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Thursday, May 30, 2002

USM's Jess Short Attends NCAA Leadership Conference

	GORHAM, Maine  --  University of Southern Maine women's cross country and 
track standout Jessica Short (Bennington, Vt.) is among the 282 student-athletes 
from across the nation that are to attending the sixth annual National 
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Foundation Leadership Conference at 
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex and the Coronado Springs Resort in Lake 
Buena Vista, Florida.  The conference is being held May 26-30.
	Short is the ninth USM student-athlete to be selected to attend the 
conference in its six-year history.  Other former USM student-athletes to attend 
the conference include Heather Gilmour and Ed Pike (1997), Kim Cochrane and 
Michael McCullum (1998), Michelle Cloutier (1999), Kevin Faria (2000) and Tina 
West and Tony Coates (2001).
	A co-captain of the cross country team last fall, Short earned All-New 
England Alliance honors and was among the Huskies' top three finishers in nearly 
every meet.  During the winter indoor track season, she earned All-Alliance and 
All-Little East Conference honors in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs.  This 
spring, Short collected Division III All-New England honors in the 10,000 
meters, and All-Alliance and All-Little East citations for winning the 10,000 
meters at the Alliance/Little East championships meet..
	Among the featured speakers at the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference 
are Lloyd Ward, United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief executive officer, 
and Donna Lopiano, Women's Sports Foundation executive director.  They will 
speak on leadership, diversity and unity in sports.
	According to an NCAA release, the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference 
was designed to enhance NCAA student-athletes' leadership and communication 
skills to enable them to become more effective leaders and motivators when they 
return to their campuses. The convention setting provides the student-athletes 
with an opportunity to discuss key issues that affect them on campus 
and in their communities. The conference also provides them with exercises to 
enhance their decision-making and problem-solving skills, and improve planning 
and priority management. The conference is one of the largest non-competitive 
gatherings of NCAA student-athletes.
	The student-athletes chosen to attend the conference were from among 1,183 
nominations submitted from colleges and universities that participate in the 
NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program.  The student-athletes attending the conference 
represent 20 NCAA sports: alpine skiing, basketball, baseball, cross country, 
equestrian, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, 
rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, 
volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
	Criteria for selection include the student-athletes' demonstrated ability 
and strong desire to be a leader and the student-athletes' potential to benefit 
significantly from a leadership development experience.  A committee comprised 
of CHAMPS/Life Skills coordinators from member institutions and NCAA student-
athletes review the nominations to determine the final selections.

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Saturday, November 10, 2001

NCAA New England Regional Championship
at Stanley Park, Westfield, Mass.
(5,000 meters)

Huskies Get Top 20 Finish at NCAA Regional

	GORHAM, Maine  --  The University of Southern Maine Huskies placed 20th 
among the 36 scoring teams at the NCAA New England Regional Championship held 
Saturday morning at Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.  Westfield State College 
was the host institution.
	Paced by sophomore Lauren Lohmeyer (Portland, Maine), the Huskies compiled 
579 points.  Lohmeyer finished in 79th place overall among 274 finishers, 
covering the five-kilometer course in 19:36.  Other USM runners included 
freshman Rebecca DeSantis (Manchester, N.H.), junior co-captain Jess Short 
(Bennington, Vt.), junior Allison Lambrecht (Norwood, Mass.), sophomore Kristy 
Wechter (South Berwick, Maine), freshman Melissa Locke (Poland, Maine) and 
sophomore Jessie Cotton (South Portland, Maine).
	Middlebury College won the team title, compiling 65 points by placing its 
five scoring runners among the first 25 finishers.  Williams College, led by the 
one-two finish of Julia Bensen and Jenn Campbell, was second with 76 points, 
followed by Amherst College with 86 points, Brandeis University with 163 points 
and Trinity College with 169 points.
	The meet was the final one for the Huskies on their 2001 schedule.

Team Scores:  1. Middlebury, 65;  2. Williams, 76;  3. Amherst, 86;  4. 
Brandeis, 163;  5. Trinity, 169;  6. Connecticut College, 186;  7. Bowdoin, 199;  
8. Wesleyan, 209;  9. Keene State, 292;  10. Tufts, 299;  11. Colby, 312;  12. 
U.S. Coast Guard, 325;  13. Bates, 339;  14. Roger Williams, 436;  15. Smith, 
447;  16.  M.I.T., 460;  17. Wheaton, 498;  18.  Wellesley, 506;  19. Mount 
Holyoke, 545;  20. Southern Maine, 579;  21. Springfield, 598;  22. Bridgewater 
State, 664;  23.  UMass Dartmouth, 692;  24. W.P.I., 793;  25. Babson, 803;  26. 
Westfield State, 825;  27. Salve Regina, 837;  28, Gordon, 854;  29. Univ. of 
New England, 880;  30. Endicott, 931;  31. Eastern Connecticut, 942;  32. Clark, 
961;  33. UMass Boston, 976;  34. Johnson & Wales, 995;  35. Elms, 1141;  35. 
Regis, 1141;  Incomplete Teams:  Emerson, Framingham State, Rhode Island 
College, Western New England, Suffolk, Salem State, Castleton State, Southern 
Vermont, Maine Maritime, Fitchburg State, Norwich, Eastern Nazarene, Lasell

Top Ten Individuals:  1. Julia Bensen, Williams, 17:24;  2. Jenn Campbell, 
Williams, 17:25;  3. Mary Proulx, Keene State, 17:26;  4. Michela Adrian, 
Middlebury, 17:27;  5. Maura Danahy, Connecticut College, 17:30;  6. Hamill 
Carter, Amherst, 17:45;  7. Jess Manzer, Middlebury, 17:46;  8. Heaterh 
Davidson, Brandeis, 17:48;  9. Mariko Tansey Holbrook, Brandeis, 17:50;  10. 
Marissa Clapp, Springfield, 17:51.

USM Finishers:  79. Lauren Lohmeyer, 19:36;  101. Rebecca DeSantis, 19:52;  114. 
Jess Short, 20:08;  141. Allison Lambrecht, 20:35;  149. Kristy Wechter, 20:45;  
156. Melissa Locke, 20:52;  169. Jessie Cotton, 21:18.

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Saturday, November 3, 2001

ECAC Division III Championship
at Mt. Greylock Park, Williamstown, Mass.

Team Scores:  1. Amherst, 44;  2. Williams, 108;  3. Middlebury, 116;  4. Keene 
State, 144;  5. U.S. Coast Guard, 157;  6. Colby, 186;  7. Roger Williams, 203;  
8. Wesleyan, 239;  9. Plattsburgh, 257;  10. Conn. College, 271;  11. Tufts, 
272;  12. Springfield, 305;  13. Bates, 364;  14. William Smith, 372;  15. UMass 
Dartmouth, 414;  16. Lebanon Valley, 533;  17. SUNY-Oneonta, 563;  18.  SUNY-
Farmingdale 597;  19. Stevens Institute of Technology, 608;  20. UMass Boston, 
610;  21. W.P.I., 610;  22. Smith, 625;  23. Babson, 646;  24. Southern Maine, 
661;  25. Clark, 714;  26. SUNY-New Paltz, 749;  27. Johnson and Wales, 761;  
28. Bard, 789;  29. Westfield State, 793;  30. Mount Ida, 845;  31. St. 
Joseph's, 846;  32. Lasell, 887;  33. Bridgewater State, 925.

Individual Finishers:  1. Mary Proulx (KS) 18:22;  2. Marissa Clapp (Sp) 18:48;  
3. Amy Young (WSm) 19:03;  4. Amy Tolosky (P) 19:05;  5. Martha Nelson (A) 
19:06;  6. Aparne Nancheria (A) 19:24;  7. Allison Belnager (RW) 19:35;  8. 
Molly Burnett (A) 19:39;  9. Terri O'Brien (Will) 19:44;  10. Amanda Jinks (P) 
19:48.

USM Finishers:  91. Melissa Locke  21:54;  135. Alyson Peverly 23:00;  146. 
Kristine Ward 23:20;  164. Annah Kennett 23:47;  204. Bethany Blackstone 25:16.

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Saturday, October 27, 2001

Huskies Take Second at New England Alliance Championship

	DARTMOUTH, Mass.  --  Paced by sophomore Lauren Lohmeyer's (Portland, 
Maine) second place finish, the University of Southern Maine Huskies placed 
second among the nine schools competing at the fifth annual New England Alliance 
Women's Cross Country Championship Saturday at the University of Massachusetts 
Dartmouth.
	The Alliance championship is contested among the schools of the Little 
East Conference and the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference 
(MASCAC).  Results for the Little East championship, scored out of the same 
race, will be released Sunday.
	Defending champion Keene State College edged the Huskies for the team 
title, 31-41.  Bridgewater State College, UMass Dartmouth and Westfield State 
College round out the top five teams.  KSC junior Mary Proulx was the individual 
winner, successfully defending her title with a time of 17:27.14.
	Lohmeyer toured the 5,000-meter UMass Dartmouth course in a time of 
19:04.49.  Sophomore Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) was the second USM 
runner across the line, placing fifth with her time of 19:17.66.  Freshman 
Rebecca DeSantis (Manchester, N.H.) was seventh overall, tripping the timer at 
19:24.87.
	Junior co-captain Jess Short (Bennington, Vt.) and junior Allison 
Lambrecht (Norwood, Mass.) rounded out USM's five scoring runners, finishing 
12th and 15th respectively.  Freshman Melissa Locke (Poland, Maine), 26th 
overall, and sophomore Jessie Cotton (South Portland, Maine), 33rd overall, 
completed the Huskies top seven finishers.  USM's first five finishers earned 
All-NEA citations.
	The Huskies are scheduled to compete next weekend in the annual ECAC 
Division III Championships being run at Williams College.


Univ. of Massachusetts-Dartmouth                          Hy-Tek's MEET MANAGER
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                                 UMass Dartmouth
                     North Dartmouth, MA - Saturday 10/27/01

                         Event 1 Women's 5,000 Meter Run
                               WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES

 Rank School                  Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8
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    1 Keene State College        31    1    3    8    9   10   17   18
       Total time: 1:35:33.80
          Average:   19:06.76
    2 Univ. of Southern Maine    41    2    5    7   12   15   23   29
       Total time: 1:37:32.13
          Average:   19:30.43
    3 Bridgewater State Colle    84    4    6   20   24   30   32   33
       Total time: 1:40:28.12
          Average:   20:05.62
    4 UMass Dartmouth           107   11   14   22   26   34
       Total time: 1:42:05.00
          Average:   20:25.00
    5 Westfield State College   138   13   21   31   35   38   39   40
       Total time: 1:44:19.72
          Average:   20:51.94
    6 UMass Boston              176   16   36   37   43   44   48   51
       Total time: 1:48:34.19
          Average:   21:42.84
    7 Eastern Connecticut St.   187   27   28   41   45   46   49
       Total time: 1:50:03.38
          Average:   22:00.68
    8 Framingham State Colleg   201   19   25   42   57   58
       Total time: 2:11:19.95
          Average:   26:15.99
    9 Mass.Maritime Academy     256   47   50   52   53   54   55   56
       Total time: 2:02:35.37
          Average:   24:31.07


 RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME           YR SCHOOL          AVG MILE        TIME SCORE
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    1   312 Proulx, Mary           JR Keene State Colleg  5:37    17:27.14   1
    2   428 Lohmeyer, Lauren       SO Univ. of Southern   6:08    19:04.49   2
    3   307 Horton, Hannah         SO Keene State Colleg  6:08    19:05.43   3
    4   252 Carter, Kate           FR Bridgewater State   6:12    19:17.14   4
    5   435 Wechter, Kristy        SO Univ. of Southern   6:12    19:17.66   5
    6   259 Karns, Laura           SO Bridgewater State   6:13    19:20.67   6
    7   420 DeSantis, Rebecca      FR Univ. of Southern   6:14    19:24.87   7
    8   310 O'Brien, Shannon       FR Keene State Colleg  6:18    19:35.92   8
    9   306 Gibson, Stephanie      FR Keene State Colleg  6:20    19:40.61   9
   10   308 Jordan, Karen          SO Keene State Colleg  6:21    19:44.70  10
   11   401 Conroy, Carolyn        SW UMass Dartmouth     6:22    19:48.58  11
   12   433 Short, Jess            JR Univ. of Southern   6:22    19:49.29  12
   13   453 Hockenberry, Starr     SR Westfield State Co  6:23    19:50.50  13
   14   402 Hunt, Stephanie        FR UMass Dartmouth     6:24    19:54.75  14
   15   425 Lambrecht, Allison     JR Univ. of Southern   6:24    19:55.82  15
   16   291 Galindez, Cristie E    SR Fitchburg State Co  6:27    20:03.54  
   17   397 Moroski, Catherine     JR UMass Boston        6:29    20:09.53  16
   18   315 Witkowski, Chepina     FR Keene State Colleg  6:29    20:10.25  17
   19   311 Perkins, Megan         FR Keene State Colleg  6:29    20:10.71  18
   20   505 Gagliardi, Kimberly    JR Framingham State C  6:29    20:11.22  19
   21   258 Iworsky, Kristen       JR Bridgewater State   6:30    20:13.26  20
   22   290 Galindez, Cristie A    SR Fitchburg State Co  6:33    20:22.91  
   23   452 Geldert, Catie         JR Westfield State Co  6:34    20:26.54  21
   24   404 Sullivan, Randi        JR UMass Dartmouth     6:35    20:28.04  22
   25   489 Paradis, Julie         SR Worcester State Co  6:35    20:28.75  
   26   427 Locke, Melissa         FR Univ. of Southern   6:37    20:33.60  23
   27   360 Boudreau, Michelle     JR Rhode Island Colle  6:37    20:35.65  
   28   253 Carter, Melissa        JR Bridgewater State   6:38    20:36.91  24
   29   506 Gagliardi, Nicole      JR Framingham State C  6:38    20:37.86  25
   30   405 Zopatti, Stephanie     FR UMass Dartmouth     6:39    20:42.44  26
   31   279 Mlinarcik, Susanna     SO Eastern Connecticu  6:42    20:50.67  27
   32   275 Johnston, Marcy        SO Eastern Connecticu  6:43    20:52.14  28
   33   419 Cotton, Jessie         SO Univ. of Southern   6:43    20:53.98  29
   34   432 Richardson, Kate       FR Univ. of Southern   6:44    20:55.91  
   35   255 Dancey, Jennifer       SO Bridgewater State   6:45    21:00.14  30
   36   449 Byrne, Christine       FR Westfield State Co  6:45    21:00.64  31
   37   263 Souza, Tammy           FR Bridgewater State   6:46    21:04.31  32
   38   309 Kooy, Jessica          FR Keene State Colleg  6:47    21:05.49  
   39   431 Peverly, Alyson        FR Univ. of Southern   6:47    21:06.48  
   40   264 Walls, Amy             JR Bridgewater State   6:47    21:07.05  33
   41   485 Jacques, Rebecca       JR Worcester State Co  6:48    21:09.64  
   42   403 Nygaard, Lindsay       FR UMass Dartmouth     6:49    21:11.19  34
   43   459 Reid, Alyssa           JR Westfield State Co  6:50    21:15.10  35
   44   421 Dubois, Stephanie      SR Univ. of Southern   6:52    21:20.85  
   45   254 Cushing, Jennifer      SR Bridgewater State   6:54    21:27.60  
   46   394 Kudo, Seiko            SR UMass Boston        6:57    21:36.70  36
   47   375 McLay, Lisa            SO Salem State Colleg  6:58    21:39.43  
   48   396 Meola, Christine       SR UMass Boston        6:59    21:44.62  37
   49   288 Brown, Sarah           SO Fitchburg State Co  7:00    21:45.65  
   50   457 O'Brien, KellyRose     FR Westfield State Co  7:00    21:46.94  38
   51   461 Stryer, Jen            FR Westfield State Co  7:01    21:50.84  39
   52   434 Ward, Kristine         SO Univ. of Southern   7:02    21:52.24  
   53   289 Forte, Jennifer        FR Fitchburg State Co  7:03    21:56.41  
   54   454 Hurley, Laura          JR Westfield State Co  7:04    21:57.84  40
   55   276 Kuhn, Eileen           SR Eastern Connecticu  7:05    22:03.34  41
   56   363 Horton, Rebecca        SO Rhode Island Colle  7:09    22:14.16  
   57   481 Cummings, Maureen      SR Worcester State Co  7:11    22:19.27  
   58   361 Dunphy, Michele        JR Rhode Island Colle  7:11    22:19.90  
   59   424 Kennett, Annah         FR Univ. of Southern   7:12    22:23.43  
   60   458 Osgood, Miranda        SR Westfield State Co  7:13    22:25.53  
   61   507 Houston, Jennette      FR Framingham State C  7:13    22:26.94  42
   62   390 Breger, Melissa        SR UMass Boston        7:13    22:27.93  43
   63   388 Barry, Kelly           SO UMass Boston        7:16    22:35.41  44
   64   362 Eastwood, Leslie       JR Rhode Island Colle  7:18    22:41.54  
   65   274 Dorch, Heather         JR Eastern Connecticu  7:26    23:08.06  45
   66   277 Lawler, Danielle       FR Eastern Connecticu  7:27    23:09.17  46
   67   256 Guglia, Marie          SR Bridgewater State   7:27    23:10.21  
   68   342 Ladden, Katelyn        SR Mass.Maritime Acad  7:29    23:15.51  47
   69   417 Blackstone, Bethany    FR Univ. of Southern   7:30    23:20.49  
   70   460 Starsiak, Bonnie       FR Westfield State Co  7:33    23:27.44  
   71   448 Bethoney, Megg         JR Westfield State Co  7:35    23:35.21  
   72   393 Mahoney, Jessica       SO UMass Boston        7:35    23:36.03  48
   73   450 Clark, Sarah           FR Westfield State Co  7:40    23:50.41  
   74   280 Orlando, Megan         FR Eastern Connecticu  7:41    23:54.80  49
   75   344 Paskavitch, Annie      SO Mass.Maritime Acad  7:47    24:13.27  50
   76   395 Lynch, Neidine         FR UMass Boston        7:49    24:18.53  51
   77   257 Hough, Shawna          FR Bridgewater State   7:52    24:28.97  
   78   339 Curran, Courtney       FR Mass.Maritime Acad  7:55    24:37.89  52
   79   341 DeValles, Melissa      JR Mass.Maritime Acad  7:59    24:50.55  53
   80   337 Abbot, Angela          JR Mass.Maritime Acad  8:15    25:38.15  54
   81   500 Kantor, Julie          SO Mass.Maritime Acad  8:17    25:46.42  55
   82   340 Derito, Erin           JR Mass.Maritime Acad  8:19    25:52.38  56
   83   504 Essajanian, Sossi      SR Framingham State C  8:20    25:53.93  57
   84   429 McPantlin, Lauren      JR Univ. of Southern   8:22    26:00.31  
   85   462 Vacanti, Bridgette     SO Westfield State Co  8:39    26:53.33  
   86   422 Harnish, Holloy        JR Univ. of Southern   8:45    27:13.01  
   87   305 English, Courtney      JR Keene State Colleg  8:47    27:17.48  
   88   455 Mellone, Erica         SR Westfield State Co  8:57    27:50.43  
   89   261 Nydam, Kate            JR Bridgewater State   9:26    29:19.68  
   90   343 Lawrence, Erin         JR Mass.Maritime Acad  9:28    29:27.39  
   91   347 McRae, Colleen         JR Mass.Maritime Acad 10:28    32:33.00  
   92   389 Bennett, Amanda        FR UMass Boston       11:44    36:30.00  
   93   508 Kulig, Erin            JR Framingham State C 13:34    42:10.00  58

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Saturday, October 28, 2001

Little East Conference Championship
At UMass Dartmouth, No. Dartmouth, Mass.

Univ. of Massachusetts-Dartmouth                          Hy-Tek's MEET MANAGER
 10/27/01 12:14 PM            Little East Conference                     Page 1
                               at UMass Dartmouth
                     North Dartmouth, MA - Saturday 10/27/01
                        Event 1 Women's 5,000 Meter Run
                               WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES

 Rank School                  Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8
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    1 Keene State College        25    1    3    6    7    8   14   15
       Total time: 1:35:33.80
          Average:   19:06.76
    2 Univ. of Southern Maine    33    2    4    5   10   12   17   21
       Total time: 1:37:32.13
          Average:   19:30.43
    3 UMass Dartmouth            76    9   11   16   18   22
       Total time: 1:42:05.00
          Average:   20:25.00
    4 UMass Boston              113   13   23   24   26   27   30   32
       Total time: 1:48:34.19
          Average:   21:42.84
    5 Eastern Connecticut St.   121   19   20   25   28   29   31
       Total time: 1:50:03.38
          Average:   22:00.68


RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME           YR SCHOOL          AVG MILE    TIME    SCORE
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    1   312 Proulx, Mary           JR Keene State Colleg  5:37    17:27.14   1
    2   428 Lohmeyer, Lauren       SO Univ. of Southern   6:08    19:04.49   2
    3   307 Horton, Hannah         SO Keene State Colleg  6:08    19:05.43   3
    4   435 Wechter, Kristy        SO Univ. of Southern   6:12    19:17.66   4
    5   420 DeSantis, Rebecca      FR Univ. of Southern   6:14    19:24.87   5
    6   310 O'Brien, Shannon       FR Keene State Colleg  6:18    19:35.92   6
    7   306 Gibson, Stephanie      FR Keene State Colleg  6:20    19:40.61   7
    8   308 Jordan, Karen          SO Keene State Colleg  6:21    19:44.70   8
    9   401 Conroy, Carolyn        SW UMass Dartmouth     6:22    19:48.58   9
   10   433 Short, Jess            JR Univ. of Southern   6:22    19:49.29  10
   11   402 Hunt, Stephanie        FR UMass Dartmouth     6:24    19:54.75  11
   12   425 Lambrecht, Allison     JR Univ. of Southern   6:24    19:55.82  12
   13   397 Moroski, Catherine     JR UMass Boston        6:29    20:09.53  13
   14   315 Witkowski, Chepina     FR Keene State Colleg  6:29    20:10.25  14
   15   311 Perkins, Megan         FR Keene State Colleg  6:29    20:10.71  15
   16   404 Sullivan, Randi        JR UMass Dartmouth     6:35    20:28.04  16
   17   427 Locke, Melissa         FR Univ. of Southern   6:37    20:33.60  17
   18   360 Boudreau, Michelle     JR Rhode Island Colle  6:37    20:35.65  
   19   405 Zopatti, Stephanie     FR UMass Dartmouth     6:39    20:42.44  18
   20   279 Mlinarcik, Susanna     SO Eastern Connecticu  6:42    20:50.67  19
   21   275 Johnston, Marcy        SO Eastern Connecticu  6:43    20:52.14  20
   22   419 Cotton, Jessie         SO Univ. of Southern   6:43    20:53.98  21
   23   432 Richardson, Kate       FR Univ. of Southern   6:44    20:55.91  
   24   309 Kooy, Jessica          FR Keene State Colleg  6:47    21:05.49  
   25   431 Peverly, Alyson        FR Univ. of Southern   6:47    21:06.48  
   26   403 Nygaard, Lindsay       FR UMass Dartmouth     6:49    21:11.19  22
   27   421 Dubois, Stephanie      SR Univ. of Southern   6:52    21:20.85  
   28   394 Kudo, Seiko            SR UMass Boston        6:57    21:36.70  23
   29   396 Meola, Christine       SR UMass Boston        6:59    21:44.62  24
   30   434 Ward, Kristine         SO Univ. of Southern   7:02    21:52.24  
   31   276 Kuhn, Eileen           SR Eastern Connecticu  7:05    22:03.34  25
   32   363 Horton, Rebecca        SO Rhode Island Colle  7:09    22:14.16  
   33   361 Dunphy, Michele        JR Rhode Island Colle  7:11    22:19.90  
   34   424 Kennett, Annah         FR Univ. of Southern   7:12    22:23.43  
   35   390 Breger, Melissa        SR UMass Boston        7:13    22:27.93  26
   36   388 Barry, Kelly           SO UMass Boston        7:16    22:35.41  27
   37   362 Eastwood, Leslie       JR Rhode Island Colle  7:18    22:41.54  
   38   274 Dorch, Heather         JR Eastern Connecticu  7:26    23:08.06  28
   39   277 Lawler, Danielle       FR Eastern Connecticu  7:27    23:09.17  29
   40   417 Blackstone, Bethany    FR Univ. of Southern   7:30    23:20.49  
   41   393 Mahoney, Jessica       SO UMass Boston        7:35    23:36.03  30
   42   280 Orlando, Megan         FR Eastern Connecticu  7:41    23:54.80  31
   43   395 Lynch, Neidine         FR UMass Boston        7:49    24:18.53  32
   44   429 McPartlin, Lauren      JR Univ. of Southern   8:22    26:00.31  
   45   422 Harnish, Holloy        JR Univ. of Southern   8:45    27:13.01  
   46   305 English, Courtney      JR Keene State Colleg  8:47    27:17.48  
   47   389 Bennett, Amanda        FR UMass Boston       11:44    36:30.00  

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Sunday, October 14, 2001

JAMES EARLEY INVITATIONAL XC MEET
Stanley Park, Westfield, Mass.
Hosted by Westfield State College

Huskies Take Seventh at Earley Invitational

	WESTFIELD, Mass.  --  Paced by top twenty finishes by sophomores Kristy 
Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) and Lauren Lohmeyer (Portland, Maine), the 
University of Southern Maine Huskies women's cross country team finished seventh 
among the 26 teams competing in the James Earley Invitational Cross Country Meet 
hosted by Westfield State College.
	Wechter toured the 5,000-meter Stanley Park course in a time of 19:28 to 
finish 11th overall.  Lohmeyer came across the finish line 25 second later to 
place 18th.  The Stanley Park course is the same one that will be used for the 
NCAA New England Regional race next month.
	USM's next three runners across the line were junior co-captain Jess Short 
(Bennington, Vt.) in 39th place with her time of 20:35, freshman Rebecca 
DeSantis (Manchester, N.H.) in 45th place with a time of 20:46, and junior 
Allison Lambrecht (Norwood, Mass.) crossed the line in 20:49 for 48th place.
	The Huskies first five finishers totaled 199 points.  Trinity College won 
the team title, scoring 40 points, followed by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 
Wheaton College, and Roger Williams University.
	Sara Lewicke of Smith College was the individual winner with her time of 
18:39.
	Southern Maine will take next weekend off to prepare for the Little East 
Conference-New England Alliance Championships October 27 at the University of 
Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Team Results:  1. Trinity, 40;  2. Coast Guard, 108;  3. Wheaton, 127;  4. Roger 
Williams, 132;  5. Wellesley, 168;  6. Smith, 172;  7. Southern Maine, 199;  8. 
New York University, 221;  9. Vassar, 240;  10. Wesleyan, 279;  11. WPI, 341;  
12. Union, 354;  13. UMass-Dartmouth, 395;  14. Westfield State, 396;  15. 
Western New England, 489;  16. UMass-Boston, 490;  17. Salve Regina, 494;  18. 
Gordon, 504;  19. Southern Vermont, 538;  20. Castleton State, 620;  21. Saint 
Joseph, 624;  22. Babson, 634;  23. Clark, 661;  24. Bay Path, 688;  25. Elms, 
694;  26. Albertus Magnus, 764;  Inc.:  Mount Ida, SUNY-Purchase, Williams, 
Eastern Connecticut State, Worcester State, BCC, RIC

Individual Results:
1. Sara Lewicke (Smith) 18:39;  2. Linsay LaRose (Well) 18:53;  3. Kristina Kane 
(Trin) 18:57;  4. Leeann Rheaume (Trin) 18:59;  5. Kristina Depeau (Trin) 19:02;  
6. Katherine Marlowe (Smith) 19:12;  7. Dorothy Bienhoff (CG) 19:13;  8. Lucy 
Amory (V)19:16;  9. Erin O'Brien (Whe) 19:20;  10. Allison Belanger (RW) 19:25;  
11. Kristy Wechter (SM) 19:28;  12. Jen Walter (Whe) 19:37;  13. Kate Klein 
(Trin) 19:39;  14. Bethany VanAlstine (NYU) 19:40;  15. Karen Roy (Trin) 19:45;  
16. Shannon Brennan (Trin) 19:50;  17. Colleen McCusker (CG) 19:51;  18. Lauren 
Lohmeyer (SM) 19:53;  19. Carrie Lam (CG) 19:59;  20. Sarah Bellfy (WPI) 20:01;  
21. Caroline Leary (Trin) 20:02;  22. Dawn Miller (RW) 20:07;  23. Meghan Lerner 
(SR) 20:09;  24. Sarah Hackett (Trin) 20:11;  25. Elizabeth Rosinha (WPI) 20:12

Other USM Runners:  39.  Jess Short, 20:35;  45.  Rebecca DeSantis, 20:46;  48.  
Allison Lambrecht, 20:49;  61. Tiffany Cook, 21:10;  73.  Jessie Cotton, 21:25;  
74.  Melissa Locke, 21:26;  82.  Kate Richardson, 21:35;  106. Alyson Peverly, 
22:02;  132.  Stephanie Dubois, 22:37;  133. Kris Ward 22:38;  217. Bethany 
Blackstone, 25:27.

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Sunday, October 7, 2001

Huskies Finish Fourth at State Meet

	BRUNSWICK, Maine  --  The University of Southern Maine Huskies women's 
cross country team, led by sophomore Kristy Wechter's 20th place finish, 
finished fourth among the nine teams competing at the annual State of Maine 
Intercollegiate Women's Cross Country Championship hosted by Bowdoin College on 
Saturday.
	Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) completed the 5,000-meter course in a time 
of 20:22.7.  Junior co-captain Jessica Short (Bennington, Vt.) was the second 
USM runner across the line in 23rd place overall with a time of 20:44.1.
	Freshman Audra Caler of Bowdoin College was the individual winner, touring 
the distance in a time of 19:11.1.  Kate McGuire of the University of Maine at 
Farmington took second, and freshman Katherine Landry of Bowdoin was third.
	Bowdoin also took the team title by placing its first five scoring runners 
among the top ten finishers to accumulate 27 points.  Colby College was second 
with 55 points, and Bates College was third with 65 points.  Southern Maine 
totaled 126 points.
	Other scoring USM runners included freshman Rebecca DeSantis (Manchester, 
N.H.) in 32nd place overall with a time of 21:05.0, sophomore Jessie Cotton 
(South Portland, Maine) was 38th overall with her time of 21:23.5, and junior 
Allison Lambrecht (Norwood, Mass.) crossing the line in 21:36.7 for 45th place 
overall .
	The Huskies will travel to Westfield, Mass., next Saturday (October 13) to 
compete in the Westfield State College Invitational.

Team Scores:  1. Bowdoin, 27;  2. Colby, 55;  3. Bates, 65;  4. Southern Maine, 
126;  5. UMaine Farmington, 144;  6. Univ. of New England, 191;  7. UMaine 
Presque Isle, 192;  8. St. Joseph's, 215;  9. Husson, 271.

Top Ten Individuals:  1. Audra Caler (Bo) 19:11.1;  2. Kate McGuire (UMF) 
19:25.7;  3. Katherine Landry (Bo) 19:27.9;  4. Julie Dutton (Ba) 19:28.9;  5. 
Katie MacDonald (C) 19:33.5;  6. Elizabeth Barney (Bo) 19:42.9;  7. Ellen Beth 
(Bo) 19:52.4;  8. Kelley Puglisi (Ba) 19:56.4;  9. Mary Phelps (C) 19:57.9;  10. 
Bre-Anne McKenna (Bo) 20:02.9.

USM Runners:  20. Kristy Wechter 20:22.7;  23. Jessica Short 20:44.1;  32. 
Rebecca DeSantis 21:05.0;  38. Jessie Cotton 21:23.5;  45. Allison Lambrecht 
21:36.7;  47. Lauren Lohmeyer 21:47.4;  50. Kate Richardson 21:57.7;  51. Alyson 
Peverly 21:58.0;  52. Melissa Locke 21:58.4;  63. Tiffany Cook 22:19.6;  67. 
Andrea Lambrecht 22.37.1;  71. Stephanie Dubois 22:51.2;  75.  Kristine Ward 
23:04.6;  91. Anna Kennett 25:09.0;  99. Lauren McPartlin 26:59.4;  101. Hollie 
Harnish 27:34.3.

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Saturday, September 29, 2001

University of Southern Maine Invitational
at Twin Brooks Recreational Center, Cumberland, Maine

Huskies Dominate USM Invite

	GORHAM, Maine  --  The University of Southern Maine women's cross country 
team placed seven runners among the top 11 finishers to capture the USM 
Invitational Saturday at the challenging Twin Brooks Recreational Center course 
in Cumberland.
	Sophomore Lauren Lohmeyer (Portland, Maine) was the first USM runner to 
cross the line, finishing second with a time of 20:21.  She was followed seven 
seconds later by sophomore Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) in third place.
	Junior Allison Lambrecht (Norwood, Mass.) finished fifth, crossing the 
line in a time of 21:13.  Junior co-captain Jess Short (Bennington, Vt.) was the 
fourth Husky to finish, placing eight with her time of 21:48.  Freshman Rebecca 
DeSantis (Manchester, N.H.), running her first collegiate race, rounded out the 
five scoring runners with her ninth place time of 22:06.
	Others finishing in the top 11 were freshman Kate Richardson (Lancaster, 
N.H.) in 10th place and junior Tiffany Cook (Leesburg, Fla.) in 11th place.
	Southern Maine captured the team title with 27 points.  The University of 
Maine at Farmington took second place with 55 points followed by Babson College 
with 69 points.  Katie McGuire of UMF was the individual winner with her time of 
19:48.
	USM will travel to Brunswick, Maine, next Saturday (October 6) to 
participate in the State of Maine Intercollegiate Cross Country Championship, 
being hosted by Bowdoin College.  The women's race starts at 11:30.

TEAM SCORES:  1. Southern Maine, 27;  2. UMaine Farmington, 55;  3.  Babson, 69;  
4. Univ. of New England, 105;  5. St. Joseph's (Me), 122

Individual Results
1. Katie McGuire (UMF) 19:48;  2. Lauren Lohmeyer  (SM) 20:21;  3. Kristy 
Wechter (SM) 20:28;  4. Holly Champdelaine (UMF) 21:04;  5. Allison Lambrecht 
(SM) 21:13;  6. Michelle Charest (SJ) 21:33;  7. Amy Lefebure (B) 21:36;  8. 
Jess Short (SM) 21:48;  9. Rebecca DeSantis (SM) 22:06;  10. Kate Richardson 
(SM) 22:10;  11.  Tiffany Cook (SM) 22:12;  12.  Lydia Halloran   (B) 22:13;  
13.  Krystal Aube (UMF) 22:10;  14.  Jessie Cotton (SM) 22:22;  15.  Jackie 
Savage (B) 22:31;  16.  Valorie Moreau   (UNE) 22:32;  17.  Allison Peverly  
(SM) 22:33;  18.  Kimberly Page (B) 22:36;  19.  Earlene Neureuther (SJ) 22:53;  
20.  Michelle Locke   (SM) 22:55;  21.  Jessica Ellingwood (UMF) 23:05;  22.  
Megan Roy (UMF) 23:38;  23.  Andrea Lambrecht (SM) 23:29;  24.  Stephaine Dubois 
(SM) 23:34;  25.  Annie Kennett (SM) 23:38;  26.  Kris Ward (SM) 23:38;  27.  
Melissa Nelson   (B) 23:39;  28.  Autumn Roy (UNE) 23:44;  29.  Tracy Plis (UNE) 
23:44;  30. Erin Hatch (UNE) 23:52;  31.  Kristen Caplin   (UNE) 24:26;  32.  
Stephaine Valdes (B) 24:38;  33.  Maryella Collins (UMF) 24:41;  34.  Michelle 
Hayes (B) 24:48;  35.  Erica Rice (UNE) 25:28;  36.  Laura Wells (SJ) 25:36;  
37.  Megan Brackett (UNE) 25:41;  38.  Bethany Blackstone (SM) 25:58;  39.  
Jennifer Bird (UNE) 26:00;  40.  Kim Sweeney (UMF) 26:03;  41.  Marcie Rines 
(SJ) 26:21;  42.  Kate Thompson (UNE) 26:55;  43.  Shauna Franklin (SJ) 27:43;  
44.  Hollie Harnish (SM) 28:32.

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Saturday, September 15, 2001

Huskies Take 13th at UMass Dartmouth Invitational

	DARTMOUTH, Mass.  --  The University of Southern Maine Huskies women's 
cross country team finished 13th among the 27 teams competing Saturday in the 
annual UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational.
	The Huskies five runners finished with a combined score of 322 points.  
Brandeis University won the team championship with 61 points.
	Sophomore Lauren Lohmeyer (Portland, Maine) was the first USM runner 
across the line, touring the 5,000-meter in a time of 18:58.18.  Classmate 
Kristy Wechter (South Berwick, Maine) was next in 72nd place with her time of 
19:54.63.
	Connecticut College's Maura Danahy took individual honors with her time of 
17:25.87.
	USM will be off next weekend before returning to action September 29 in 
the USM Invitational.

Team Results:  1. Brandeis, 61;  2. Trinity, 86;  3. Connecticut College, 92;  
4. Wesleyan 98;  5. Bates, 181;  6. Colby, 186;  7. Wellesley, 206;  8. M.I.T., 
224;  9. Southern Connecticut, 233;  10. Smith, 291;  11. Coast Guard, 295;  12. 
Roger Williams, 307;  13. Southern Maine, 322;  14. Babson, 481;  15. 
Bridgewater State, 523;  16. Westfield State, 525;  17. Salve Regina, 533;  18. 
Hartford 535;  19.  W.P.I., 538;  20. New Haven, 548;  21. Eastern Connecticut, 
592;  22. Gordon, 617;  23.  UMass Boston, 630;  24. Mass. Maritime, 759;  25. 
Bay Path, 764;  26. Eastern Nazarene, 842;  27. Newbury, 889.

Individual Results:  1. Maura Danahy (CC) 17:25.87;  2. Mariko Holbrook (Bran) 
17:30.46;  3. Sarah Lewicke (Smith) 17:43.26;  4. Courtney Quirin (Wes) 
17:50.25;  5. Leeann Rheaume (Trin) 18:02.70;  6. Donna D'Agostino (UMD Alumni) 
18:11.19;  7. Heather Davidson (Bran) 18:17.59;  8. Lindsay LaRose (Well) 
18:21.14;  9. Christina Kane (Trin) 18:26.21;  10. Angela Brown (SC) 18:26.21;  
11. Tara Tracy (Wes) 18:32.72;  12. Caitlin Malloy (Bran) 18:33.82;  13. Julie 
Dutton (Bates) 18:34.98;  14. Katie Marlow (Smith) 18:36.63;  15. Wrin Walworth 
(CC) 18:37.72.

USM Finishers:  27. Lauren Lohmeyer 18:58.18;  72. Kristy Wechter 19:54.63;  73. 
Jess Short 19:56.65;  92. Tiffany Cook 20:14.72;  93. Allison Lambrecht 
20:17.95;  104. Jess Cotton 20:36.93;  139. Andrea Lambrecht 21:32.45.

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Saturday, September 8, 2001

Non-scoring meet at Colby

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