BREAKING: English Distance Star Alex Millard Flips Commitment From Boston College to Providence

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Earlier today, The Stride Report confirmed that Alexandra Millard, a long distance superstar from England, has decided to flip her commitment from Boston College to Providence. Millard initially signed with the Golden Eagles back in April, but has since changed her decision.

While it's unclear how much eligibility Millard is expected to have upon her arrival to the NCAA, the English distance ace will still be revered as one of the more valuable offseason additions of any college team this year.

With jaw-dropping personal bests of 4:05 (1500), 8:52 (3k) and 15:18 (5k), each of which were run in 2024, Millard's fitness has reached a level that could put her in contention for future NCAA titles and likely multiple All-American honors across multiple events.

However, the more important aspect to consider with Millard's flipped commitment is that the Lady Friars now have an extremely lethal low-stick to pair with a team that was already boasting fairly strong firepower. Despite last year's national meet results, Kimberley May proved that she could be an All-American talent on the grass. She'll be a fantastic complement to Millard later this fall, especially as Providence aims to negate the firepower of Georgetown's lead scorers at the BIG East XC Championships.

Veteran Shannon Flockhart has come within reasonable striking distance of an All-American honor in prior seasons (twice finishing 69th at the cross country national meet) and will likely give herself a shot to reach the top-40 later this year. Not only that, but the Friars' newly-recruited transfer, Kenzie Doyle, has been a top-90 finisher at the NCAA XC Championships before (she has also run 15:27 for 5000 meters).

Providence isn't necessarily a perfect squad this fall -- they'll need to solidify what the backend of their lineup is going to look like as they attempt to support the above-mentioned quartet. Even so, there are a handful of women on this roster who have the potential to take noticeable steps up in their fitness this fall.

The biggest x-factor for Providence will likely be Jane Buckley, a key low-stick for this squad in 2022. If she is able to return to her top form later this fall, then the Friars could end up having one of the more complete scoring fives in the entire NCAA.

In theory, that would put the Friars in contention to be a top-10 team this fall. And if everything breaks their way, a podium spot wouldn't be totally out of the realm of possibility, either.

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