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Date: October 18, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby's Brown wins Maine State title

CUMBERLAND, Maine --

Nat Brown (Wellesley, Mass.) won the Maine State College Cross Country Championship for the Colby College men's team by more than 15 seconds to help the Mules take a strong second place finish at Twin Brook on Saturday.

Brown, a senior, had a time of 26 minutes, 50.1 seconds over the 8,000-meter course. Southern Maine's Greg Dolbec was 15 seconds behind Brown in second place in 27:05.8.

Eric Reinauer (North Granby, Conn.) took third place in 27:11.8 in the field of 102 finishers. Jeffrey Alden (Caribou, Maine) placed 12 with a 27:52.3, Fred Bailey (Andover, Maine) was 18th in 28:26.0 and Peyton McElyea (Pacific Grove, Calif.) took 21st place in 28:31.1.

Bates won the men's meet with four top 10 finishes and a low score of 39. Colby took second in the 11-team field with a 55 and Bowdoin was third with 62.

Jess Minty (Concord, Mass.) was a strong third for the Colby women in 19:12.5 over 5,000 meters. Karina Johnson (Tolland, Conn.) was fourth in 19:17.8, Mary Phelps (Piedmont, Calif.) was 10th with a 19:52.8, Hillary Easter (Jay, Maine) took 13th in 20:02.0 and Elizabeth Turnbull (Wenham, Mass.) was 19th in 20:31.6.

Bowdoin won the women's meet with a 34 and was followed by Bates (41) and Colby (49) in the seven-team field.

Men's team results: 1. Bates 39; 2. Colby 55; 3. Bowdoin 62; 4. Southern Maine 80; 5. Maine-Farmington 151; 6. St. Joseph's 194; 7. Maine-Presque Isle 222; 8. Maine-Maritime 226; 9. Maine-Machias 258; 10. University of New England 266; 11. Unity 271

Colby results: 1. Nat Brown, 26:50.1, 8,000 meters; 3. Eric Reinauer, 27:11.8; 12. Jeffrey Alden, 27:52.3; 18. Fred Bailey, 28:26.0; 21. Peyton McElyea, 28:31.1; 25. Dan Vassallo, 28:47.6; 26. Bryan Gattis, 28:49.2; 42. John Tyson, 29:47.6; 51. Mike Walsh, 30:15.9; 62. Steven Bogden, 31:15.7; 71. Chris Appel, 32:21.5; 73. Chris Johnson, 32:26.5;

Women's team results: 1. Bowdoin 34; 2. Bates 41; 3. Colby 49; 4. Southern Maine 112; 5. Maine-Machias 163; 6. University of New England 167; 7. Maine-Presque Isle 203

Winner and Colby results: 1. Audra Caler, Bowdoin, 19:05.7, 5,000 meters; 3. Jess Minty, 19:12.5; 4. Karina Johnson, 19:17.8; 10. Mary Phelps, 19:52.8; 13. Hillary Easter, 20:02.0; 19. Elizabeth Turnbull, 20:31.6; 23. Anna Sommo, 20:42.7; 25. Brianna Tufts, 20:56.4; 28. Kristen Davis, 21:02.6; 29. Allison Cogbill, 21:03.2; 31. Cassandra Cote, 21:07.0; 32. Ellen Soucy, 21:09.7; 34. Karen Prisby, 21:18.0; 35. Becky Evans, 21:19.0; 37. Elizabeth Coogan, 21:26.1; 41. Betsy Littlefield, 21:34.7; 43. Liz Turner, 21:41.5; 50. Kali Abel, 22:06.9; 66. Allison Cook, 24:14.8