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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2018</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Contact- Brendan Sullivan (401) 865-1245</p>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">The Friars send three athletes to compete in the 1,500 and the 5,000 meters.
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/track-field/results/d1/outdoor18/East/index.htm" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" id="LPlnk112628" class="OWAAutoLink">Live
Results</a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"> </i>| <a href="http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2018DIMWOTF_Preliminary_SOE_TAMPA_20180523.pdf" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">
Meet Schedule</a> |<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><a href="http://live.flotrack.org/#/event/6035-2018-di-ncaa-east-preliminary-round" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">Live Stream ($)</a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">PROVIDENCE, R.I. –
</b>The Providence College track and field teams traveled to Tampa, Fla. for the First Round of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Tuesday, May 23. The Friars are sending three athletes to compete in the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters. The
First Round will take place over a three-day span, from Thursday, May 24 until Saturday, May 26.
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">The meet will be streamed live by Flotrack. A subscription to Flotrack Pro is needed to watch the stream. The link to the stream can be found above.
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Nick Carleo</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">1,500 meters</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Prelims: Thursday, May 24 at 1:30 p.m.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Finals: Saturday, May 26 at 1:00 p.m.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Abbey Wheeler</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">5,000 meters</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Saturday, May 26 at 8:45 p.m.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Catarina Rocha</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">5,000 meters</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">Saturday, May 26 at 8:45 p.m.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;">For more information about the athletes competing, please visit the following
<a href="http://www.friars.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/051718aaa.html" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">
link</a>.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">-GO FRIARS!-
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