April 20, 2002

at Walnut, Calif. - April 19-20, 2002

WALNUT, Calif. -- The Providence College men's track team competed at the prestigious Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif. on April 19-20.

Junior Adam Sutton (Preston, England) ran an impressive race for the Friars in the 10,000 meters. Sutton placed seventh in a time of 28:40.32 and qualified automatically for the NCAA Outdoor Track Championship.

Providence also had three runners qualify for the IC4A Championships. Seniors Dermot Galvin (Kilrush, Ireland) and Paul Reilly (Loughrea, Ireland) each qualified in the 5,000 meters. Galvin finished ninth in a time of 14:09.08 and Reilly placed 12th in a time of 14:15.64. Freshman Liam Reale (Hospital, Ireland) also qualified for the IC4A's in the 1,500 meters. He placed seventh in a time of 3:47.62.

Providence Finishers

EVENT	        PLACE	ATHLETE	        TIME	        QUALIFIED
1,500 meters	7th	Liam Reale	3:47.62	        IC4A
5,000 meters	9th	Dermot Galvin	14:09.08	IC4A
	        12th	Paul Reilly	14:15.64	IC4A
	        -	Dylan Wykes	14:41.85	Big East
10,000 meters	7th	Adam Sutton	28:40.32	NCAA