With a coaching staff of six, head coach Debbie Aitken ensures that every team member gets the individual attention they need. In her 17th year at Colby Aitken teams up with five dedicated and knowledgeable individuals to provide every athlete with the direction and technical advice for success.

Deb Aitken brings 23 years of collegiate coaching experience to Mayflower Hill. From 1978 to 1984 Aitken served as the head coach at SUNY Cortland before coming to Colby in 1985. In her tenure, the Skowhegan, Maine, native has led the women's program to State and New England crowns. She heads up the middle distance-distance runners as well as the horizontal jumpers and multi-event athletes.

Dan Camann, a drafting and wood technology teacher at Winslow High School, has coached Colby's men and women hammer and discus throwers for 13 years. Colby's hammer throwers have earned great respect in the New England Region for their consistent success, including two-time All-American Brooke Lorenzen '95 and All-American Danielle LeGrand '96 in the 20 # weight throw.

Dick Whately, who coached All-America shot putters and javelin throwers as head coach at Ursinus College (Pa.), retired, moved to Maine, and joined our coaching staff in 1993. Dick has seen his athletes gain NESCAC, New England Division III, ECAC, and national rankings in both shot put and javelin. Connie Beal '03 is Coach Whately's first All-America shot putter at Colby.

Bill Lund, an assistant football coach at Colby and former discus thrower, joined the staff in 2000 to become Colby's pole vault coach. Although new to the event, Coach Lund coached his vaulters to new personal bests. Sophomore Liz Frederick set a new school record (10'8") and provisionally qualified for Nationals. Coach Lund brings coaching experience and a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge to the event.

Bill Cooper, a sprinter and soccer player and 1996 graduate of Heidelberg College, achieved All-America status in the 400 meter, clocking a 47.99. Cooper holds eight school records in individual and relay events as well as a conference record in the 400 meter. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Cooper received his master's from the University of Dayton and was an assistant track and field coach at Hartwick College in 2001. Cooper received his Level II USA T&F certification this summer in sprints and hurdles and joins our staff as the sprints and hurdles coach.

Head men's coach Jim Wescott enters his 24th year of coaching track and field at Colby and will coach both men and women in the high jump. The New Hampshire native was the head track and field coach at North Carolina State University for nine years prior to coming to Mayflower Hill in 1978. He brings experience and expertise to all events.

2002 Tentative Roster
Name/Year Click on player's name for more info	Hometown	Events
Connie Beal '03	Cumberland, Maine	Throws
Grace Becker '04	Wrentham, Mass.	Sprints
Bianca Belcher '03	Auburn, Maine	Throws
NIcollette Bolton '04	Lacona, N.Y.	Distance
Ellen Cantillon '02	Reading, Mass.	Mid-Distance
Shannon Corliss '03	Castleton, Vt.	TJ/multi
Cassandra Cote '04	Falmouth, Maine	Distance
Jeanne Dibella '05	W. Greenwich, R.I.	Hurdles
Jill Dunton '04	Rumford, Maine	Sprints
Aspen Foreman '05	Delta, Colo.	Sprints
Elizabeth Frederick '03	N.Attleboro, Mass.	Jumps/vaults
Jillian Geissler '03	Mill Valley, Calif.	Mid-Distance
Katie Ghelli '05	Lancaster, N.H.	polevault/HJ
Nora Gouge '05	New York, N.Y.	Sprinter
Rachel Hatch '05	Littleton, Mass.	TJ/LJ
Brittany Heitzman '05	Marshfield, Mass.	400/TJ
Mary Hill '05	Wilbraham, Mass.	Pole Vault
*Karina Johnson '05	Tolland, Conn.	Distance
Michelle Keady '03	Braintree, Mass.	Throws
Caitlin Krause '05	Keene, N.H.	Mid-Distance
Torrey Kulow '05	Weston, Mass.	Distance
*Claudia Laverde '02	Hopkinton, Mass.	Throws
Ashley Martin '04	Northwood, N.H.	Sprints/Mid
Nina Martin '04	S. Hamilton, Mass.	400/TJ
*Meg McCusker '02	Stoneham, Mass.	Throws/Mid
Maria Mensching '02	Newburyport, Mass.	Distance
Caroline Minkoff '04	Haddonfield, N.J.	Throws
Melissa Mullen '05	Andover, N.J.	Distance
Chyann Oliver '05	Providence, R.I.	Sprints
Marley Orr '05	San Francisco, Calif.	Distance
*Gayle Pageau '03	Northboro, Mass.	Distance
Chelsea Pawlek '05	West Lebanon, N.H.	Javelin
Katherine Perez '05	Chappaqua, N.Y.	Distance
Mary Phelps '04	Piedmont, Calif.	Distance
Stephanie Pierce '05	Andover, Mass.	Hurdles/Jump
Samantha Saeger '04	Dedham, Mass.	Mid-Distance
Johanna Schroeder '04	Salmon, Idaho	PV/Hammer
Wendy Sicard '05	Danville, Conn.	Distance
Jennifer Smyth '02	Boulder, Colo.	Mid-Distance
Ellen Soucy '04	Boxford, Mass.	Mid-Distance
Annika Svore '04	Issaquah, Wash.	Mid-Distance
Katherine Tibbetts '03	Middletown, Conn.	Mid-Distance
Karima Ummah '04	Litchfield, Maine	Jumps/Sprint
Amanda Walsh '05	Salem, Mass.	Mid-Distance
Nicole Wesson '05	Rockland, Mass.	Multi event