Feb. 16, 2002

BIG EAST Indoor Championship at Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N.Y. - Feb. 16-17, 2002

DAY 1 SCORES

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Providence College men's track team scored six points and is tied for eighth place of 14 teams after the first day of competition at the BIG EAST Indoor Track Championship at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday, February 16.

Providence scored all six of its points on the first day of competition with a third-place finish (10:03.10) by the distance medley relay team of freshman Liam Reale (Hospital, Ireland), junior David Wickman (Jefferson, Mass.), senior Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand), and freshman Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ontario).

The 5,000 meter final also was run on the first day of competition. Senior Dermot Galvin (Kilrush, Ireland) was PC's top finisher in the race as he placed ninth (14:37.55). Junior Tyler McCabe (Mystic, Conn.) finished 11th (14:43.48) in the 5,000 and freshman Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) placed 12th (14:46.07).

In the 1,000 meter preliminaries, Thorpe ran the fastest time of the day as he completed the race in a time of 2:26.57. He will run in the finals on Sunday at 11:10 a.m.

TEAM RESULTS AFTER DAY 1 OF 2: 1. Connecticut 44, 2. Notre Dame 33, 3. Villanova 28, 3. Georgetown 28, 5. Rutgers 16, 6. Syracuse 15, 7. St. John's 10, 8. Providence 6, 8. Pittsburgh 6, 10. West Virginia 5, 11. Virginia Tech 2, 12. Boston College 1, 12. Miami 1, 14. Seton Hall 0.

Providence Finishers

EVENT	           PLACE	ATHLETE	                        TIME
1,000 meters	   1st prelim.	Hamish Thorpe	                2:26.57
5,000 meters	   9th	        Dermot Galvin	                14:37.55
	           11th	        Tyler McCabe	                14:43.48
	           12th	        Patrick Moulton	                14:46.07
Dist. Med. Relay   3rd	        Thorpe, Reale, Wickman, Wykes	10:03.10