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Volume CXXXII, Number 1 |
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BBXC season preview
TODD FORSGREN & CONOR O'BRIEN
STAFF WRITERs
This year's men's Cross Country squad has returned from the summer with
high hopes for the season, though the losses from last season are heavy.
Veteran Steve Allison (the most-hated man in the NESCAC and the most-wanted
person by the Boston chapter of the Hell's Angels) will not be returning
for his 26th straight season with the Polar Bears due to a contract dispute
with the team's coach, Peter Slovenski.
When asked for a comment on the matter, Coach Slovenski replied, "Oh shoot, I thought he graduated, but if he didn't, he's off the team."
The seven returning seniors are looking fit after strenuous summer training regiments. Pat Vardaro is returning from a summer working as a corporate banking shark in Boston, where his new experience with aggressive takeovers will surely allow him to topple runners around the NESCAC.
Jeff Rubens spent the summer in San Diego, California, his surfing skills and microscopy experience will give him the extra edge. Alex Moore spent last semester in Rome, but when questioned about his training over the past six months, Moore replied, "No comment."
Dan Gulotta, Scott Barbuto, Conor O'Brien and Todd Forsgren haven't left the Bowdoin campus in the last year for anything but long runs and beer runs.
The strong group of underclassmen seem to be full of spunk and enthusiasm. Street-smart junior Scott Herrick and plunger-savvy sophomore Ben Peisch have appeared particularly strong in preseason games.
We shouldn't forget Taylor Washburn, who also looks strong after a summer spent doing nothing, but the Kenyan-style training of freakishly long runs and a strict diet of rice and wheat tea.
The squad's first meet is the Iona Invitational in New York City on September 28. Though the competition at this meet is tough, as the field is comprised mostly of Division I teams, the Polar Bears feel confident that, with the support of their hundreds of loyal fans who will be making the long trek down to New York, they'll be able to put on a fine showing.