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Thursday, May 29, 2003
USM's Amy Swanberg Named to Verizon Academic Second Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine) of the University of
Southern Maine Huskies women's track and field program has been named to the 2003
Verizon Academic District One College Division Women's Cross Country/Track and
Field Second Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of
America (CoSIDA). The District One team was announced Thursday.
Athletes named to the academic district first team in each of the eight
CoSIDA districts advance to the Verizon National Academic All-America ballot.
Swanberg is the first member of the USM women's cross country/track and field
program to be named to the Verizon Academic District One team. She is the third
USM student-athlete to receive Verizon Academic District One honors this spring.
Senior shortstop Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.) was named to the softball first
team while senior Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) was named to the men's cross
country/track and field first team.
This past year, Swanberg was the New England Alliance/Little East Conference
outdoor champion in the pole vault (10-7), and placed second indoors (10-6). She
earned Division III All-New England and All-ECAC recognition during the outdoor
season when she placed fourth and fifth at those championships, respectively. She
also collected Division III All-New England honors during the indoor season when
she placed fourth (10-6).
The school record holder outdoors (11-0) and ranked second indoors (10-7),
Swanberg was a provisional qualifier for the 2003 NCAA indoor and outdoor national
championships meets, but did not make the field. Swanberg did competed in the
2000 NCAA indoor championship, and was a provisional qualifier for the indoor and
outdoor championships in 2002. She also won the Little East Conference indoor
title in 2001, and the outdoor title in 2002.
A multi-time winner of the USM Athletic Department's William Wise Scholar-
Athlete Award, Swanberg has been a Dean's List student every semester over the
past four year's. She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society and the Beta
Gamma Sigma (business school) honor society. She graduated earlier this month
with a degree in business administration, with a minor in computer science, and a
3.87 cumulative grade point average.
2003 Verizon Academic District I College Division
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Team
as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year GPA Major
Erin Bank U. of Rochester Sr. 3.76 Bio-Chemistry
Julia Benson Williams Sr. 3.66 History
Marisa Clapp Springfield Jr. 3.95 Sports Management
Lauren Henkel New York University Jr. 3.37 Studio Art
Lynn Janovich Ithaca Sr. 3.618 Cinema & Photography
Amanda Laytham Ithaca Jr. 4.053 Exercise Science
Claire Lears Rensselaer Jr. 3.84 Materials Engineering
Amanda Roberts Worcester Polytechnic Jr. 3.91 Civil Engineering
Betsy Suda Emmanuel Sr. 3.912 Biology & Chemistry
Mariko Tansey Holbrook Brandeis Sr. 3.927 Biology
Healy Thompson Williams Sr. 3.51 Economics
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year GPA Major
Elizabeth Conway U. of Rochester Sr. 3.76 English & Spanish
Kristi Fitzgerald Connecticut College Jr. 3.878 German
Elizabeth Frederick Colby Sr. 3.40 Chemistry & Biology
Kelly Henry Springfield Sr. 3.94 Applied Exercise Science
Amy Holvey Ithaca Gr. 3.857 Occupational Therapy
Kristen Iworsky Bridgewater State Sr. 3.79 English
Caitlin Malloy Brandeis Sr. 3.317 Music
Amy Swanberg U. of Southern Maine Sr. 3.83 Business
Beth VanAlstine New York University Sr. 3.32 Politics
NOTE: First Team selections advance to the Verizon National Academic All-America ballot.
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Saturday, March 8, 2003
Brewer, 4 x 200 Relay Score at ECAC Championships
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) of the University of
Southern Maine Huskies women's indoor track and field team placed second in the
pentathlon at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Indoor
Track and Field Championships held Friday and Saturday in the Gantcher Sports and
Convocation Center at Tufts University in Medford, Mass.
The Huskies' 4 x 200-meter relay quartet of sophomore Kristen Ingalls
(Raymond, Maine), freshman Brittany MacLean (Winslow, Maine), Brewer and senior
Kendall Guyette (West Farmington, Maine) set the only school record with their
combined time of 1:47.07 to place sixth in that event.
Brewer, who won the pentathlon two weeks ago at the New England Division III
Championships, scored 3,002 points to finish 193 points behind Celestine Coney of
Buffalo State College. Brewer covered the 55-meter hurdles in 9.27 seconds (688
points), cleared 1.51 meters (4-11 1/2, 632 points), tossed the shot 9.02 meters
(29-7 1/4, 465 points), long jumped 4.88 meters (16-0, 527 points) and ran the
800 meters in 2:30.26 (690 points).
Among the other USM competitors, senior Nikki Freeman (Whitefield, Maine)
placed 12th in the pole vault clearing 3.10 meters (10-2). Freeman, who is
provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships next
weekend at Depauw University (Greencastle, Ind.), will wait until late Monday
night to find out if she made the field for the national championship.
Wheaton College won the team title scoring 73 points to edge out Colby
College by seven points. Rounding out the top five teams were the College of New
Jersey with 59 points, SUNY-Geneseo with 56.5 points and tufts University with 39
points. Southern Maine finished with 11 points to tie for 26th place with Trinity
College and the University of Rochester among the 51 teams that scored in the
meet.
For complete results, go to http://www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Women's_Indoor_Track
and click on the results menu.
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Sunday, March 2, 2003
Huskies Set Three School Records at New England Championships
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies women's indoor
track and field team set three school records this weekend while competing in the
New England Championships held at Smith College in Northampton, Mass.
Junior middle distance runner Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) smashed
her old record in the mile run, covering the distance in a time of 5:13.30 to take
more than seven seconds off her previous mark of 5:21.08 set last month. Wechter
finished third in her heat race, and 12th overall.
The 4 x 400-meter relay team of senior Kendall Guyette (West Farmington,
Maine), sophomore Kristen Ingalls (Raymond, Maine), freshman Lindsay Kuhn (South
Burlington, Vt.) and sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) took more than five
seconds off the 4 x 400 record with their combined time of 4:07.00. The old mark
was 4:12.30 set last winter at the ECAC Championships. The Huskies were 16th
overall.
The distance medley relay quartet of sophomore Sara Marzouk (Wilder, Vt.),
Guyette, Brewer and Wechter took more than 20 seconds of the old record set in
February 2000 with their time of 12:39.14 to place 15th.
Northeastern University claimed the team title with 140 points, followed by
the University of Connecticut with 116.5 points. Rounding out the top five teams
were Wheaton College with 62.5 points, the University of New Hampshire with 58.5
points and the University of Rhode Island with 57 points. Southern Maine did not
score.
The Huskies will close out the indoor season, pending any NCAA national
championship qualifiers, next Friday and Saturday (March 7-8) competing in the
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championships to be held
at Tufts University in Medford, Mass.
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Sunday, February 23, 2003
Southern Maine Place Seventh at N.E. Division III Championships
Brewer Wins Pentathlon; Huskies Set Three School Records
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies women's indoor
track and field team came home seventh among the 23 scoring teams competing at the
New England Division III Championships held Saturday at Bowdoin College.
Among the highlights for USM were sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) winning
the five-event pentathlon with a school record 3,118 points and school records
falling in the 3,000 meters and the 4 x 200-meter relay.
Brewer scored well in the 55-meter hurdles (9.14 seconds, 715 points) and had
personal bests in the shot put (31-6, 503 points) and the 800 meters (2:29.70, 697
points) during the competition. She broke the old pentathlon mark of 3,085 points
set last year by Miranda Derenburger at the New England Division III meet.
Junior Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) broke the five-year old record
in the 3,000 meters, formerly held by Eleanore Anderson, with her time of 10:36.94
while placing fifth in the event.
The 4 x 200-meter relay of sophomore Kristen Ingalls (Raymond, Maine),
freshman Brittany MacLean (Winslow, Maine), Brewer and senior Kendall Guyette
(West Farmington, Maine) carved more than a full second off the previous record
set the week before at the Little East Conference-New England Alliance
Championships. The four combined to cover the 800-meter distance in 1:47.59 to
finish second by 0.31 second to Williams College.
Seniors Nikki Freeman (Whitefield, Maine) and Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine)
combined to pick up 11 points by finishing third and fourth respectively in the
pole vault. Both cleared 3.20 meters (10-6). Freeman was awarded third place on
fewer misses.
MacLean scored in two events, taking fourth in the triple jump with a effort
of 10.79 meters (35-5) and sixth in the long jump with a leap of 4.89 meters (16-0
1/2).
Others scoring for USM included Guyette who was eighth in the 200 meters with
a personal best time of 27.02 seconds and freshman Lindsay Kuhn (South Burlington,
Vt.) who was eighth in the pentathlon with 2596 points.
Williams won the team title with 174.5 points, easily outdistancing second
place Tufts University which had 101 points. Rounding out the top five teams were
Colby College with 60.5 points, Bowdoin College with 53 points and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology with 49 points. Southern Maine finished
with 43 points.
The Huskies will compete next weekend in the New England Indoor Championships
(all divisions) being held at Smith College.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2003
USM's Kim Brewer Named LEC Field Athlete of the Week for the Third Time
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) of the University of
Southern Maine Huskies women's indoor track and field team has been selected by
the Little East Conference as the Field Athlete of the Week for the third time
this winter following her performance during the New England Alliance (NEA) and
Little East Conference (LEC) Championships held last Saturday (February 15).
Senior distance runner Mary Proulx of Keene State College was cited as the
conference's Track Athlete of the Week.
Brewer, who was previously name the LEC Field Athlete of the Week for the
weeks of January 13-19 and January 27-February 2, led the Huskies to a sweep of
the NEA and LEC titles, scoring a meet-high 42 points overall. She won NEA
individual titles in the long jump (16-11 1/4, 5.16 meters) and high jump (5-2,
1.57 meters), and took third place in the triple jump (10.72 meters, 35-2).
Brewer won a third individual title by winning the 55-meter hurdles (9.20 seconds)
and was third in the 200 meters (27.14).
In the Little East scoring, Brewer also was the 200 meter champion and scored
46 points.
The Huskies took the ten-team Alliance title, outscoring Keene State by
seven, 192-185. Westfield State College took third with 91 points, followed by
Bridgewater State College with 59 points and Rhode Island College with 47 points.
The Alliance meet is comprised of schools from the Little East Conference (LEC)
and the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC).
In the Little East Conference (five teams) scoring, the Huskies were 11
points better than Keene State (208-197). Rhode Island College took third
followed by Eastern Connecticut State University and the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Southern Maine will participate this weekend (February 22) in the New England
Division III Indoor Championships being held at Bowdoin College. The meet begins
at 11:00 a.m.
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Sunday, February 16, 2003
Southern Maine Sweeps Alliance and LEC Titles for Third Straight Year
Brewer Wins Three Events; Huskies Set Three School Records
GORHAM, Maine -- Paced by standout sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.), the
University of Southern Maine Huskies women's indoor track and field team captured
the 2003 New England Alliance and Little East Conference Indoor Track and Field
Championships for the third consecutive year. The meets were held Saturday
afternoon at the USM Field House.
The Huskies took the ten-team Alliance title, outscoring Keene State College
by seven, 192-185. Westfield State College took third with 91 points followed by
Bridgewater State College with 59 points and Rhode Island College with 47 points.
The Alliance meet is comprised of schools from the Little East Conference (LEC)
and the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC).
In the Little East Conference (five teams) scoring, the Huskies were 11
points better than Keene State (208-197). Rhode Island College took third
followed by Eastern Connecticut State University and the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Brewer, the top point scorer in the overall meet with 42 points, took titles
in the high jump (1.57 meters, 5-2), the long jump (5.16 meters, 16-11/25) and the
55-meter hurdles (9.20 seconds). She also took third place in the 200 meters
(27.14) and the triple jump (10.72 meters, 35-2).
Others to win championships in the Alliance meet included senior Nikki
Freeman (Whitefield, Maine) who won the pole vault (11-0, 3.35 meters) for the
second straight year, junior Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) in the 1500
meters with a school record time of 4:50.68, freshman Brittany MacLean (Winslow,
Maine) in the triple jump with a school record leap of 36-6 3/4 (11.14 meters),
and the 4 x 200-meter relay quartet of sophomore Kristen Ingalls (Raymond, Maine),
MacLean, freshman Lindsay Kuhn (South Burlington, Vt.) and senior Kendall Guyette
(West Farmington, Maine) with a school record time of 1:48.80.
Picking up second place finishes were Wechter in the 3,000 meters (10:46.12),
MacLean in the 55-meter hurdles (9.80 seconds) and senior Amy Swanberg (Lamoine,
Maine) in the pole vault (10-6, 3.20 meters).
In addition to Brewer's two third place finishes, other Huskies to place
third included sophomore Sara Marzouk (Wilder, Vt.) in the 1,000 meters (3:13.39),
freshman Rachel Greaton (Sudbury, Mass.) in the pole vault (8-6, 2.59 meters) and
sophomore Jen Newcomb (Windham, Maine) in the shot put (33-6 1/4, 10.22 meters).
Southern Maine returns to action next Saturday (February 22) when it travels
to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, to participate in the New England Division
III Championships.
For complete results, go to the Results page and click on the appropriate event.
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Saturday, February 8, 2003
Freeman, Brewer, 4 x 200 Relay Win at State Championships
LEWISTON, Maine -- Senior Nikki Freeman (Whitefield, Maine), sophomore Kim
Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) and the 4 x 200-meter relay captured state titles for the
University of Southern Maine Huskies women's indoor track and field team at the
annual State of Maine Championships meet held Friday night at Bates College.
Freeman took the top spot in the pole vault for the second straight year,
clearing 3.35 meters (10-11 3/4) to win the event and set a meet record in the
process. Brewer won the 200 meters for the second consecutive year with her time
of 27.05 seconds.
The 4 x 200-meter relay quartet of sophomore Kristen Ingalls (Raymond,
Maine), freshman Brittany MacLean (Winslow, Maine), freshman Lindsay Kuhn (South
Burlington, Vt.) and senior Kendall Guyette (West Farmington, Maine) captured that
event with a time of 1:50.40. Their time was the fourth best in the program's
history.
Brewer scored in all five events that she competed. In addition to her win
in the 200 meters, she took second places in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of
9.29 seconds, the high jump with a school record tying leap of 5-2 (third time in
the last four meets), and in the long jump by soaring 16-5 3/4, and a third in the
triple jump with a jump of 34-9 1/2.
Guyette picked up third place finishes in the 200 meters (27.47) and the 600
meters (1:42.19). MacLean picked up a third in the long jump (15-11 3/4), senior
Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine) was third in the pole vault (9-6 1/4) and senior
Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) was third in the 1500 meters with a season-
best time of 4:58.34.
Bowdoin College won its third straight state championship compiling 169.5
points. Colby College took second, edging out Bates College by 3.5 points,
144.5-141. Southern Maine finished with 108 points.
One of the oldest meet records fell during the evening as Bates College
junior Liz Wanless (Belleville, Ill.) threw the shot put 50-2 to break the old
mark of 49-7 set in 1979 by Anne Turbyne of the University of Maine. Freshman
Kelly Godsey (Parker, Colo.) of Bates also set a meet record in the weight throw
with a heave of 50-4.
Southern Maine returns to action next Saturday when it hosts the New England
Alliance and Little East Conference Championships at the USM Field House. The
field events get underway at 1:00 p.m. with running events starting at 2:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2003
USM'S Kim Brewer Named LEC Field Athlete of the Week
GORHAM, Maine - University of Southern Maine sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol,
Vt.) was named the Little East Conference Field Athlete of the Week after leading
the Huskies to a narrow victory at the six-team USM Co-Ed Invitational.
Senior distance runner Mary Proulx of Keene State College was cited as the
league's Track Athlete of the Week.
Brewer, who competed in five events overall, won the long jump (16-5.75) and
the triple jump (35-00.50), while finishing second in the high jump (5-2) and 55-
meter hurdles (9.30), and fourth in the 200 meters (27.31). Her mark in the high
jump equaled her own school record, which she set in mid January at the USM
Invitational. She also registered seasonal bests in the long jump and triple jump.
She tallied 36 points, helping Southern Maine compile a meet-best 122.5
points to edge runner up New York University (121). Bates College was third with
105.5 points, while Rhode Island College followed in fourth with 77 points,
Brandeis registered 77 points to finish fifth, and UMass Dartmouth was sixth with
13 points.
Brewer and the Huskies return to action on Friday, when they travel to Bates
College for the annual State Championship meet. Southern Maine returns home to
host the Little East Conference and New England Alliance Championships on
Saturday, February 15.
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Saturday, February 1, 2003
Southern Maine Wins USM Co-Ed Invitational
Brewer Wins Two Events; Wechter Sets Record in Mile
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies picked up 10
points in the final event of the day to win the six-team USM Co-Ed Invitational
Saturday afternoon at the USM Field House. The Huskies edged out New York
University, 122.5-121, to take the team title.
Trailing by 6.5 points heading into the finals of the shot put, USM got third
and fourth place finishes from sophomore Jen Newcomb (Windham, Maine) and Shannon
Pawlowski (Moorpark, Calif.) to collect 10 points while NYU was only able to pick
up two points, thus giving the Huskies the victory.
Sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) had another outstanding day, winning the
long jump (16-5.75) and triple jump (35-00.50), placing third in the high jump and
55-meter hurdles (9.30) and finishing fourth in the 200 meters (27.31). She tied
her school record in the high jump with a leap of 5-2. Overall, Brewer earned 36
points during the meet.
Junior Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) established the only new school
record for USM in the mile run, covering the distance in a time of 5:21.08 to
break her old record by more than two seconds. She placed third in the event.
The Huskies gained 24 points as senior Nikki Freeman (Whitefield, Maine) led
a one-two-three sweep in the pole vault. Freeman cleared 10-10.75 to win the
event, followed by senior Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine) at 10-1.25 and freshman
Rachel Greaton (Sudbury, Mass.) at 9-1.
Freshman Brittany MacLean (Winslow, Maine) added 17 points to the Huskies
total with second place finishes in the long jump (15-05.50) and triple jump
(34-03.50) and a sixth place in the 55-meter hurdles (9.82).
Bates College took third place in the meet with 105.5 points, followed by
Rhode Island College with 77 points, Brandeis University with 43 points and the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with 13 points.
Southern Maine returns to action next Friday evening (February 7) when it
travels to Lewiston, Maine, to compete in the State championships being held at
Bates College.
Go to Women's Indoor Track Results Menu for complete results
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Thursday, January 30, 2003
USM'S Nikki Freeman Named LEC Field Athlete of the Week
GORHAM, Maine - University of Southern Maine senior captain Nikki Freeman
(Whitefield, Maine) was named the Little East Conference Field Athlete of the Week
after eclipsing her own school record in the pole vault.
She becomes the second consecutive Southern Maine athlete to win the award,
as sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) was cited for her performance a week ago.
Keene State College standout Mary Proulx was recognized as the league's Track
Athlete of the Week.
Freeman cleared 11-1 to win the pole vault at the Tufts Invitational and
improve her former record of 11-0 which she set in December at the MIT
Invitational. Her efforts helped the Huskies tally 53.5 points to place seventh in
the 11-team field.
Her performance is currently tied for seventh on this year's national
performance list and it surpasses the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA
Championships to be held on March 14-15 at DePauw University in DePauw, Ind.
Should Freeman qualify for the NCAA Championships, she would become only the third
Husky to compete at the event. Current teammate Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine)
participated in the pole vault in 2000, while Angela Whelchel ran the 400 meters
at the 1991 championships.
On the year, Freeman has now made a trio of entries in the University record
book. In addition to her record in the pole vault, she was a member of the
4 x 200-meter relay team that recorded the third fastest time in school history
(1:50.30), while she additionally registered the fourth fastest time in the 55
meters (7.81).
Freeman has similarly enjoyed considerable success in outdoor competition,
where she shares the pole vault record of 11-0 with Swanberg, has run the third
fastest 100 meters (13.20) in school history, and ran a leg on the third fastest
4X100-meter relay team (51.5).
Freeman will attempt to improve upon her accomplishments when Southern Maine
hosts six schools at the USM Co-Ed Invitational on Saturday.
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Saturday, January 25, 2003
Freeman Breaks School Record in Pole Vault
Swanberg Also Meets NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark
MEDFORD, Mass. -- Senior pole vaulter Nikki Freeman (Whitefield, Maine) set
a school indoor record in the event Saturday afternoon to highlight the University
of Southern Maine women's indoor track team's efforts at the Tufts University
Invitational.
In addition to establishing a new indoor pole vault record by clearing 11-1
(3.38 meters) to win the event, Freeman also improved her provisional qualifying
mark for the 2003 NCAA Division III National Championships to be held in March at
Depauw University. Freeman broke her previous indoor mark of 11-0 set in December
at M.I.T.
Senior Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine) made it a one-two finish for the Huskies
in the pole vault as she cleared a personal-best 10-7 (3.23 meters). Swanberg
also met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard (3.22 meters).
Other USM competitors with strong performances included sophomore Kristen
Ingalls (Raymond, Maine) who took a fifth in the 200 meters with her time of 27.92
seconds, junior Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) who finished third in the
1500 meters with a season-best 5.00.63, and sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.)
who was fifth in the 55-meter hurdles (9.18 seconds) and fourth in the long jump
(16-00.25).
Southern Maine finished seventh among the 11 teams competing with 53.5
points. Tufts University took the top spot with 173 points, followed by
Springfield College with 109.5 points and New York University with 85 points.
The Huskies return to action next Saturday when they host the USM
Invitational at the USM Field House.
Go to Results Menu for complete results
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Wednesday, January 22, 2003
USM'S Kim Brewer Named LEC Field Athlete of the Week
GORHAM, Maine - University of Southern Maine sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol,
Vt.) was named the Little East Conference Field Athlete of the Week after leading
the Huskies to a second-place finish at the USM Invitational.
Keene State College Mary Proulx was cited as the league's Track Athlete of
the Week.
Brewer, who amassed 37 points, helped Southern Maine record 125 points, and
narrowly edge third-place finisher Bates, which scored 124 points. Bowdoin College
won the meet with 161 points.
Competing in five events, Brewer won two, finished second in two others and
established a school record in the final event. She leaped 5-2 in the high jump to
eclipse her own school record and finish fourth. Brewer won the 200 meters in
27.27 and the long jump with a leap of 16-4 3/4, while finishing second in the 55-
meter hurdles (9.15) and the triple jump (38-8 1/4).
In only her second indoor season, Brewer now owns three individual school
records and has run a leg on two record-setting relay teams. In addition to the
high jump, she owns the school mark in the triple jump (35-10 3/4) and the 200
meters (26.84). In the relay events she has helped the Huskies register a time of
1:49.34 in the 4X200 meters and a time of 4:12.30 in the 4X400 meters.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday when it travels to the Tufts
Invitational in Medford, Mass.
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Saturday, January 18, 2003
Brewer Leads Huskies to Second Place Finish at USM Invitational
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) won two events, placed
second in two others and broke her school record in the high jump to lead the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to a second place finish among the five teams
competing in the USM Invitational Saturday afternoon at the USM Field House.
Brewer, competing in five events, leaped 5-2 in the high jump to break her
school mark set last season in the same meet by one-quarter inch. She was awarded
fourth place in the event based upon misses.
Brewer won two events during the meet - the 200 meters with a time of 27.27
and the long jump with a leap of 5.00 meters (16-4 3/4). She picked up second
place finishes in the 55-meter hurdles (9.15) and the triple jump (10.57 meters,
34-8 1/4). In all, she accounted for 37 of the Huskies 125 team points.
Other event winners for USM included senior Nikki Freeman (Whitefield, Maine)
who took the pole vault, clearing 3.23 meters (10-7), and the 4 x 200-meter relay
foursome of sophomore Kristen Ingalls (Raymond, Maine), freshman Brittany MacLean
(Winslow, Maine), sophomore Bethany Blackstone (Presque Isle, Maine), and senior
Kendall Guyette (West Farmington, Maine) with a time of 1:52.31.
Senior Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine) gave the Huskies a one-two sweep in the
pole vault by taking second spot with a vault of 2.93 meters (9-7 1/4).
Third place finishers included Freeman in the 55-meter dash (7.85 seconds),
Ingalls in the 200 meters (28.31 seconds), junior Kristy Wechter (South Berwick,
Maine) in the 1500 meters (5:02.00) and MacLean in the triple jump (10.28 meters
or 33-8 3/4).
Colby College won the meet scoring 161 points while Southern Maine edged out
Bates College by one point, 125-124, to take second. Mt. Holyoke College had 76
points to place fourth and the United State Coast Guard Academy took fifth with 50
points.
Southern Maine travels to Medford, Mass., next Saturday to participate in the
Tufts University Invitational.
Go to Results Menu for complete results
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Sunday, January 12, 2003
Huskies Re-Write the All-Time Performance List
HANOVER, N.H. - The distance medley relay team turned in the second-fastest
performance in school history, while the 4 x 200-meter relay team registered the
third fastest time, to highlight a number of stellar individual and team
performances at the highly-competitive Dartmouth Invitational on Sunday in
Hanover, N.H.
Sophomore Sarah Marzouk (Wilder, Vt.), senior Kendall Guyette (West
Farmington, Maine), sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) and junior Kristy Wechter
(South Berwick, Maine) formed the distance medley relay team which finished
seventh in 13:07.47. The only time Southern Maine has registered a faster time in
the event was the school-record 13:01.42 established at Bowdoin in February of
2000.
Brewer additionally ran a leg on the 4X200-meter relay team, where she was
joined by sophomore Kristen Ingalls (Raymond, Maine), freshman Brittany MacLean
(Winslow, Maine), and senior captain Nikki Freeman (Whitefield, Maine). The
quartet finished seventh in 1:50.30, which stands as the third-fastest time in
school history. Ingalls and Brewer ran a leg on the existing school record of
1:49.34 set at the 2002 ECAC Championships.
Individually, MacLean finished third in the triple jump with a leap of 35-04
1/2. Her performance also stands as the second best in school history, and is
eclipsed only by Brewer, who jumped 35-10 3/4 at the 2002 USM Invitational.
Also scoring for the Huskies was Freeman, who cleared 10-00 to tie for sixth
in the pole vault.
Their efforts enabled the Huskies to score 6.5 points and place 22nd among
the 29 scoring teams. Southern Maine edged Little East Conference foe Keene State
College, which tied for 23rd with 6 points.
Traditionally serving as a barometer for future success, the Invitational
attracted a wealth of talented collegiate programs from Divisions I-III in
addition to a host of postgraduates representing regional track clubs. Wheaton
College won the overall team title with 76.83 points, while Dartmouth College was
second with 66 points and UMass Lowell took third with 38 points. Williams College
amassed 36 points to place fourth and the Boston International Track Club rounded
out the top five with 30 points.
Southern Maine will return to action on Saturday when it hosts Bates College,
Colby College, Mount Holyoke and the US Coast Guard at the 2003 USM Invitational.
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Saturday, December 7, 2002
Nikki Freeman Sets School Record; USM Finishes Second in Team Scoring
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Senior captain Nikki Freeman (Whitefield, Maine)
established a school record in the pole vault by clearing 11-0, as the University
of Southern Maine Huskies commenced the 2002-03 indoor track season with a second-
place finish in a tri-meet at MIT.
The Huskies won five individual events and one relay race to score 124
points. Meet host MIT finished first with 130 points, while Smith College was
third with 62.
Freeman surpassed her own pole vault record of 10-7.25, which she set last
January. She later returned to place second in the 55 meters in 7.81. Clarissa
Smith of MIT won the event in 7.62. Freeman also ran a leg on the triumphant
4x200-meter relay team, where she was joined by sophomore Kristen Ingalls
(Raymond, Maine), freshman Rachel Greaton (Sudbury, Mass.), and freshman Lindsay
Kuhn (South Burlington, Vt.).
Sophomore Kim Brewer (Bristol, Vt.) was the lone Husky to win more than one
event. Brewer won the 400 meters in 1:03.98, the 55-meter hurdles in 1:03.98, and
the high jump in 5-0, and finished second in the 200 meters (28.34) and the long
jump (16-01.50).
Freshman Brittany McLean (Winslow, Maine) rounded out the list of individual
winners by leaping 34-00.50 to win the triple jump.
Also turning in solid individual performances for the Huskies were junior
Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine), sophomore Shannon Pawlowski (Moorpark,
Calif.), Ingalls and Kuhn. Wechter finished second in the mile run (5:26.67) and
third in the two-mile (11:59.03), while Pawlowski was third in the shot put (33-
04.50) and fourth in the weight throw (37-11.50). Ingalls finished third in each
the 200 meters (28.67) and the 55 meters (8.03), while Kuhn was second in the high
jump (4-10).
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Friday, December 6, 2002
Women's Indoor Track Captains Named at USM
GORHAM, Maine - Seniors Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine) and Nikki Freeman
(Whitefield, Maine) have been named captains of the University of Southern Maine's
2002-03 women's indoor track and field program.
"This is a well-deserved honor for Amy and Nikki," said Head Coach George
Towle. "Over the past three years their individual progress has mirrored that of
the team, and helped establish Southern Maine as a rising track and field
program."
Southern Maine has captured three consecutive Little East Conference Indoor
Championships and each of the past two outdoor titles.
Freeman and Swanberg have been instrumental to the program's achievements.
Freeman has captured a trio of pole vault titles at the LEC indoor and outdoor
championships, while Swanberg has added a pair. At the Division III New England
Championships, Swanberg has won the event at each the indoor and outdoor meets,
while Freeman captured the title at the 2001 outdoor championships.
In 2000, Swanberg became only the second Husky to compete at the NCAA Indoor
Championships. She joined Angela Whelchel, who competed in the 400 meters in 1991.
Swanberg and Freeman have continually rewritten the University's record book
in the event, and Freeman currently owns the indoor mark at 10-7 1/4, while the
duo has each cleared 11-0 to share the outdoor record.
Southern Maine will commence its 2002-03 indoor campaign on Saturday,
December 7, when it competes at the MIT Invitational. Following the semester
break, the Huskies will compete at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 12), host the USM
Invitational (Jan. 18), and travel to the Tufts Invitational (Jan. 25).
During the month of February, Southern Maine will host the USM Co-Ed
Invitational (Feb. 1), compete at the State Championships (Feb. 7), host the
Little East Conference/New England Alliance Championship (Feb. 15), and travel to
the Division III New England Championships (Feb. 22) and the Open New England
Championships (Feb. 28 - Mar. 1).
The Huskies will conclude the campaign with the Division III Championships
(Mar. 7-8) and the NCAA Championships (Mar. 14-15).
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