Volume CXXXI, Number 22 April 19, 2002 f

Bears finish in second place
GRACE CHO
STAFF WRITER

Calm winds and humid climate led the Bowdoin Women's Track and Field team to a second place last weekend. The women's team score of a total of 178 points at the meet held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was enough to beat out rival teams Bates, University of Southern Maine, and MIT, but not enough to catch Colby with 201 points.

Despite placing second, the Polar Bears had several strong performances and placed one or more athletes in the top five or higher in 14 out of 17 individual events. Of those placing in the top 5 in her respective events are:

Kristen Dummer '04 (100m, 200m), Taylor Miller '05 (400m), Katie Walker '05 (800m), Lynne Davies '04 (800m), Molly Juhlin '05 (800m), Jane Cullina '04 (800m), Libby Barney '03 (1500m), Kala Hardacker '04 (1500m), Ellen Beth '05 (1500m), Audra Caler '05 (5000m), Casey Kelley '02 (100m Hurdles, Javelin, Triple Jump), Julia Febiger '03 (400m Hurdles), Katie Landry '05 (Steeple Chase), Delia VanLoenen '02 (High Jump), Cait Fowkes '03 (High Jump), Anne Barmettler '03 (Pole Vault), Karen Yeoman '02 (Triple Jump), and Letitia Pierre '05 (Shot Put).

In addition to the women top 5 placing in many of the individual events, all three relays, the 4x100m, 4x400, and the 4x800m all placed first.

There were two historic meet performances this past weekend. Senior captain Casey Kelley broke the outdoor school record for the triple jump with a jump of 36 feet 10.5 inches. The previous record was 36 feet 4 inches held by teammate, friend, and fellow captain Karen Yeoman '02.

Kelley's stellar jump also placed her on the NCAA provisional qualifying list. Fellow captain Kate Waller '02 says of Kelley's jump, "She was like a freakin' rock star on the track, at the pit, and on the field!" Kelley, who also broke the indoor triple jump record this past winter, was nationally ranked in the triple jump.

The second performance to go into the record books is Katie Landry's '05 12:08.77 time for the 3000m-steeple chase. Landry, a strong mid-distance runner, decided to focus her efforts this season on the women's steeple chase and these efforts paid off at MIT. Placing fourth in the race, she was less than nine seconds from qualifying for outdoor nationals. Landry and teammate Marybeth Sexton '05 were the first two women in the history of Bowdoin women's track and field to run the 3000m-steeple chase in competition.

Coach Slovenski says of the meet, "The team score went back and forth with Colby all day. It was a terrific competition. We gave it a great effort."
The Colby women's team looks to be the strongest competition for the Bowdoin women again this week when they host the Aloha Relays on Saturday. Competition begins at 11:30 am with the 10,000m run at the outdoor track.