The Big East XC championships were conducted in cool temps, under clouded skies.  Adam Sutton of Providence blew out to a 50 yard lead in the first mile, and just kept stretching his lead to the end. A pack of 10 from Villanova, Georgetown, and Providence  followed Sutton through miles 2, 3, and 4.  Providence was well-placed, and it looked like a repeat of the  New Englands from several weeks ago, in which Providence dominated.  However, the pack disintegrated by mile marker 4, and Villanova emerged with 2-3-4, which they held to the end.   Villanova took team honors, followed by Providence and Georgetown. 

Wachusett HS grad and Georgetown Senior Mike Smith ran with the lead pack through the breakup, and finished a gutsy 7th overall, 2nd for Georgetown.   Former St. John's Prep grad and current Providence senior (actually graduated HS a year behind Smith) Tim Curran placed 35th and non-scoring for Providence.  Dave Hughson, North Middlesex sub 2:00 HS 800 man, now a Freshman at UConn, placed 113rd overall.  Joel Legare, Wachusett HS grad and U Conn sophomore, finished 114th overall.  Dave and Joel were 6 & 7 for U Conn, which was 14th in the team competition. 

Place    Runner           School          Class Sx OvPl TmPl Bib#   Time  Pace
  1.Adam Sutton          Providence         Sr M  7     1  129    23:33   4:44
  2.Jonathan Fasulo      Villanova          Jr M  12    2  215    23:48   4:47
  3.Ryan Hayden          Villanova          Jr M  12    3  216    23:54   4:48
  4.Adrian Blincoe       Villanova          Sr M  12    4  210    23:59   4:49
  5.Javon Broderick      Georgetown         Jr M  3     5   50    24:01   4:50
  6.Dylan Wykes          Providence         So M  7     6  130    24:01   4:50
  7.Mike Smith           Georgetown         Sr M  3     7   64    24:02   4:50
  8.John Bitok           Syracuse           Jr M  11    8  191    24:05   4:51
  9.Patrick Moulton      Providence         So M  7     9  126    24:06   4:51
 10.Tim Moore            Notre Dame         Fr M  5    10   92    24:08   4:51
 35.Tim Curran           Providence         Sr M  7     0  120    25:19   5:06
113.Dave Hughson         Connecticut        Fr M  2     0   41    29:18   5:54
114.Joel Legare          Connecticut        So M  2     0   43    29:27   5:55

 1.Lauren King          Notre Dame         So F  105   1  377    20:23   5:28
 2.Molly Huddle         Notre Dame         Fr F  105   2  375    20:28   5:29
 3.Megan Metcalfe       West Virginia      So F  114   3  555    20:29   5:30
 4.Julie Culley         Rutgers            Jr F  108   4  432    20:32   5:30
 5.Roisin Mcgettigan    Providence         Sr F  107   5  421    20:38   5:32
 6.Mary Cullen          Providence         So F  107   6  418    20:40   5:33
 7.Maria Cicero         Boston College     So F  101   7  301    20:42   5:33
 8.Ioana Parusheva      Villanova          So F  112   8  513    20:50   5:35
 9.Nicole Lee           Georgetown         So F  103   9  343    20:51   5:36
10.Julie Spolidoro      Boston College     Sr F  101  10  315    20:53   5:36
89.Cara Valeri          Boston College     Fr F  101   0  316    24:07   6:28