SUCCESS AT PROVIDENCE 1995 NCAA CHAMPS
The 1995 Women’s Cross Country Team captured Providence College’s first NCAA team title under the direction of Ray Treacy.
KEITH KELLY
MARK CARROLL
MARIE McMAHON
Mark Carroll '95 won the NCAA Indoor 5,000 meter title in 1995 and was a six-time All-American. He competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Marie McMahon '98 finished her career at Providence as one of the most prolific runners in Friar history. She was a 10-time All-American, led the 1995 Friar cross country team to its first national championship and competed in the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2004.
GLADYS GANIEL
2011-12 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK BREAKDOWN
3 BIG EAST Individual Champions 3 All-Americans 2 NCAA Team Qualifiers 14 All-BIG EAST Performers 6 All-Northeast Region Performers 17 All-New England Performers 30 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars 2 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Selections 2 USTFCCCA Academic Team Award (WCC/WTF)
Keith Kelly, a five-time All-American, captured the 2000 NCAA Cross Country Championship.
AMY RUDOLPH
KIM SMITH
Gladys Ganiel is a six-time Academic AllAmerican and four-time BIG EAST Scholar Athlete, who earned the prestigious NCAA Walter Byers Award her senior year. She graduated from PC with a 3.98 cumulative grade point average and a bachelor’s degree in political science.
20 BIG EAST TITLES
Amy Rudolph '95 is a 10-time All-American, Rudolph won two NCAA titles in 1994 (indoor mile, outdoor 1,500 meters). In 1996, she established the American record in the 5,000 meters (14:56).
Kim Smith '05 is the only Friar to capture four NCAA titles. She ended her career at Providence by winning the 2004 NCAA Cross Country individual title. At the 2004 NCAA Indoor Track Championship, Smith captured the 5,000 meters (15:14.18) and the 3,000 meters (8:49.18), setting NCAA records in both events. She ran for New Zealand at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games in the 5,000 meters, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the 10,000 meter and the 2012 London Olympic Games in the Marathon.
48 - PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS
The Friars have claimed 20 BIG EAST Cross Country titles over the program's history.