USM Women's Outdoor Track & Field
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Saturday, May 16, 1998
New England Open Outdoor Track & Field Championships
at Dartmouth College
Team Scores: 1. UMass Amherst 77; 2. Northeastern 75; 3. Vermont 74; 4. Rhode Island 64
5. Dartmouth 50; 6. Univ. of Connecticut 49; 7. Maine 38; 8. New Hampshire 36; 9.
Providence 29; 10. Wheaton 28; 11. Southern Connecticut 21; 12. Boston University 20; 13.
Boston College 19; 14. Harvard 14; 15. Yale 12; 16. M.I.T., Williams 10; 18. Middlebury 9.5;
19. Bowdoin 9; 20. Central Connecticut 8; 21. Springfield 7; 22. Holy Cross 6; 23. UMass
Lowell 5; 24. Trinity, Amherst 4.
USM Competitors
Competitor Event Time/Distance
Julie Skillings 800 meters 2:18.72
April Merritt 400 meter hurdles 1:11.87
Theresa Roy Long Jump 16-3 3/4
4 x 100 relay 51.15
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Saturday, May 9, 1998
ECAC Division III Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships
at Tufts University
Team Scores: 1. Wheaton 107; 2. Middlebury 81; 3. Springfield 73; 4. Bowdoin 64; 5.
Williams 57; 6. Ithaca 47; 7. Colby 45; 8. Cortland 42; 9. Smith 33; 10. Tufts 26; 11.
Amherst 23; 12. CCNY 20; 13. Medgar Evers 19; 14. Mt. Holyoke 18.5; 15. Brandeis 17;
16. New York University, M.I.T. 16; 18. Coast Guard 14.5; 19. Trinity, Richard Stockton 13; 21.
Hartwick 12; 22. Plattsburgh 11; 23. Connecticut College, Grove City, Fitchburg State 10; 26.
Bridgewater State 9; 27. Salem State 8; 28. Eastern Connecticut 7; 29. UMass Dartmouth 5;
30. Catholic 4; 31.Norwich 3; 32. Alfred 2; 33. Southern Maine 1
USM Competitors
Competitor Event Time/Distance Place Points
Theresa Roy 100 meters (prelim) 13.26
Julie Skillings 800 meters 2:20.05 8th 1
4 x 100 relay 53.02
Theresa Roy Long Jump 4.72m
Leslie Gasper Javelin 30.48m
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Saturday, May 2, 1998
Roy Earns All-New England Honors
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Freshman Theresa Roy (Bradley, Maine) was the only University of
Southern Maine competitor to score at the New England Division III Women's Outdoor Track and
Field Championships held at Connecticut College on Saturday (May 2).
Roy earned All-New England honors by finishing second in the long jump with a leap of 17-2
1/4, just one-half inch behind winner Lindsey Gillick of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Junior Julie Skillings (Falmouth, Maine) and freshman April Merritt (Skowhegan, Maine) just
missed scoring in the meet by placing tenth in the 800 meters (2:23.00) and 400-meter hurdles
(1:07.97), respectively.
The Huskies' 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 400-meter relay teams were ninth with times of 51.88
seconds and 4:13.74, respectively.
USM Competitors
Competitor Event Time/Distance Place Points
Theresa Roy 100-meter dash 13.54 (trials)
April Merritt 400-meter hurdles 1:07.97 10th
Julie Skillings 800 meters 2:23.00 10th
4 x 100-meter relay 51.16 9th
4 x 400-meter relay 4:13.74 9th
Theresa Roy Long Jump 17-2 1/4 2nd 8
Leslie Gasper Javelin 28.78m
Breanne Fortiguerra Javelin 27.13m
Stasha Gillman Triple Jump 9.97m
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Saturday, April 26, 1998
New England Alliance Meet at Bridgewater, Mass.
Women's Track
1. Bridgewater State 120
2. Southern Maine 113
3. Westfield State 105
4. UMass Dartmouth 80
6. Fitchburg State 56
5. Eastern Connecticut 53
7. Salem State 29
8. Worcester State 13
9. Rhode Island College 11
10. Keene State 7
Competitor Event Time/Distance Place Points
Hollie Harnish 400 meters 1:06.65
Julie Skillings 800 meters 2:26.56 1st 10
Stephanie Forrest 800 meters 2:36.73 4th 4
Denise Wheeler 800 meters 2:45.62
Julie Skillings 1500 meters 5:01.01 1st 10
Julie Lagin-Nasse 1500 meters 5:14.48 3rd 6
Stephanie Forrest 1500 meters 5:25.60
Kathy DeGrandpre 1500 meters 6:26.84
Julie Lagin-Nasse 3000 meters 11:32.83 4th 4
Liz Foley 5000 meters 22:00.36
Deri-Ann White 10000 meters 47:10.59 3rd 6
Alyssa Bregeron 10000 meters 47:10.67 4th 4
April Merritt 100 meter hurdles 17.05 3rd 6
Beth Hovencamp 100 meter hurdles 17.71 6th 1
April Merritt 400-meter hurdles 1:09.26 1st 10
Carrie Murphy 400-meter hurdles 1:14.69 5th 2
Beth Hovencamp 400-meter hurdles 1:19.17
4 x 100 relay 52.86 2nd 8
4 x 400 relay 4:14.22 2nd 8
Stasha Gillman Long Jump 4.34m 3rd 6
Kim Carpenter Long Jump 4.19m 5th 2
April Merritt Long Jump 4.08m 6th 1
Stasha Gillman Triple Jump 9.40m 3rd 6
Kim Carpenter Triple Jump 9.30m 4th 4
Beth Hovencamp Triple Jump 8.86m
Christi Thomas Shot Put 9.37m
Christi Thomas Discus 29.60m 2nd 8
Leslie Gasper Javelin 30.68m 6th 1
Breanne Fortiguerra Javelin 24.99m
Christi Thomas Javelin 23.58m
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Saturday, April 25, 1998
Little East Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
at Bridgewater State College, Bridgwater, Mass.
(Scored out of the New England Alliance Meet)
Team Scores: Scoring 6 Scoring 5
1. University of Southern Maine 202 126
2. U Mass - Dartmouth 115 61
3. Eastern Connecticut 95 51
4. Keene State College 45 24
5. Rhode Island College 41 18
USM Competitors
Competitor Event Time/Distance Place Points
Hollie Harnish 400 meters 1:06.65 4th
Julie Skillings 800 meters 2:26.56 1st
Stephanie Forrest 800 meters 2:36.73 3rd
Denise Wheeler 800 meters 2:45.62 5th
Julie Skillings 1500 meters 5:01.01 1st
Julie Lagin-Nasse 1500 meters 5:14.48 3rd
Stephanie Forrest 1500 meters 5:25.60 6th
Julie Lagin-Nasse 3000 meters 11:32.83 5th
Liz Foley 5000 meters 22:00.36 1st
Deri White 10,000 meters 47:10.59 1st
Alyssa Bergeron 10,000 meters 47:10.67 2nd
April Merritt 100-meter hurdles 17.13 2nd
Beth Hovencamp 100-meter hurdles 17.71 3rd
Carrie Murphy 100-meter hurdles 17.92 4th
April Merritt 400-meter hurdles 1:09.26 1st
Carrie Murphy 400-meter hurdles 1:14.69 3rd
Beth Hovencamp 400-meter hurdles 1:19.17 5th
4 x 100-meter relay 52.86 1st
4 x 400-meter relay 4:14.22 1st
Christi Thomas Discus 29.60m 1st
Christi Thomas Shot Put 9.37m 5th
Leslie Gasper Javelin 30.68m 3rd
Breanne Fortiguerra Javelin 24.99m 5th
Christi Thomas Javelin 23.58m 6th
Kim Carpenter High Jump 4-8 1st
Stasha Gillman Long Jump 4.34m 1st
Kim Carpenter Long Jump 4.19m 3rd
April Merritt Long Jump 4.08m 4th
Stasha Gillman Triple Jump 9.40m 1st
Kim Carpenter Triple Jump 9.30m 2nd
Beth Hovencamp Triple Jump 8.86m 3rd
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Saturday, April 18, 1998
at Aloha Relays, at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
Competitor Event Time/Distance Place
4 x 100 relay 51.7 5th
4 x 400 relay 4th
April Merritt 110 hurdles (finals) 17.4 6th
April Merritt 110 hurdles (heat) 16.7
Carrie Murphy 110 hurdles (heat) 17.6
Beth Hovencamp 110 hurdles (heat) 18.1
Theresa Roy 100 meter dash (heat) 13.0
Theresa Roy 100 meter dash (finals) 13.1 6th
April Merritt 400 meter hurdles 1:09.1 2nd
Julie Skillings 800 meters 2:22.8 3rd
Denise Wheeler 800 meters 2:40.8
Alyssa Bergeron 800 meters 2:46.3
Stephanie Forrest 1500 meters 5:19.3
Alyssa Bergeron 1500 meters 5:31.7
Holly Harnish 1500 meters 5:46.7
Kathy DeGrandpre 1500 meters 6:14.4
Liz Foley 3000 meters 12:12.5
Deri-Ann white 3000 meters 12:27.9
Stasha Gillman Triple Jump 9.92 meters 6th
Beth Hovencamp Triple Jump 9.04 meters
Breanne Fortiguerra Javelin 102-1
Kim Carpenter Javelin 75-4
Christi Thomas Javelin 74-4
Julie Lagin-Nasse 400 meters (heat) 1:07.0
Erin Russell Discus 108-0 3rd
Christi Thomas Discus 85-1
Erin Russell Shot Put 35-11 5th
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Saturday, April 11, 1998
Women's Track at Colby College
Competitor Event Time/Distance Place
Stasha Gillman 200 meters 28.76
Stasha Gillman 400 meters 1:04.85 4th
Hollie Harnish 400 meters 1:06.51 5th
Denise Wheeler 800 meters 2:43.98
Kathy DeGrandpre 800 meters 2:59.71
Julie Lagin-Nasse 1,500 meters 5:08.22 3rd
Deri White 1,500 meters 5:48.23
Julie Lagin-Nasse 3,000 meters 11:15.43 8th
April Merritt 100 meter hurdles 17.54 2nd
Carrie Murphy 100 meter hurdles 17.84 3rd
Beth Hovencamp 100 meter hurdles 26.85
April Merritt 400 meter hurdles 1:09.75 2nd
Carrie Murphy 400 meter hurdles 1:14.68 5th
Kim Carpenter High Jump 4-6 8th
Theresa Roy Long Jump 16-1 1/4 2nd
Stasha Gillman Triple Jump 33-1 3/4 3rd
Theresa Roy Triple Jump 31-0 6th
Beth Hovencamp Triple Jump 30-1 1/2
Christi Thomas Shot Put 32-9 5th
Kim Carpenter Shot Put 26-11
Christi Thomas Discus 27.82 meters 6th
Leslie Gasper Javelin 4th
Breanne Fortiguerra Javelin 5th
Team Scores:
1. Colby 253
2. Bowdoin 155
3. M.I.T. 102
4. Bates 80
5. Southern Maine 74