Bronx, N.Y. -- The Georgetown men and the Providence women repeated as the winners at the 2016 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships presented by Jeep Friday at Van Cortlandt Park. The Hoya men placed six runners among the top 12 finishers. The Friar women had four runners finish among the top eight competitors.
Villanova had both individual winners. Senior Patrick Tiernan set a BIG EAST record with his fourth consecutive individual championship in the men’s 8K race. His time was 24:18.2. Senior Angel Piccirillo won the women’s 6K in 20:49.6.
The Georgetown men, who took first place comfortably with 33 points, were led by senior Scott Carpenter, who finished second with a time of 24:28.