, R.I. - </b></span></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Words
Unlimited, the Rhode Island statewide organization of sportswriters, sportscasters, and sports publicists announced Providence College senior Brianna Ilarda (Perth, Australia) as the co-Female Athlete of the Year for her performance over the 2017 calendar
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<font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ilarda had a stellar 2017 year that saw her earn two First Team All-American honors. Ilarda finished
seventh in the indoor 5,000 meters and eighth in the outdoor 3,000-meter Steeplechase. The year also saw Ilarda become the first woman to repeat as 3,000-meter Steeplechase champion at the Penn Relays.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ilarda earned four All-BIG EAST honors over the course of the year, highlighted by her performance
at the outdoor BIG EAST Championships. Ilarda repeated as the 3,000-meter Steeplechase champion and set the BIG EAST Championship record in the event.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ilarda also achieved the “B” standard for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She will race at the Australian
Track and Field championships and attempt to earn her spot on the Australian national team.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Words Unlimited will hold its 72</span></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="-1" color="black"><sup>nd</sup></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> annual
Sports Awards Banquet on Sunday, March 4 at the Cranston Country Club, 69 Burlingame Rd, Cranston. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m.</span></font></span></font></div>
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