Two bikers place at UNH
This past Saturday marked the first big race for the Colby cycling club.
Nine bikers traveled down to UNH and competed against riders from 20 different
schools.
The constant rain caused a lot of mud on the course, but two of Colby's riders
managed to place despite the poor conditions.
Ken Raiche `98 was third in the men's C class and Anthony Dotolo `99 placed
third in the D class. Josh Walton `98 placed an impressive 11th in a difficult
B class race. President Chris Coakley `98, Peter Downing `99 and Sam Poor `99
competed in the B class as well.Unofficially, the Mules placed fifth, and the
official results were not available at press time
"This is the first race we've done, and we did fantastic," said Coakley. "Most
of the people were pretty inexperienced, but they did well."
Bowdoin slips past disappointed men's rugby
Colby managed to keep arch rival Bowdoin from scoring a try for the
entire game, yet the Mules couldn't score a try of their own and ended up on
the losing side of the 6-0 final. Bowdoin scored its points on two penalty
kicks.
"We should have won," said Conrad Saam `96. "It almost turned out that when the
refs blew the whistle, both teams were disappointed," referring to the fact
that neither team managed a try.
Colby has not been able to beat Bowdoin in five years, and last Saturday's
effort was not helped by the injury to Chris Mayaka `99, who was forced to
watch from the sideline.
The next and final game for the team is this Saturday at the University of
Maine at Farmington. The two squads met in a scrimmage earlier this season,
which Colby won.
"They're pretty big and they're tough," said Saam. "We should win. We need to
win it just for pride."
Women's rugby dominated by Polar Bears
Even though the women's rugby team entered last Saturday's game against
Bowdoin without a win, the team's season could have been salvaged with a
victory over the arch rival Polar Bears.
Unfortunately, Colby ended up getting dominated by its opponents. Bowdoin
scored five trys on the overmatched Mules on their way to a shutout win.
"It was awful," said Meghan O'Neil `96. "They had a lot of technical skills."
The rain leading up to the game caused muddy field conditions for both teams to
deal with.
The team will play one more game this fall, however the opponent is not
definite. The squad was originally supposed to play the University of Maine at
Farmington, but the game was rescheduled for earlier in the month. Currently,
Colby is trying to get a women's team from Portland to make the trip up.
If an opponent can not be found, the Mules will play in an intersquad scrimmage
on Saturday, according to O'Neil.
Colby Woodsmen's Team competes in New Brunswick
While most of the Colby campus was preparing for the funk last Saturday,
18 members of the Woodsmen's team were busy chopping wood, among other
things, at a meet in Canada.
The competition was held at the University of New Brunswick, and approximately
35 other teams competed. Most schools brought more than one team, and Colby had
two men's teams and a women's team as well. While the trip was only five hours
from Waterville, some teams traveled two days to get the chance to compete,
according to Colby Wyatt `96.
One of the highlights for Colby was Hilary White `98, who placed second in the
ax throw. Other events included the woodchop, pole climb, chainsaw event and
water boil, to name a few.
The team decided to leave before the final results were given, so they aren't
sure where they finished, according to captain Aran Ryan `96.
Although it is the last meet of the season for the team, there is one more
chance to see them. This Saturday at 2:00, they will put on a demonstration
during the men's soccer game.