Nov. 19, 2007

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Wabash Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. on November 19. The Providence women's team placed 26th in a field of 31 teams with 491 points. The Friar men placed 27th in a field of 30 with 604 points.

Junior Danette Doetzel (Macklin, Saskatchewan) was the Friars' top finisher overall on the women's side. She placed 19th individually in a time of 20:51.1. Junior Katie DiCamillo (Garden City, N.Y.) was the second Friar to cross the finish line for the women's team in 70th place with a time of 21:32.0. Senior Michelle Childs (Cameron, Ontario), sophomore Krystal Douglas (Harpswell, Maine) and sophomore Breffini Twohig (Dublin, Ireland) also scored for PC. Childs placed 126th in a time of 22:00.3. Douglas followed with a 130th-place finish in a time of 22:03.1. Twohig rounded out the list of Friars who scored in 146th place (22:13.6).

Senior Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) led the Friar effort on the men's side with a 38th-place finish in a time of 30:41.7. Freshman David McCarthy (Waterford, Ireland) placed 68th in his first appearance at the NCAA Championship with a time of 31:00.6. Junior Richard Yeates (Dublin, Ireland) was the third Friar to cross the finish line in a time of 31:43.3, which was good for 144th. Sophomore Hayden McLaren (Christchurch, New Zealand) and sophomore Tom Webb (Barrington, R.I.) also scored for Providence. McLaren placed 173rd in a time of 32:21.0, while Webb finished 181st (32:36.2).

The Friars conclude their cross country season and are scheduled to begin the indoor track slate on Friday, November 30 at the Fordham Invitational in Bronx, N.Y.

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
@ NCAA Championships
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Courst at the Wabash Family Sports Center (Terre Haute, Ind.)
Monday, November 19, 2007
26th of 31
TOP-10 INDIVIDUAL FINISHES
Place	Athlete	School	Time
1.	Sally Kipyego	Texas Tech	19:30.9
2.	Jenny Barringer	Colorado	19:47.8
3.	Susan Kuijken	Florida State	19:57.3
4.	Diane Nukuri	Iowa	20:07.0
5.	Nicole Bush	Michigan State	20:13.4
6.	Emily Harrison	Virginia	20:15.0
7.	Barbara Parker	Florida State	20:17.0
8.	Nicole Blood	Oregon	20:17.6
9.	Arianna Lambie	Stanford	20:18.2
10.	Melissa Grelli	Georgetown	20:19.6
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19.	Danette Doetzel	PC	20:51.1
70.	Katie DiCamillo	PC	21:32.0
126.	Michelle Childs	PC	22:00.3
130.	Krystal Douglas	PC	22:03.1
146.	Breffini Twohig	PC	22:13.6
205.	Sarah Morgan	PC	23:23.9
214.	Emma Perron	PC	24:09.5

TOP-10 TEAM FINISHES OF 31 (points)
1.	Stanford	145
2.	Oregon	177
3.	Florida State	236
4.	Arizona State	251
5.	Michigan State	321
6.	Illinois	331
7.	Northern Arizona	357
8.	Washington	358
9.	West Virginia	375
10.	Iowa	387
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26.	Providence	491

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
@ NCAA Championships
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Courst at the Wabash Family Sports Center (Terre Haute, Ind.)
Monday, November 19, 2007
27th of 30
TOP-10 INDIVIDUAL FINISHES
Place	Athlete	School	Time
1.	Josh McDougal	Liberty	29:22.4
2.	Galen Rupp	Oregon	29:23.4
3.	Lopez Lomong	Northern Arizona	29:45.5
4.	Robert Curtis	Villanova	29:46.3
5.	Brent Vaughn	Colorado	29:47.4
6.	Jacob Korir	Eastern Kentucky	29:48.7
7.	Shadrack Songok	Texas A&M-CC	29:50.1
8.	David Kinsella	Portland	29:52.2
9	Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwot	Oregon	29:55.9
10.	David McNeill	Northern Arizona	29:56.8
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38.	Ahmed Haji	PC	30:41.7
68.	David McCarthy	PC	31:00.6
144.	Richard Yeates	PC	31:43.3
173.	Hayden McLaren	PC	32:21.0
181.	Tom Webb	PC	32:36.2
195.	Michael Anderson	PC	32:57.5
201.	Max Smith	PC	33:10.5

TOP-TEN TEAM FINISHES OF 30 (points)
1.	Oregon	85
2.	Iona	113
3.	Oklahoma State	180
4.	Northern Arizona	190
5.	Wisconsin	239
6.	Alabama	280
7.	Colorado	287
8.	Minnesota	322
9.	Louisville	324
10.	UTEP	331
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27.	Providence	604