Women's cross country beats Bowdoin; men's race tight

The Colby women took the top five places to record a 15-48 win over the Polar Bears. The Bowdoin men took places three to six in taking a 26-31 victory over the Mules.

Prisby, an All-American last year, had a winning time of 19 minutes, 39 seconds over the five-kilometer course in the women's race. Anna King (Greenland, N.H.) was second in 19:48, first-year runner Amanda Ivey (Oxford, Maine) was third with a 20:06, Kathleen Maynard (Jackson, N.H.) had a 20:14 for fourth and Liz Petit (Grosse Point, Mich.) took fifth in 20:20.

Laura Onderko (Glastonbury, Conn.) was sixth for Bowdoin in 20:24.

Vassallo was dominant in the men's race with a time of 26:37 over five miles. Colby teammate John Swain (Saint Paul, Minn.) took second in 27:07.

Owen McKenna (Amston, Conn.) placed third for Bowdoin with a 27:12 and Nathan Krah (Bradenton, Fla.) took fourth at 27:20.

Women: Colby 15, Bowdoin 48
Individual (5K, top 15 only): 1. Karen Prisby, C, 19:39; 2. Anna King, C, 19:48; 3. Amanda Ivey, C, 20:06; 4. Kathleen Maynard, C, 20:14; 5. Liz Petit, C, 20:20; 6. Laura Onderko, B, 20:24; 7. Devan FitzPatrick, C, 20:39; 8. Kirsten Davis, C, 20:42; 9. Courtney Eustace, B, 20:45; 10. Brianna Tufts, C, 20:49; 11. Hannah Taska, C, 20:55; 12. Kristen Brownell, B, 20:56; 13. Alex Knapp, B, 21:02; 14. Jamie Knight, B, 21:05; 15. Jen MacDowell, C, 21:17

Men: Bowdoin 26, Colby 31
Individual (5 mile, top 15 only): 1. Dan Vassallo, C, 26:37; 2. John Swain, C, 27:07; 3. Owen McKenna, B, 27:12; 4. Nathan Krah, B, 27:20; 5. John Hall, B, 27:28; 6. Thompson Ogilvie, B, 27:28; 7. Jeff Alden, C, 27:35; 8. Tim Katlic, B, 27:42; 9. Tyler Lonsdale, B, 27:48; 10. Jim Hurder, C, 27:55; 11. Michael Collins, C, 28:10; 12. Eric Sofen, B, 28:15; 13. Alex Carpenter, B, 28:19; 14. Jonas Crimm, B, 28:27; 15. Nikolajs Batarags, C, 28:31