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The women's ice hockey team advanced to the ECAC playoffs, losing in the
first round to Brown University, 9-1. Forward Barb Gordon '97 (Glendale,
Calif.), who finished her career as Colby's all-time points leader with 110
goals and 112 assists, had her No. 24 jersey retired in a postseason ceremony.
Forward Meaghan Sittler '98 (East Amherst, N.Y.) was named to the first team
All-ECAC for the second consecutive year. . . . The women's
nordic ski team finished eighth overall and the men's team was ninth at the
EISA Championships. . . . The alpine ski team finished
ninth overall at the EISA Championships. Brian Hanseth '00 (Lake Oswego, Ore.)
became the first-ever Colby skier to qualify in the downhill and super-G for
the U.S. National Alpine Championships. The women's team finished eighth
overall at the Eastern Alpine Collegiate Championships. . . .
The women's swim team placed eighth in a 32-team field at the New England
Championships. Morgan Filler '97 (North Potomac, Md.) earned All-New
England honors and a trip to the nationals for her third-place finish in the
500-yard freestyle. . . . The men's swim team finished
eighth out of a field of 26 at the New England Championships. Peter Bowden '98
(Guilderland, N.Y.) won the 100-yard backstroke title in a time of 53.47, and
Geoff Herrick '98 (Topsfield, Mass.) claimed the 200-yard butterfly title in a
time of 1:53.65. They are the first men's swimmers from Colby since 1975 to win
events at the New England's. Head Coach Sura DuBow '92 was voted Men's Swimming
Coach of the Year by the 26 coaches of the New England Division II and III swim
teams. She is the first woman to win the honor since the league began the
annual vote in 1979. . . . The women's track and field
team boasted two All-Americans in Kara Patterson '97 (Falmouth,
Maine) and Cindy Pomerleau '97 (Bowdoinham, Maine). Patterson finished sixth at
the NCAA Championships in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:33, and Pomerleau
was sixth with a personal-best throw of 42 feet, 11 inches. Earlier in the
season, Pomerleau broke the ECAC pentathlon scoring record with 3,336 points,
and Patterson became the first Colby athlete to win an event at the Open New
England Championships, clocking a 17:39 finish in the 5,000
meters. . . . The men's track and field team placed 13th at the
New England Division III Championships. Adam Westaway '00 (Andover,
Mass.), who finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 44 feet, 4
inches, and Emmanuel Thomann '00 (Prospect Harbor, Maine), who ran a 50.64 in
the 400 meters to take second place, won All-New England
honors. . . . The women's squash team finished its season
with a No. 14 ranking in the country. Sonia Totten '98 (Tokyo, Japan), Sarah
Molly '97 (Jakarta, Indonesia), Laura Pitarys '00 (Weston, Mass.) and
Lindsay Hayes '99 (Darien, Conn.) qualified for nationals.
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