Feb. 27, 2005

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Providence College men's indoor track team finished in fourth-place out of 36 teams at the New England Championships on February 25-26 in Boston, Mass. The Friars had three individual champions and three second-place finishes.

Senior Liam Reale (Hospital, Ireland) captured the 800 meters in a time of 1:50.53, while sophomore Darren Brown took the 1,000 meters in a time of 2:25.82 as both athletes qualified for the IC4A's.

In the 3,000 meters, Providence took the top three spots, led by senior Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.), who ran a time of 8:17.25 to finish first. Junior Joe Dionne (Oshawa, Ontario) took second-place (8:19.06), while freshman Ahmed Haji (West Hartford, Conn.) placed third-place (8:20.73). Moulton, Dionne and Haji each qualified for the IC4A's.

Freshman Max Smith (Dunedin, New Zealand) placed second in the mile in a time of 4:09.45, while the distance medley relay team also placed second in a time of 10:03.87 to qualify for the IC4A's.

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
FEBRUARY 25-26, 2005
800 meters
Liam Reale      1st     1:50.53
1,000 meters
Darren Brown    1st     2:25.82
Mile
Max Smith       2nd     4:09.45
3,000 meters
Patrick Moulton 1st     8:17.25
Joe Dionne      2nd     8:19.06
Ahmed Haji      3rd     8:20.73
5,000 meters
Patrick Guidera 7th     14:46.81
4X800 meter relay
                8th     7:49.90
Distance Medley
                2nd     10:03.87

TEAM RESULTS (Top 10 of 36)
Rhode Island    112
UMass Lowell    73
Souther Conn.   65
Providence      63
Boston College  53
Sacred Heart    48
UMass           44
Connecticut     44
MIT             30
Tufts           23