Deb Aitken begins her 18th season on Mayflower Hill as head coach of the women's cross-country and track and field programs. In her tenure the Skowhegan, Maine, native has led the women harriers to state, regional, and NESCAC honors. She has coached nine individual runners to national competition, and they have earned 11 All-American honors. The NESCAC colleges lifted a ban on post-season tournament participation in 1993 and since then Aitken has led her teams to national competition in 1993, 1994, 1996, and 2000, placing 12th, 10th, 14th, and 21st. A graduate of Plymouth State College, Aitken earned a master's degree in education from Frostburg State in Maryland. Before coming to Colby in 1984 she coached at SUNY-Cortland for six years.

2002
Name/Year Click on player's name for more info	Hometown	High School
Lindsay Antolino '04	Columbus, Ohio	Columbus School for Girls
Emily Arell '04	Littleton, Colo.	Arapahoe HS
Lauren Buckel '06	Mansfield, Mass.	Mansfield HS
Hillary Easter '06	Jay, Maine	Jay HS
* Megan Hoar '03	Yarmouthport, Mass.	Dennis Yarmouth HS
Karina Johnson '05	Tolland, Conn.	Tolland HS
Nell Kolden '06	Seattle, Wash.	Garfield HS
Jess Minty '06	Concord, Mass.	Concord-Carlisle HS
Kim Niederberger '03	Mont Vernon, NH	Souhegan HS
Mary Phelps '04	Piedmont, Calif.	Piedmont HS
Wendy Sicard '05	Danville, Vt.	Danville HS
Anna Cristina Sisson'04	Oak Brook, Ill.	Hinsdale Central HS
Katie Slepm '05	New Canaan, Conn.
Anna Sommo '04	North Haven, Maine	Camden-Rockport HS
Marisa Sowles '05	North Yarmouth, Maine	Greely HS
Annika Svore '04	Issaquah, Wash.	Forest Ridge/Sacred Heart
Rena Taylor '03	Sandwich, N.H.	St. Edward Little (Fla.)
Elizabeth Turnbull '04	Wenham, Mass.	Governor Dummer Academy
Liz Turner '06	Cape Neddick, Maine	York HS
* Ellen Whitesides '03	Winnetka, Ill.	New Trier HS

* denotes team captain