Sept. 6, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The 14th-ranked Providence College women's cross country team scored 15 points, sweeping the top-five spots en route to a first place finish at the New Hampshire Invitational on September 6 in Durham, N.H. The eighth-ranked men's team scored 24 points and also took first place.

The PC women captured the top-five spots and seven of the top-10 finishes to place ahead of New Hampshire (40 points), Maine (127 points) and Massachusetts (134 points). Senior Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) took first place with a time of 19:36. Other PC scorers included sophomore Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland), who took second place (19:39), graduate student Heather Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.), who finished third (19:45), senior Emer O'Shea (Limerick, Ireland), who took fourth (20:07) and junior Emily Tallen (Kingston, Ont.), who finished fifth (20:08).

The PC men were led by senior Adam Sutton (Preston, England) who finished in first place with a time of 24:02. Sophomore Pat Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) took third place (25:06), while his classmate Pat Guidera (Wellington, New Zealand) captured fourth place (25:16). Also scoring for PC was freshman Joe Dionne (Oshawa, Ont.) who finished seventh (25:40) and senior Tyler McCabe (Mystic, Conn.) who finished ninth. In all, the Friars had five runners finish in the top-10.

The PC cross country teams will compete next at the Dartmouth Invitational in Hanover, N.H. on Saturday, September 14 at 10:00.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (8,000 meters)
Top 10 Finishers
1.	Adam Sutton    PC    24:02
2.	Dan Hocking    UNH   24:27
3.	Pat Moulton    PC    25:06
4.	Pat Guidera    PC    25:16
5.	Steve Meinelt  UNH   25:27
6.	Tim Perry      UNH   25:32
7.	Joe Dionne     PC    25:36
8.	Jim Olsen      UNH   25:40
9.	Tyler McCabe   PC    25:47
10.	Nolan Tobey    Maine 25:52


17.	Ben Pollock     PC   26:45
18.	Tom Greer       PC   26:47
33.	Mike St. Thomas PC   27:43


TEAM SCORES
Providence	24
New Hampshire	32
Maine		92
Massachusetts	148


WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (5,000 meters)
Top 10 Finishers
1.	Roisin McGettigan       PC	19:36
2.	Mary Cullen             PC	19:39
3.	Heather Cappello         PC	19:45
4.	Emer O'Shea             PC	20:07
5.	Emily Tallen            PC	20:08
6.	Lesley Read             UNH	20:17
7.	Desiree Byrne           PC	20:24
8. 	Lisa Capello            PC	20:26
9.	Megan Hepp              UNH	20:39
10.	Katie Litwinowich       UNH	20:47


11.	Roisin Quinn            PC	20:51
16.	Ashley Jersen           PC	21:13
19.	Carol Geddes            PC	21:23


TEAM SCORES
Providence	15
New Hampshire	40
Maine		127
Massachusetts	134