Sept. 7, 2001

DURHAM, N.H. -- The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams each won their season opener at the University of New Hampshire on Friday, September 7 in Durham, N.H.

The PC men (25 points) defeated the UNH Wildcats (32) by capturing five of the top 10 spots. The Friars were paced by senior All-American Hamish Thorpe (Auckland, New Zealand), who won the race in a time of 24:36. Finishing right on Thorpe's heels was his junior teammate, Adam Sutton (Preston, England), who finished in 24:37. Also scoring for the Friars were senior Dermot Galvin (Kilrush, Ireland), who finished fourth with a time of 24:57, senior Paul Reilly (Loughrea, Ireland), who was eighth in 25:22, and freshman Pat Moulton (Pelham, N.H.), who finished 10th in 25:46.

The women's team (15 points) also defeated UNH (63 points) by sweeping the top seven spots at the finish line. Leading the way for the Friars was senior Claire Shearman (Portsmouth, N.H.), who won the race in a time of 19:05. The next four PC runners all finished within hundreds of seconds of each other. Leading this group was junior Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland), who finished second with a time of 19:16. Following McGettigan was senior All-American Heather Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.), who finished third in 19:16. Also scoring was sophomore Lisa Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.), who was fourth in 19:16 and senior Kathryn Casserly (Galway, Ireland), who finished fifth in 19:16.

The PC Cross Country teams will compete next at the Boston College Invitational, September 15 at Franklin Park in Boston.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (5,000 meters)
Top 10 Finishers
	1.	Claire Shearman	        PC	19:05
	2.	Roisin McGettigan	PC	19:16
	3.	Heather Cappello	PC	19:16
	4.	Lisa Cappello	        PC	19:16
	5.	Kathryn Casserly	PC	19:16
	6.	Marissa Colburn	        PC	19:18
	7.	Emer O'Shea	        PC	19:40
	8.	Nicole Pelletier	UMaine	19:46
	9.	Kristen Cisowski	UMass	19:47
	10.	Lesley Read	        UNH	20:08

	26.	Kate Gall	        PC	20:47
	37.	Jessica Rumoruk	        PC	21:34
	41.	Carolyn Turco	        PC	22:17
	49.	Carol Geddes	        PC	22:53