Ivy '10 gets the win
Laura Litman
Issue date: 9/16/09 Section: Sports
The Colby College men's and women's cross country teams took off running this Saturday, September 12 hosting their first New England Small College Athletic Conference race of the season against Bates College and the University of Maine at Farmington. The racing Saturday was split up into two separate races with juniors and seniors in one category, and first-years and sophomores in the other.
In her 25th year, Head Coach Deb Aitken brought a strong women's team to the first meet, led by the senior co-captains Katrina Gravel and Cassi Knight. The Mules won the juniors/seniors category in the opening five-kilometer race with a score of 25, followed by Bates (30), and UMF (85). Colby's Mandy Ivy '10, a Maine native, won the junior/senior race with the time of 19:14.54. Also running a strong race was Gravel, who finished second (19:17.99). Emma Linhard '11, Greta Wells '11, and Nora McCall '11 also finished in the top 10. In the first-year/sophomore race, Bates won with a score of 23, Colby finished second (27), followed by UMF (100). First-year Berol Dewdney finished with the sixth fastest time of the day, coming in second with a time of 19:40.95. Layne Schwab '13 finished third (19:41.89).
Co-Captain Mike Bienkowski '10 led the men's team in the junior/senior race with a third place finish, running the five-kilometer course in 16:21.48. Jeremy Judge '10 was close behind in fifth (16:32.39). Co-Captain Andy Maguire '11 also had a strong showing finishing in eighth place (17:07.48). Senior Chris Darrah '10 earned the outstanding15th position (18:00.15), after missing last year due to injury. Bates won the junior/senior category with a score of 20, Colby came in second (39), followed by UMF (Inc.).
In the first-year/sophomore race Bates won scoring 15, Colby came in second (51), and UMF finished third (82). Sophomore Chris Halladay was the fastest Mule, finishing in ninth place with a time of 17:07.43. Brian Desmond '13 finished only seconds off in 11th place (17:01.11), and Tom Letourneau '13, only seconds behind Desmond, finished in 17:11.06, well enough for 13th place. Alec Peters '10 finished 14th (17:18.98), Justin Rouse '12 finished 16th (17:32.15), Michael Langley '13 finished 17th (17:34.89), Dherty Munro '13 finished 18th (17:43.25), and capping off the top 20 was Sam Grant '12 in the 20th position (17:52.12). John Williams '13 also finished strong in his first NESCAC race.
In her 25th year, Head Coach Deb Aitken brought a strong women's team to the first meet, led by the senior co-captains Katrina Gravel and Cassi Knight. The Mules won the juniors/seniors category in the opening five-kilometer race with a score of 25, followed by Bates (30), and UMF (85). Colby's Mandy Ivy '10, a Maine native, won the junior/senior race with the time of 19:14.54. Also running a strong race was Gravel, who finished second (19:17.99). Emma Linhard '11, Greta Wells '11, and Nora McCall '11 also finished in the top 10. In the first-year/sophomore race, Bates won with a score of 23, Colby finished second (27), followed by UMF (100). First-year Berol Dewdney finished with the sixth fastest time of the day, coming in second with a time of 19:40.95. Layne Schwab '13 finished third (19:41.89).
Co-Captain Mike Bienkowski '10 led the men's team in the junior/senior race with a third place finish, running the five-kilometer course in 16:21.48. Jeremy Judge '10 was close behind in fifth (16:32.39). Co-Captain Andy Maguire '11 also had a strong showing finishing in eighth place (17:07.48). Senior Chris Darrah '10 earned the outstanding15th position (18:00.15), after missing last year due to injury. Bates won the junior/senior category with a score of 20, Colby came in second (39), followed by UMF (Inc.).
In the first-year/sophomore race Bates won scoring 15, Colby came in second (51), and UMF finished third (82). Sophomore Chris Halladay was the fastest Mule, finishing in ninth place with a time of 17:07.43. Brian Desmond '13 finished only seconds off in 11th place (17:01.11), and Tom Letourneau '13, only seconds behind Desmond, finished in 17:11.06, well enough for 13th place. Alec Peters '10 finished 14th (17:18.98), Justin Rouse '12 finished 16th (17:32.15), Michael Langley '13 finished 17th (17:34.89), Dherty Munro '13 finished 18th (17:43.25), and capping off the top 20 was Sam Grant '12 in the 20th position (17:52.12). John Williams '13 also finished strong in his first NESCAC race.
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