SOFTBALL became the first Colby athletic team to host a NESCAC Final Four. Lauren Olmsted '06 was the NESCAC Pitcher of the Year and earned league first-team honors with Wendy Bonner '05 and Annette Caswell '05. Olmsted led the conference with a 1.15 earned run average, Bonner led Colby in nine offensive categories and Caswell was second in the league in batting average (.443).

After a solid start to the season in Florida, the BASEBALL team ran into some tough competition up north. Catcher Eric Roy '04 earned NESCAC first-team honors after leading the Mules in batting average at .380. Center fielder Matt Gibson '03 led the Mules in numerous offensive categories.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE won 10 consecutive games at one point, went 13-4 overall and made the NESCAC semifinals. Ally King '03 became Colby's all-time leading scorer in women's lacrosse with 109 goals and 113 assists for 222 career points. King had 27 goals and 44 assists this season for 71 points and was ranked seventh in the NCAA in assists per game (2.39). Katie Trainor '03 was seventh in the nation in caused turnovers per game (3.29) and finished as Colby's all-time leader in caused turnovers with 178. Trainor was the only Mule to earn both NESCAC and New England Region first-team honors.

In MEN'S LACROSSE, injury problems took a toll on the team. Long-stick midfielder Ben Winston '03 earned NESCAC and New England Region first-team honors. Barron Butler '04led the team in scoring with 11 goals and 21 assists despite missing three games with an injury. Matthew LaPaglia '04 made 171 saves and had a fine .633 save percentage.

Sara Hughes '05 was the Co-NESCAC Player of the Year in WOMEN'S TENNIS. Hughes went to the NCAA Tournament in Redlands, Calif., for singles and doubles play. Britt Palmedo '03 also made the trip to the NCAA tourney. Hughes finished the season at 32-13 in singles and doubles play, and Palmedo had a 22-13 record in her final season.

A young MEN'S TENNIS team showed marked improvement despite some key injuries and should be a force in NESCAC next year. Ben Crane '06 and Tim Stenovec '06 each showed promise in their first seasons with Colby. Crane went 16-10 in singles and doubles while Stenovec was 15-8.

Karima Ummah '04

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD placed second at the New England Division III Championships and third at the NESCAC Championships. Karima Ummah '04 was honored as NESCAC Outstanding Female Performer of the meet after winning the high jump, long jump and triple jump titles. Elizabeth Frederick '03 earned All-America honors after tying for seventh place in the pole vault with a school-record leap of 11'7" at the NCAA Championships.

In MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD, Xavier Garcia '05 equaled Karima Ummah's success in women's track by winning the 400-meter dash, long jump and triple jump at the conference meet and earned NESCAC Outstanding Male Performer of the meet. Lee Rankin '03 won the hammer throw and Ryan Hollett '05 the 100-meter dash at the league championships.

WOMEN'S CREW made the NCAA Championships for the second straight year after finishing as the top NESCAC team at the ECAC Championships. At the NCAA meet the women won Colby's first team national championship, bettering last year's second-place finish. Leah Hagamen '05 was honored as a first-team All-America selection. Eleanor Boyce '03 earned Verizon All-Academic District 1 honors.

The MEN'S CREW and the WOMEN'S CREW joined forces to win the Presidents Cup for the third straight year over Bates and Bowdoin.