For complete results for the State of Maine men's and women's championships, 
go to http://www.usm.maine.edu/athl/state_xc_results

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Saturday, November 20, 1999

1999 NCAA Division III National Championship

Penny Osborne Earns NCAA X-C All-American Honors

	OSHKOSH, Wis.  --  Senior Penny Osborne (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue HS) of 
the University of Southern Maine women's cross country team closed out her 
collegiate running career in grand style Saturday (November 20) by becoming the 
school's first female cross country All-American when she placed 13th at the 
NCAA Division III National Championship race held at the Lake Breeze Golf Course 
in Winneconne, Wisconsin.  The championship was hosted by the University of 
Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
	Osborne, who won the New England regional championship the week before to 
earn her trip to the national championship, covered the 5,000-meter course in a 
time of 17:21.4.  The race was won by senior Rhaina Echols of the University of 
Chicago in a time of 16:46.2.
	The team championship was won by Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Mich.) with 
85 points, followed by Middlebury College with 119 points and Williams College 
with 183 points.
	There were 24 teams from the eight NCAA regions competing for the team 
title, and 213 competitors finished the race.

Team Scores:  1.  Calvin  85;  2.  Middlebury  119;  3.  Williams  183;  4.  St. 
Olaf  191;  5.  Wisconsin-La Crosse 240;  6.  Wisconsin-Oshkosh  248;  7.  
Hamilton  258;  8.  Macalester  271;  9.  SUNY-Cortland  281;  10.  College of 
New Jersey  287;  11.  Tufts, Wisconsin-Stevens Point  307;  13.  Wheaton 
(Illinois)  319;  14.  St. Thomas  325;  15.  Luther  341;  16.  SUNY-Geneseo  
354;  17.  California-San Diego  370;  18.  Baldwin-Wallace  432;  19.  
Wisconsin-Whitewater  434;  20.  Moravian  438;  21.  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  
496;  22.  Dickinson  522;  23.  Emory  534;  24.  Messiah  661.

Individual Finishers (Top 15):  1.  Rhaina Echols, Uchicago  16:46.2;  2.  
Carolyn Jones, Cal.-San Diego  17:08.1;  3.  Cheryl Smith, Cortland  17:08.6;  
4.  Mickey Kelly, Cortland  17:10.7;  5.  Heather Stone, Univ. of the South  
17:11.1;  6.  Amy Mizzone, Calvin  17:11.5;  7.  Maggie Hanson, Hamilton  
17:11.9;  8.  Jennifer Fiedler, Wis.-LaCrosse  17:12.4;  9.  Barbara Swallow, 
Springfield  17:13.4;  10.  Jenni Markanich, Elmhurst  17:17.6;  11.  Sarah 
Toland, Colby  17:18.5;  12.  Lisa Timmer, Calvin  17:20.9;  13.  Penny Osborne, 
Southern Maine  17:21.4;  14.  Katie Scangos, Amherst  17:22.3;  15.  Jessica 
Johnston, Middlebury  17:24.5.

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Friday, November 19, 1999

Osborne Named New England Region X-C Athlete of the Year

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Fifth-year senior Penny Osborne (Farmington, Maine/Mt. 
Blue HS) of the University of Southern Maine women's cross country team has been 
named the 1999 NCAA Division III New England Region Women's Cross Country 
Athlete of the Year by the United State Track Coaches Association (USTCA) and 
Mondo Surfacing.  The USTCA and Mondo annually select and present the award to 
the top athlete in each of the eight NCAA Division III women's cross country 
regions.  The announcement was made in conjunction with the NCAA Division III 
National Championships which are hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
	Osborne won the New England regional title last weekend (November 13) to 
qualify for the national championship.  The nursing major also won the State of 
Maine and Little East Conference individual championships earlier this fall.  
She earned All-New England honors for the second consecutive year by finishing 
ninth at the New England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston in October.

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Saturday, November 13, 1999

USM's Penny Osborne Wins NCAA Regional Cross Country Crown

	NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.  --  University of Southern Maine fifth-year senior 
captain Penny Osborne (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue HS) became the first USM 
runner to ever win the NCAA Division III New England Regional Cross Country 
Regional Championship by winning the women's individual crown Saturday morning 
at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  By winning the event, Osborne 
earned a spot in next weekend's NCAA Division III National Championship race at 
Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
	Osborne, who earlier this season won the State of Maine, Little East 
Conference and New England Alliance championships, pulled away over the final 
150 meters to complete the 5,000-meter UMass Dartmouth course in a time of 
17:23.9.  Osborne is the first USM women's runner to go the national 
championship race since Eleanore Anderson in 1996.
	The team championship was won by Middlebury College with 69 points, 
followed closely by Williams College with 72 points.  Tufts University earned 
the third and final team spot from the New England region with 131 points.  
Southern Maine finished a very respectable tenth with 317 points despite running 
without its number two runner, sophomore Tracy Buxton (South Hampton, 
N.H./Amesbury, Mass. HS), who missed the race with an injury.
	Osborne was one of eight runners to earn a coveted individual berth in 
next weekend's national championship race.  The other individual qualifiers 
include Barbara Swallow of Springfield College who finished second (17:28.2), 
third place finisher Sarah Toland of Colby College (17:32.4); Katie Scangos of 
Amherst College (17:33.0) who placed fourth, Maura Danahy of Connecticut College 
(17:33.0) who placed sixth, Heather Davidson of Brandeis University (18:10.0) 
who was 13th, Maria Mensching of Colby (18:17.0) in 16th place and Mary Proulx 
of Keene State College (18:18.0) in 17th place.

Team Scores:  1.  Middlebury  69;  2.  Williams  72;  3.  Tufts  131;  4.  
Amherst  135;  5.  Colby  144;  6.  Brandeis  158;  7.  Bates  226;  8.  
Springfield  298;  9.  Bowdoin  314;  10.  Southern Maine  317;  11.  Westfield 
State  341;  12.  Wellesley  348;  13.  Connecticut College  350;  14.  Mt. 
Holyoke  378;  15.  Wesleyan  381;  16.  Mass. Inst. of Tech.  397;  17.  
Trinity  441;  18.  Coast Guard  482;  19.  Gordon  538;  20.  Keene State  559;  
21.  Wheaton  596;  22.  Smith  681;  23  Bridgewater State  743;  24.  
Fitchburg State  764;  25.  UMass Dartmouth  781;  26.  Babson  787;  27.  Regis  
852;  28.  Framingham State  858;  29.  Clark  862;  30.  Salem State  882;  31.  
Univ. of New England  914;  32.  W.P.I.  926;  33.  Eastern Connecticut  948;  
34.  Worcester State  1023;  35.  UMass Boston  1043;  35.  Endicott  1043;  37.  
Elms  1132.

Top Ten Individuals:  1.  Penny Osborne, Southern Maine  17:23.9;  2.  Barbara 
Swallow, Springfield  17:28.2;  3.  Sarah Toland, Colby  17:32.4;  4.  Katie 
Scangos, Amherst;  5.  Cynthia Manning, Tufts  17:33.0;  6.  Maura Danahy, Conn. 
College 17:35;  7.  Kaitlin Gregg, Middlebury  17:54.0;  8.  Jessica Johnston, 
Middlebury  17:56.0;  9.  Courtney Bennington, Williams  17:58.0;  10.  Caitlin 
Murphy, Tufts  18:04.0.

Other USM Runners:  59.  Allison Lambrecht  19:16.0;  78.  Jessica Short  
19:37.0;  79.  Alyssa Bergeron  19:39.0;  100.  Hollie Harnish  20:04.0;  113.  
Jennifer Ditzel  20:15.0;  171.  Andrea Lambrecht  21:24.0.

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Saturday,  November 6, 1999

ECAC Division III Championships
5,000 meters,  at Tufts University X-C Course,  Grafton, Mass.

Team Scores:  1.  Middlebury  28;  2.  Williams  99;  3.  Springfield  115;  4.  
Colby  158;  5.  Tufts  169;  6.  Trinity  190;  7.  Coast Guard  214;  8.  
William Smith  233;  9.  Amherst  285;  10.  Connecticut College  325;  11.  
Smith  372;  12.  Wesleyan  375;  13.  Bates  392;  14.  Drew  456;  15.  
Southern Maine  460;  16.  Plattsburgh State  486;  17.  SUNY New Paltz  506;  
18.  Bridgewater State  567;  19.  Clark  600;  20.  Framingham State  621;  21.  
Fitchburg State  642;  22.  Stevens Inst. of Technology  657;  23,  Salem State  
663;  24.  Worcester State  697;  25.  W.P.I.  704;  26.  Rhode Island College  
723;  27.  Babson  727;  28.  Ramapo  732;  29.  Bard  749;  30.  Fairleight 
Dickinson  769;  31.  Westfield State  804;  32  Regis  827;  33.  UMass Boston  
830;  34.  Lasell  919;  35.  Massachusetts Maritime  965.

Individual Results (Top 15):  1.  Barb Swallow, Springfield  18:30.58;  2.  
Kasie Wallace, Middlebury  18:44.29;  3.  Amy Young,  William Smith  19:21.75;  
4.  Krista.Evans, Middlebury  19:24.08;  5.  Sarah Day, Middlebury  19:26.09;  
6.  Suzanne Custer, Springfield  19:32.27;  7.  Emily Korot, Middlebury  
19:35.86;  8.  J. Christian-Smith,  Smith  19:43.95;  9.  Alicia Hughes, 
Springfield  19:46.73;  10.  Rosemary Nash, Middlebury  19:49.21;  11.  Leeann 
Rheaume, Trinity  19:53.64;  12.  Katie Sharff, Williams  19:55.90;  13.  Joey 
Shapiro, Williams  19:59.68;  14.  Sandra DiPillo, Williams  20:01.92;  15.  
Lara Teichgraeber, Middlebury  20:05.18.

Southern Maine Runners:  24.  Tracy Buxton  20:28.54;  56.  Hollie Harnish  
21:14.04;  102.  Beth Hovencamp  22:19.45;  126.  Andrea Lambrecht  22:50.78;  
166.  Gina Melaragno  23:50.74;  223.  Abby Rosenswaike  226:29.40.

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Saturday,  October 30, 1999

Huskies Sweep Alliance, Little East Titles
Osborne Captures Individual Crowns for the Second Straight Year

	KEENE, N.H.  --  Senior captain Penny Osborne (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue 
HS) successfully defended her titles by capturing the 1999 New England Alliance 
and the Little East Conference individual titles with a record setting 
performance Saturday morning over the 5,000-meter Keene State College course.  
Osborne's record setting run helped the University of Southern Maine Huskies win 
the team championship in both events.
	The Huskies edged Westfield State, 30-32, to capture their second Alliance 
championship in the three years the event has been contested.  USM easily 
outdistanced the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 16-67, for its sixth 
Little East title in the 12-year history of the event.
	The Alliance championship features schools from the Little East Conference 
and the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference.  The Little East 
championship is scored from the same race.
	Osborne cruised the 5,000 meters in 18:11 to outdistance runner-up Diana 
Cares of Westfield State by 1:32.  This is the second straight year that Osborne 
has set a course record in the meet.  She set the course record in last year's 
meet held at Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.  She has won three of her five 
races this fall, finished second once, and was ninth at the New England (all 
divisions) Championships two weeks ago.
	In the Alliance race scoring, freshman Allison Lambrecht (Norwood, 
Mass./Norwood HS) finished fourth followed by sophomore Tracy Buxton (South 
Hampton, N.H./Amesbury [Mass.] HS) in fifth and freshman Jessica Short 
(Bennington, Vt./Mt. Anthony Union) in sixth place.  Freshman Jennifer Ditzel 
(Charleston, Maine/Foxcroft Academy) was the final scoring runner in 14th place.  
	Earning All-New England Alliance citations for finishing in the top 20 
were Osborne, Lambrecht, Buxton, Short, Ditzel, and juniors Alyssa Bergeron 
(Methuen, Mass./Methuen HS) and Hollie Harnish (Bangor, Maine/Bangor HS).
	In the Little East race scoring, the Huskies placed all seven scoring 
runners among the first eight finishers, including the first four positions.  
Earning All-Little East honors by virtue of finishing among the top seven were 
Osborne, Lambrecht, Buxton, Short, Ditzel and Bergeron.


New England Alliance Results
Team Scoring:  1.  Southern Maine  30;  2.  Westfield State  32;  3.  
Bridgewater State  134;  4.  UMass Dartmouth  145;  5.  Keene State  147;  6.  
Fitchburg State  161;  7.  Salem State  196;  8.  Framingham State  206;  9.  
Eastern Connecticut  214;  10.  Rhode Island College  233;  11.  UMass Boston  
279;  12.  Massachusetts Maritime  338.

Individual Results - Alliance Race:  1.  Penny Osborne, Southern Maine  18:11;  
2.  Diana Cares, Westfield State  19:43;  3.  Melissa Merrow, Westfield State  
19:50;  4.  Allison Lambrecht, Southern Maine  19:59;  5.  Tracy Buxton, 
Southern Maine  20:03;  6.  Jessica Short, Southern Maine  20:05;  7.  Alison 
Carnie, Westfield State  20:16;  8.  Starr Hockenberry, Westfield State  20:17;  
9.  Heather Wood, Keene State  20:28;  10.  Bonni Dalton, Salem State  20:28;  
11.  Christy Galendez, Fitchburg State  20:37;  12.  Karen Bardani, Westfield 
State  20:40;  13.  Kim Gagliardi, Framingham State  20:46;  14.  Jennifer 
Ditzel, Southern Maine  20:47;  15.  Alyssa Bergeron, Southern Maine  20:53;  
16.  Hollie Harnish, Southern Maine  20:55.

Other USM Runners:  33.  Melissa Weber  21:55;  34.  Andrea Lambrecht  21:56;  
36.  Beth Hovencamp  22:11;  48.  Gina Melaragno  22:47;  84.  Abby Rosenswaike  
25:35


Little East Conference Results
Team Scoring:  1.  Southern Maine  16;  2.  UMass Dartmouth  67;  3.  Keene 
State  73;  4.  Eastern Connecticut  107;  5.  Rhode Island College  116;  6.  
UMass Boston  145;  No Team Score - Western Connecticut.

Individual Results: 1.  Penny Osborne, Southern Maine  18:11;  2.  Allison 
Lambrecht, Southern Maine  19:59;  3.  Tracy Buxton, Southern Maine  20:03;  4.  
Jessica Short, Southern Maine  20:05;  5.  Heather Wood, Keene State  20:28;  6.  
Jennifer Ditzel, Southern Maine  20:47;  7.  Alyssa Bergeron, Southern Maine  
20:53;  8.  Hollie Harnish, Southern Maine  20:55;  9.  Kelly Ward,  Keene State  
21:01;  10.  Jackie Gorski, UMass Dartmouth  21:07.

Other USM Runners:  16.  Melissa Weber  21:55;  17.  Andrea Lambrecht  21:56;  
18.  Beth Hovencamp  22:11;  27.  Gina Melaragno  22:47;  43.  Abby Rosenswaike  
25:35

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Friday,  October 15, 1999

Osborne Earns All-New England Honors Again

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Fifth-year senior captain Penny Osborne (Farmington, 
Maine) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies women's cross country team 
earned All-New England honors for the second straight year Friday (October 15) 
when she placed in the top 30 at the annual New England Women's Cross Country 
Championship held at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.
	Competing against runners from NCAA Division One, Two and Three schools, 
Osborne toured the 5,000-meter course in a time of 17:54 to finish ninth 
overall.  Her finish and time were the best ever by USM female runner on the 
Franklin Park course.  Her time was 28 seconds faster than her time in last 
year's race when she finished 28th overall.
	This is the third straight year that a USM runner has earned All-New 
England honors. Former USM standout Eleanore Anderson (Houlton, Maine) was the 
only Division Three runner to earn All-New England honors in the 1997 race.
	The Huskies finished 26th in the team standings among the 42 teams 
competing.

Team Scores:  1.  Providence  39;  2.   Boston College  49;  3.  Dartmouth  130;  
4.  Harvard  154;  5.  Vermont  175;  6.  Yale  179;  7.  Middlebury  242;  8.  
UMass Amherst  251;  9.  Brown  345;  10.  New Hampshire  346;  11.  Williams  
359;  12.  Brandeis  389;  13.  Amherst  391;  14.  Connecticut  485;  15.  
Colby  506;  16.  Central Connecticut  514;  17.  Rhode Island  516;  18.  Holy 
Cross  524;  19.  Maine  564;  20.  Tufts  576;  21.  Bates  664;  22.  
Springfield  704;  23  Wesleyan  705;  24.  Sacred Heart  734;  25.  Southern 
Connecticut  735;  26.  Southern Maine  767;  Connecticut College  775;  28.  
UMass Lowell  818;  29.  Wellesley  830;  30.  Merrimack  874;  31.  M.I.T.  
894;  32.  Quinnipiac  900;  33.  Mt. Holyoke  927;  34.  Stonehill  937;  35.  
Northeastern  958;  36.  Trinity  959;  37.  Bentley  960;  38.  Keene State  
995;  39.  Smith  1086;  40.  Assumption  1283;  41.  Hartford  1349;  42.  
Worcester State  1385.

Top Ten Individuals: 1.  Shannon Smith, Boston College  17:25;  2.  Heather 
Capello,  Providence  17:28;  3.  Dana Ostrander, Providence  17:32;  4.  Rachel 
Hixson, Providence 17:35;  5  Catherine Guiney, Boston College  17:40;  6  Megan 
Guiney, Boston College  17:47;  7  Jessie Allen-Young, Dartmouth  17:50;  8.  
Katie Scangos, Amherst  17:52;  9.  Penny Osborne, Southern Maine  17:53;  10.  
Barb Swallow, Springfield  17:55.

Other USM Runners:  168.  Jessica Short  20:06;  192.  Tracy Buxton  20:25;  
195.  Allison Lambrecht  20:27;  203.  Alyssa Bergeron  20:35;  208.  Jennifer 
Ditzel  20:42;  235.  Hollie Harnish  21:07.

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Saturday,  October 9, 1999

USM's Osborne Wins State X-C Crown
Buxton Also Earns All-State Honors

	SCARBOROUGH, Maine  --  Senior Penny Osborne (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue 
H.S.) of the University of Southern Maine women's cross country team used a 
dominating performance to win the individual title at the 21st Annual State of 
Maine Women's College Cross Country Championship Saturday morning at the Beech 
Ridge Farm.
	Colby College, the pre-race favorite, won the team championship with 37 
points by placing its top five finishers among the first 15 runners.  Bates 
College, with 52 points, took second place followed by Southern Maine with 63 
points and Bowdoin College with 68 points.
	Osborne, who finished second last year to Colby's Sarah Tolland, gained 
the better measure of Tolland Saturday getting the lead by the first mile and 
maintaining a three-four second edge the rest of the way.  Osborne finished the 
5,000-meter race with a time of 18:37.3.  Tolland finished second with a time of 
18:40.0.  Osborne is just the second USM runner, joining Kelly Bennett in 1986, 
to win the individual championship.  It is third straight year that Osborne has 
earned All-State honors.
	For the second straight year, sophomore Tracy Buxton (South Hampton, 
N.H./Amesbury [Mass.] H.S.) earned All-State honors.  She placed among the top 
seven, finishing sixth with a time of 20:10.3.
	The Huskies five scoring runners finished among the first 22 runners 
across the line.  Freshman Jessica Short (Bennington, Vt./Mt. Anthony Union) was 
the third Husky to finish taking 14th place with a time of 20:49.8.  She was 
followed by freshman Allison Lambrecht (Norwood, Mass./Norwood H.S.) in 21st 
place with a time of 21:07.8 and junior Alyssa Bergeron (Methuen, Mass./Methuen 
H.S.) in 23rd place with a time of 21:11.1.

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Saturday,  October 2, 1999

Babson College Cross Country Invitational
at Wellesley, Mass.

Team Scores:  1.  Williams  88;  2.  Brandeis  91;  3.  Amherst  100;  4.  Colby  
110;  5.  Wesleyan  153;  6.  Tufts  216;  7.  Southern Maine  249;  8.  
Springfield  280;  9.  Bowdoin  282;  10.  Westfield State 289;  11.  Stonehill  
298;  12.  Wellesley  311;  13.  Saint Anselm  370;  14.  Coast Guard  382;  15.  
Wheaton  382;  16.  M.I.T.  404;  17.  Gordon  408;  18  Smith  466;  19.  
Babson  559;  20.  Assumption  592;  21.  Univ. of New England  644;  22.  
Rivier  729;  23.  Salve Regina  737;  24.  UMass Boston  751;  25.  Framingham 
State  766;  26.  Roger Williams  768;  27.  Salem State  781;  28.  Endicott  
796;  29.  Lasell  847;  30.  Wheelock  890.

Top Ten Finishers:  1.  Barbara Swallow, Springfield  17:41;  2.  Penny Osborne, 
Southern Maine  17:44;  3.  Sarah Toland, Colby  17:47;  4.  Maria Mensching, 
Colby  17:50;  5.  Debbie Won, M.I.T.  17:57;  6.  Beth Sigman, Wellesley  
18:12;  7.  Leslie Corfton, Tufts  18:33;  8.  Ember Brosius, Gordon  18:35;  9.  
Emily Lobsenz, Amherst  18:36;  10.  Rebecca Atkinson, Williams  18:38.

Other USM Runners:  44.  Tracy Buxton  19:34;  47.  Jessica Short  19:38;  77. 
Alyssa Bergeron  20:19;  79.  Allison Lambrecht  20:20;  87.  Jen Ditzel  20:26;  
114.  Hollie Harnish  21:04.

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Saturday,  September 25, 1999

New York University Cross Country Invitational
At Van Cortland Park, New York, N.Y.  (5,000 meters)

Osborne Wins NYU X-C Invite at Van Cortland Park

	NEW YORK, N.Y.  --  Senior captain Penny Osborne (Farmington, Maine/Mt. 
Blue HS) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies women's cross country team 
began her final season in style Saturday (September 25) by winning the New York 
University Cross Country Invitational race at historic Van Cortland Park in New 
York City.
	Osborne toured the 5,000-meter course in a time of 19:14 to win the race 
by 26 seconds over freshman Adrienne Shue of Denison University.  Osborne took 
command of the race after the first mile and was never pressured the rest of the 
way.
	The Huskies finished seventh in the team battle with 183 points.  Denison 
won the meet by placing five runners among the first 31 finishers to score 76 
points.  Mary Washington College was second with 110 points followed by Wesleyan 
University with 113 points.
	Other USM runners included sophomore Tracy Buxton (South Hampton, N.H./
Amesbury HS) who finished 33rd in a time of 20:48, freshman Jessica Short 
(Bennington, Vt./Mt. Anthony Union) in 35th place with a time of 20:53, freshman 
Allison Lambrecht (Norwood, Mass./Norwood HS) crossed the line in 50th position 
with a time of 21:21, and junior Alyssa Bergeron (Methuen, Mass./Methuen HS) 
rounded out the Huskies' scoring runners in 64th spot with a time of 21:32.  
There were a total of 250 competitors.

Team Scores:  1.  Denison  76;  2.  Mary Washington College  110;  3.  Wesleyan  
113;  4.  Rowan  117;  5.  Bowdoin  119;  6.  New York University  179;  7.  
Southern Maine  183;  8.  Vassar  193;  9.  Simpson  215;  10.  Lynchburg  297;  
11.  Hunter 365;  12.  Salisbury State  419;  13.  Stevens Tech  427;  14.  
Brockport  447;  15.  Montclair State  454;  16.  King's College  464.

Top Ten Individuals:  1.  Penny Osborne, Southern Maine  19:14.47;  2.  Adrienne 
Shue, Denison  19:40.84;  3.  Clodagh Rafferty, Vassar  19:52.11;  4.  Jennifer 
Stieg, Lynchburg  19:56.49;  5.  Victoria Shen, Bowdoin  no time;  6.  Suzanne 
Dorrell, Rowan  20:02.02;  7.  Caitlin Converse, Wesleyan  20:03.96;  8.  Angela 
Landau, Rowan  20:04.41;  9.  Ruthie Zehr, Delhi  20:05.85;  10.  Jessica 
Edberg, Mary Washington  20:17.66.

USM Runners: 1.  Penny Osborne,  19:14.47;  33.  Tracy Buxton  20:48;  35.  
Jessica Short  20:53;  50. Allison Lambrecht  21:21;  64.  Alyssa Bergeron  
21:32;  74.  Jennifer Ditzel  21:47;  87.  Hollie Harnish  22:19;  131.  Beth 
Hovencamp  22:46;  205.  Jenn Wilson  24:50;  236.  Elisha Jack  26:33.

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Tuesday,  August 24, 1999

Penny Osborne Named USM Women's X-C Captain
Huskies Begin Preparation for September 4 Opener

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Fifth-year senior Penny Osborne (Farmington, Maine/Mt. 
Blue H.S.), who only began running cross country competitively in 1996, has been 
named captain of the 1999 University of Southern Maine women's cross country 
team.  Veteran head coach George Towle made the announcement prior to the 
Huskies departing on their annual preseason training trip.
	The Huskies began workouts Tuesday (August 24) for the upcoming nine-meet 
season. Southern Maine opens the 1999 season Saturday, September 4 hosting the 
Mackworth Island Invitational (12:00).
	Osborne, who shared the captain's responsibilities last season, won the 
Little East Conference individual title last season.  In addition, she earned 
All-State honors by finishing second at that the state meet, All-New England 
honors by finishing in the top 30 in the open New England meet (Divisions One, 
Two and Three) at Franklin Park (Boston, Mass.), and Division Three All-New 
England accolades by finishing seventh at the NCAA New England Regional 
Championship.
	"Penny has become a real force at the (New England) regional level," 
commented Towle. "Just as important, she has developed into a very effective 
team leader.  I'll be counting on her this year for her running and her 
leadership.
	"Penny loves to run and it shows," continued Towle.  "She is still 
learning how to race. If everything comes together, she could be representing 
USM at this year's (NCAA national championship race).  The countless hours she 
worked this summer on the family farm have helped her to return in the best 
shape of her career."
	During her sophomore campaign (1997), she earned All-State, All-Little 
East, All-ECAC and Division Three All-New England honors.
	The remainder of the Huskies' fall schedule includes: Sept. 11, at Colby 
College Relays (11:00 a.m.);  and Sept. 25, at New York University Invitational 
(10:00 a.m.).
	Also Oct. 2, at Babson College Invitational (11:15 a.m.);  Oct. 9, Maine 
State Championships at the Beech Ridge X-C Course in Scarborough (11:00);  Oct. 
15, New England Championships at Franklin Park (12:45);  and Oct. 30, Little 
East Conference Championship at Keene, N.H. (12:00).
	The Huskies conclude their season in November with the ECAC Championship 
at the Tufts University course in Grafton, Mass., on Nov. 6, and the NCAA 
Regional Championship at Babson College on Nov. 13.  The NCAA Division Three 
National Championship will be Nov. 20 in Oshkosh, Wisc.