Colby Magazine - Winter 1998 Sport Shorts
Kim Condon '01 After a 19-8 record last year, expectations were high for women's basketball, but injuries took a toll on the talented team, which finished 13-11. Sophomore Kim Condon, an All-American last season, missed eight games with a hip injury before coming back to lead the team with 15.6 points per game. Sophomore Mandy Cochrane paced the Mules in rebounds with 7.3 per game while Erin Cole-Karagory became the second junior in Colby history to reach 1,000 career points. . . . Men's squash almost broke even with a 6-7 record, paced by sophomore Mike Natenshon, who won eight of 11 matches in the number four slot. . . . Women's squash notched three straight victories over rival Bates on the way to a 9-10 record. Winning two of their three matches at the Howe Cup Tournament at Harvard in January, the women were ranked 13th in the country. Sophomore Anne Garinger led the team, going 12-7 in the number seven slot. . . . Women's indoor track and field won the USM Challenge Cup Invitational on January 16 and the Bates Challenge Cup on February 6. First-year Katie MacDonald led runners, while junior Karen Hoch paced the team in throwing events. Junior Faith Anderson led the team in scoring at several meets. . . . Men's indoor track and field began the season with a second-place finish at the Bates Quad Cup meet and maintained a high level through the rest of the season. Junior Emil Thomann led the sprinters while senior captain Wilson Everhart paced the distance runners. . . . Men's alpine skiing was led by sophomore captain David Riss, who finished 11th in the giant slalom at St. Lawrence and 12th in the slalom at Bates. Riss qualified for the NCAA Championships at Sunday River. . . . In women's alpine skiing, junior Amanda Rutherford paced the team with an 11th-place finish at Dartmouth and a 14th at Williams, both on the slalom course. . . . Nordic skiing welcomed eight first-years and posted some impressive results. The men were led by junior captain Tim Bertram, who earned a 20th-place finish at the Bates Carnival. The women were paced by senior captain Darcy Cornell, who finished 15th at Bates. The highlight of the season came when Colby finished sixth at the UNH Carnival. . . . Women's swimming placed eighth among 39 teams at the New England Championships and went 4-4 in head-to-head competition. First-year Jessica Knight broke two individual Colby records and helped three separate relay teams set new school marks on her way to All-New England honors. . . . Men's swimming went 3-5 in dual meets and then stepped up at the New England Championships to finish eighth in a field of 27. Junior Jeff McCloskey, who owns 10 Colby records, and senior Andy Brown were named to the All-New England team.
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