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Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Darryl Whitney Named Verizon Academic All-America(r)
GORHAM, Maine -- University of Southern Maine senior men's track and cross
country standout Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) has been named to the 2002-2003
Verizon Academic All-America(r) College Division Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
second team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA). Kevin Gilmore, CoSIDA national coordinator for college division men's
track and field/cross country, made the announcement.
Whitney is the second USM student-athlete to receive national Academic All-
America(r) honors. Former field hockey star Alison Drury (Canton, Maine) was named
to the Women's College Division Fall/Winter At-Large third team in 1999.
Whitney also was one of three USM student-athletes 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 pole vaulter Amy Swanberg
(Lamoine, Maine) was named to the women's track and field/cross country second
team.
This past winter, Whitney became the first USM male track athlete to qualify
for the NCAA indoor track and field championships, competing in the 1500-meter
run. He reached the finals where he set a school record with his time of 3:55.95
to place ninth.
The holder of eight school records (five indoor and three outdoors) and part
of two record indoor relays, Whitney has been a Dean's List student every semester
he attended USM since transferring from Liberty University in the middle of his
freshman year. He graduated this spring with a degree in exercise physiology and
a 3.95 cumulative grade point average.
During his stellar career, Whitney set school indoor records at 800 meters
(1:56.72), 1,000 meters (2:29.58), 1500 meters, mile (4:14.92), and 5,000 meters
(15:11.75). He holds the outdoor records at 800 meters (1:58.40), 1500 meters
(4:03.33) and in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:36.54). He also was the cross
country team's top runner the past two seasons.
This past year, Whitney earned All-New England Alliance honors in cross
country, All-New England Alliance accolades in the 800 and 1500 meters, All-ECAC
honors in the 1500, and All-State recognition in the 1,000 meters during the
indoor season, and All-Alliance citations in the 800 and 1500 meters and All-ECAC
and Division III All-New England honors in the steeplechase outdoors.
The Verizon Academic All-America(r) program is conducted annually by the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be nominated by
their respective schools, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.20
cumulative grade point average and be a starter or important reserve with
legitimate athletic credentials. The CoSIDA Academic All-America(r) college division
is comprised of schools from NCAA Divisions Two and Three and all NAIA schools.
CoSIDA selects Verizon Academic All-America(r) teams in 12 programs: football,
women's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, women's
basketball, baseball, softball, men's track and field/cross country, women's track
and field/cross country, men's at-large and women's at-large.
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Thursday, May 29, 2003
USM's Darryl Whitney Named to Verizon Academic Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) of the University of
Southern Maine Huskies men's cross country and track and field program has been
named to the 2003 Verizon Academic District One College Division Men's Cross
Country/Track and Field 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.
Whitney is the first member of the USM men's cross country/track and field
program to be named to the Verizon Academic District One team. He 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 pole vaulter Amy Swanberg (Lamoine, Maine) was named to the
women's cross country/track and field second team.
This past winter, Whitney became the first USM male track athlete to qualify
for the NCAA indoor track and field championships, competing in the 1500-meter
run. He reached the finals where he set a school record with his time of 3:55.95
to place ninth.
The holder of seven school records (five indoor and two outdoors) and part of
two record indoor relays, Whitney has been a Dean's List student every semester he
attended USM since transferring from Liberty University in the middle of his
freshman year. He graduated this spring with a degree in exercise physiology and
a 3.95 cumulative grade point average.
During his stellar career, Whitney set school indoor records at 800 meters
(1:56.72), 1,000 meters (2:29.58), 1500 meters, mile (4:14.92), and 5,000 meters
(15:11.75). He holds the outdoor records at 800 meters (1:58.40) and in the
3,000-meter steeplechase (9:36.54). He also was the cross country team's top
runner the past two seasons.
This past year, Whitney earned All-New England Alliance honors in cross
country, All-New England Alliance accolades in the 800 and 1500 meters, All-ECAC
honors in the 1500, and All-State recognition in the 1,000 meters during the
indoor season, and All-Alliance citations in the 800 and 1500 meters and All-ECAC
and Division III All-New England honors in the steeplechase outdoors.
2003 Verizon Academic District I College Division
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Team
as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)
Name Sport School Year GPA/Major
Sharath Alampur Track & Field Rensselaer Jr 4.0/Math & Computer Science
Jeff Banks Track & Field Rensselaer Gr 4.0/Applied Mathematics
Steve Money Cross Country Vassar Sr 3.80/International Studies
Jon Notary Cross Country/ Springfield Sr 3.91/Business Management
Track & Field
Mike Notary Cross Country/ Springfield Sr 3.93/Business Management
Track & Field
Ryan Quiller Track & Field Rensselaer Sr 4.0/Math & Physics
Karl Remsen Cross Country/ Williams Sr 3.89/Math
Track & Field
Brian Strandberg Track & Field U Rochester Sr 3.9/Applied Mathematics & Optics
Justin Sukiennik Cross Country/ Colby Sr 3.84/Mathematics & Chemistry
Track & Field
Darryl Whitney Cross Country/ Southern Maine Sr 3.95/Exercise Physiology
Track & Field
NOTE: First Team selections advance to the Verizon National Academic All-America
ballot.
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Saturday, November 16, 2002
USM Huskies Finish 15th at NCAA Regional
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies men's cross
country team wrapped up its 2002 campaign Saturday by finishing 15th among the 35
teams competing in the NCAA Division III New England Regional Cross Country
Championship held at Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.
The Huskies placed four runners among the top 100 finishers and scored 413
points. Senior Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) was the first USM runner across the
line, coming home in 37th position with a time of 25:54. Senior Marc LeBlanc
(Natick, Mass.) was the next Husky to finish, placing 52nd with his time of 26:15.
Sophomore Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) and junior Greg Dolbec
(Shapleigh, Maine) came home in 88th and 89th places, respectively with times of
26:54 and 26:56. Sophomore Claton Conrad (North Yarmouth, Maine) completed USM's
five scoring runners in 148th place.
Senior Ryan Bak of Trinity College took individual honors, touring the five-
mile Stanley Park course in a time of 24:21.
Keene State College took the team title scoring 64 points. Bowdoin College
had 111 points to finish second. Williams College, Connecticut College and
Trinity round out the top five teams.
Team Scores: 1. Keene State, 64; 2. Bowdoin, 111; 3. Williams, 132; 4.
Connecticut College, 151; 5. Trinity, 167; 6. Tufts, 176; 7. M.I.T., 193; 8.
Bates, 209; 9. U.S. Coast Guard, 213; 10. Wesleyan, 238; 11. Amherst, 333; 12.
Colby, 335; 13. Brandeis, 338; 14. UMass Dartmouth, 373; 15. Southern Maine,
413; 16. Roger Williams, 499; 17. Middlebury, 501; 18. Eastern Connecticut,
536; 19. Rhode Island College, 537; 20. Westfield State, 569; 21. Babson, 615;
22. W.P.I., 627; 23. Bridgewater State, 666; 24. Fitchburg State, 669; 25.
Wheaton, 691; 26. Springfield, 705; 27. Mass. Maritime, 863; 28. Johnson and
Wales, 884; 29. Western New England, 887; 30. St. Joseph's 900; 31. Gordon,
946; 32. Norwich, 959; 33. Clark, 1054; 34. Univ. of New England, 1084; 35.
Lasell, 1161.
Top 15 Individuals: 1. Ryan Bak, Trinity, 4:21; 2. Mark Miller, Keene State,
24:35; 3. Justin Easter, Bates, 24:46; 4. Karl Remsen, Williams, 24:49; 5. Ian
Bartonicek, Coast Guard, 24:54; 6. Sean Nolan, MIT, 24:58; 7. Robertjames Emord,
Trinity, 24:59; 8. Dave Bridgewater, Keene State, 25:01; 9. Todd Forsgren,
Bowdoin, 25:02; 10. Ben Schmeckpeper, MIT, 25:03; 11. David Clayman, Conn.
College, 25:05; 12. Josh Ferenc, Keene State, 25:06; 13. Nate Brigham, Tufts,
25:07; 14. Adam Fitzgerald, Conn. College, 25:09; 15. Nat Brown, Colby, 25:11.
USM Runners: 37. Darryl Whitney, 25:54; 52. Marc LeBlanc, 26:15; 88. Michael
Bunker, 26:54; 98. Greg Dolbec, 26:56; 148. Claton Conrad, 28:05; 160. Sean
Diette, 28:31; 178. Chris Kachinski, 28:53.
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Sunday, November 3, 2002
Huskies Take Third at New England Alliance Meet
GORHAM, Maine -- Led by senior Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.), the
University of Southern Maine Huskies men’s cross country team finished third
among the ten teams competing in the New England Alliance Championship held
Saturday in Keene, N.H.
The Alliance Championship involves member institutions from the Little
East Conference, including Southern Maine, and the Massachusetts State College
Athletic Conference. The Little East Conference also scores its conference
champion from this meet.
The highly-regarded Keene State College Owls dominated the race, taking
the first six places to successfully defend their title with 15 points. It was
the Owls fourth straight Alliance title, and the second time in four years they
scored a perfect 15.
Whitney covered the five-mile Keene State College course in a time of
26:49 to finish eighth overall. Senior Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) was the
second USM runner across the line in 11th place overall with his time of 27:04.
Senior Greg Dolbec (Shapleigh, Maine) just missed a top 20 finish coming home in
21st place with a time of 27:42. Sophomore Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine)
and freshman Chris Kachinski (Peabody, Mass.) rounded out USM’s top five
finishers.
Keene State’s Mark Miller successfully defended his individual title,
blistering the distance in a time of 25:01 to finish 30 seconds ahead of
teammate Dave Bridgewater.
The Huskies will take next weekend (November 9) off before closing out the
2002 cross country season at the NCAA New England Regional Championship November
16 at Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.
Team Scores: 1. Keene State, 15; 2. UMass Dartmouth, 84; 3. Southern Maine,
111; 4. Eastern Connecticut, 125; 5. Fitchburg State, 142; 6. Westfield
State, 149; 7. Bridgewater State, 161; 8. Rhode Island College, 171; 9. Mass.
Maritime, 258; 10. Salem State, 288.
Top 15 Finishers: 1. Mark Miller (KS) 25:01; 2. Dave Bridgewater (KS) 25:31;
3. Josh Ferenc (KS) 25:46; 4. Dave Raymond (KS) 26:02; 5. Paul Phelps (KS)
26:13; 6. Matt Haley (KS) 26:27; 7. Cory Bachand (UMD) 26:45; 8. Darryl
Whitney (SM) 26:49; 9. Abdulgani Abdi (UMD) 26:58; 10. Misha Knuettel (RIC)
27:00; 11. Marc LeBlanc (SM) 27:04; 12. Casey Cole (KS) 27:09; 13. Jeremy
Nute (UMD) 27:10; 14. Geoff Churchill (WS) 27:15; 15. Daniel Savukoski (FS)
27:21.
Other Southern Maine Runners: 21. Greg Dolbec, 27:42; 29. Michael Bunker,
27:59; 57. Chris Kachinski, 29:23; 58. Sean Diette, 29:28; 66. Claton Conrad,
29:48; 69. Kyle Smith, 29:56; 72. Elliot Conrad, 30:02; 88. Jason Tuck,
31:23; 95. Jason Douglass, 31:54.
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Saturday, October 19, 2002
Huskies Take 7th at Seventh Annual James Early Invitational
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies men's cross
country teams finished seventh among 27 teams competing in the Seventh Annual
James Early Invitational held at Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.
Senior Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) was the first USM runner across the line,
touring the 8,000-meter course in a time of 26:03.7. Classmate Darryl Whitney
(Hudson, N.H.) was next in 22nd place with his time of 26:29.7.
Senior Greg Dolbec (Shapleigh, Maine), sophomore Michael Bunker (Bucksport,
Maine) and freshman Matt Harnden (Auburn, Maine) round out USM's top five
finishers.
Tufts University captured the team title with 72 points, followed by
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Trinity
College and Colby College. Southern Maine, with 228 points, was four points
behind sixth place UMass Dartmouth.
Chris Kapfer of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy was the individual event
winner with a time of 25:12.1.
The Huskies will take next weekend (October 26) off. They return to action
on November 2 when they participate in the Little East Conference and New England
Alliance Championships at Keene, N.H.
Team Scores: 1. Tufts, 72; 2. MIT, 85; 3. U.S. Coast Guard, 108; 4. Trinity,
149; 5. Colby, 162; 6. UMass Dartmouth, 224; 7. Southern Maine, 228; 8.
Brandeis, 235; 9. U.S. Merchant Marine, 247; 10. Eastern Connecticut, 263; 11.
Vassar, 274; 12. Westfield State, 313; 13. Roger Williams, 337; 14.
Springfield, 370; 15. Rhode Island College, 386; 16. Babson, 412; 17. WPI, 464;
18. Gordon, 525; 19. CCRI, 544; 20. Western New England, 596; 21. Hartwick,
616; 22. Norwich, 659; 23. Union, 722; 24. Purchase, 730; 25. Clark, 772; 26.
Bridgeport, 837; 27. New England College, 851.
Top Ten Individuals: 1. Chris Kapfer, Merchant Marine, 25:12.1; 2. Sean Nolan,
MIT, 25:16.5; 3. Robert Emord, Trinity, 25:21.1; 4. Ben Schmeckpeper, MIT,
25:22.5; 5. Ian Bartonieck, Coast Guard, 25:22.9; 6. Nathan Brigham, Tufts,
25:29.9; 7. Matt Griego, Brandeis, 25:38.3; 8. Matt Dowthit, Coast Guard,
25:42.3; 9. Misha Knuettel, R.I. College, 25:44.3; 10. Abdulgani Abdi, UMass
Dartmouth, 25:45.5.
USM Finishers: 16. Marc LeBlanc, 26:03.7; 22. Darryl Whitney, 26:29.7; 38. Greg
Dolbec, 26:58.5; 53. Michael Bunker, 27:22.1; 125. Matt Harnden, 28:57.1; 134.
Chris Kachinski, 29:05.0; 135. Jason Tuck, 29:05.8; 148. Sean Diette, 29:19.3;
167. Elliot Conrad, 29:47.1; 177. Kyle Smith, 29:59.4; 260. Jason Douglass,
32:56.4.
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Friday, October 11, 2002
Open New England Championship
At Franklin Park, Boston
Go to Results page.
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Saturday, October 5, 2002
Huskies Fourth at State Meet
CUMBERLAND, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies men's cross
country team placed fourth among nine teams Saturday at the 35th Annual State of
Maine Men's College Cross Country Championship held at the Twin Brook Recreation
Center.
Senior Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) was the first USM runner across the
finish line, placing 10th among the 115 finishers with his time of 27:58.1.
Classmate Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) was the next USM runner across the line
in 13th place in a time of 28:07.5. Sophomore Mike Bunker (Bucksport, Maine)
finished 20th overall with his time of 28:53.8.
Rounding out USM's five scoring runners were senior Greg Dolbec
(Shapleigh, Maine) in 49th place overall (32nd in team scoring) and freshman
Chris Kachinski (Peabody, Mass.) in 61st overall (35th in team scoring). Dolbec
finished with a time of 30:19.2 while Kachinski crossed the stripe in 30:55.9.
Justin Easler of Bates College took the individual title, covering the
8,000-meter distance in 26:27.9. Bowdoin College, with five finishers among the
first 11, captured the team crown with 25 points. Bates took second with 36
points. Colby College edged out USM for third place, 102-114.
The Huskies return to action Friday (Oct. 11) when they compete in the New
England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston.
35th Annual State of Maine Men's College Cross Country Championship
Twin Brook Recreation Center, Cumberland, Maine
Men 8k Run CC
1. Bowdoin 25; 2. Bates 36; 3. Colby 102; 4. Southern Maine 114; 5. U ME
Farmington 143; 6. U Maine Presque Isle 151; 7. St. Joseph's 211; 8. Univ. New
England 239; 9. Maine Maritime 263.
Individual Results: 1, Easter, Justin (Ba) 26:27.90. 2, Barbuto, Scott (Bo)
27:09.20. 3, Rubins, Jeffrey (Bo) 27:22.20. 4, Peisch, Benjamin (Bo) 27:44.80.
5, Forsgren, Todd (Bo) 27:46.00. 6, Gray, Malcolm (Ba) 27:46.40. 7, Graves, Evan
(UMPI) 27:48.90. 8, Gomez, Robert (Ba) 27:51.80. 9, Downing, Michael (Ba)
27:53.20. 10, LeBlanc, Marc (SM) 27:58.10. 11, Washburn, Taylor (Bo) 28:00.60.
12, Anderson, Joel (Ba) 28:03.40. 13, Whitney, Darryl (SM) 28:07.50. 14,
Herrick, Scott (Bo) 28:14.40. 15, Gulotta, Daniel (Bo) 28:16.80. 16, Brown, Nat
(C) 28:17.80. 17, Staisunas, Andrius (Ba) 28:27.50. 18, O'Brien, Conor (Bo)
28:42.30. 19, Reinauer, Eric (C) 28:48.30. 20, Bunker, Michael (SM) 28:53.80.
21, Sukiennik, Justin (C) 28:54.20. 22, Hughes, Patrick (Bo) 28:57.30. 23,
Waugh, Michael (UMPI) 29:02.10. 24, Scott, Nick (UMF) 29:04.30. 25, Downing,
Rich (C) 29:07.60. 26, Johnson, Dan (Ba) 29:08.20. 27, Hurley, Brian (C)
29:08.40. 28, Almasi, Brett (UMF) 29:12.50. 29, Combs, Andrew (Bo) 29:18.70. 30,
Hanson, Nicholas (Ba) 29:20.20. 31, Bucklin, Matt (C) 29:22.00. 32, de Wilde,
Ari (Ba) 29:23.00. 33, Tyson, John (C) 29:30.00. 34, Philpot, Andrew (Ba)
29:33.70. 35, Vasil, Matt (St.J) 29:37.30. 36, Pierce, Doug (UMF) 29:39.40. 37,
Maybarduk, Alec (Ba) 29:47.10. 38, Sweeney, Andrew (UMF) 29:48.80. 39,
Desjardins, Dave (Ba) 29:50.60. 40, Mann, Brent (Ba) 29:50.90. 41, Boylston,
Will (Bo) 29:51.10. 42, Martens, Ben (Bo) 29:56.50. 43, Miller, Timothy (Ba)
29:57.90. 44, Rudolph, Eric (Unity) 29:59.20. 45, Lierman, Trent (Ba) 30:01.10.
46, Huckins, Jeremy (Bo) 30:03.90. 47, Gillia, Ryan (Bo) 30:11.70. 48, McElyea,
Peyton (C) 30:13.80. 49, Dolbec, Greg (SM) 30:19.20. 50, Thompson, James (C)
30:23.50. 51, O'Brien, Mike (C) 30:32.80. 52, Van Vught, Nick (UNE) 30:37.20.
53, Latham, Russ (Ba) 30:39.30. 54, Tyler, Jeremy (UMM) 30:42.40. 55, Maxwell,
Daniel (Ba) 30:43.50. 56, Moore, Alexander (Bo) 30:45.60. 57, Wales-Dinan,
Patrick (Ba) 30:46.60. 58, Knackmuhs, Eric (Ba) 30:50.60. 59, Daly, Matthew (Ba)
30:51.20. 60, Thurlow, Ty (UMF) 30:54.10. 61, Kachinski, Chris (SM) 30:55.90.
62, Record, Michael (Bo) 30:57.10. 63, Hubbard, Seth (Ba) 31:01.50. 64,
Petrella, Chris (Ba) 31:10.40. 65, Berry, Shawn (UMPI) 31:22.70. 66, Conrad,
Claton (SM) 31:31.30. 67, McNulty, John (Ba) 31:33.20. 68, Roy, Luc (UMF)
31:37.50. 69, Diette, Sean (SM) 31:49.30. 70, Poris, Charles (Ba) 31:59.40. 71,
Gravelle, Mike (C) 32:01.90. 72, Fitzsimmons, Joe (UMF) 32:06.60. 73, Sargent,
Joe (Bo) 32:10.00. 74, Hughes, Matt (St.J) 32:15.80. 75, Veysey, Richard (UMPI)
32:33.80. 76, Hall, Dan (Bo) 32:38.00. 77, Wiemer, Gavin (St.J) 32:48.70. 78,
Olson, Matt (St.J) 32:56.70. 79, Harnden, Matt (SM) 33:05.30. 80, Zwetsloot,
John (UMF) 33:14.20. 81, Cooper, Sam (UMPI) 33:19.00. 82, Davidshofer, Erik
(UMPI) 33:21.00. 83, Popp, Jonah (Bo) 33:22.70. 84, Shahverdian, Scott (C)
33:24.20. 85, McWaters, Thomas (MMA) 33:29.20. 86, Wright, Justin (UNE)
33:58.80. 87, Switchenko, Jeff (Bo) 34:02.00. 88, McIntyre, Jesse (MMA)
34:04.70. 89, Boorman, Tim (MMA) 34:26.70. 90, Payne, Chris (UNE) 34:32.90. 91,
Stewart, Greg (UNE) 34:53.10. 92, Sjostedt, Samuel (UMFK) 35:15.80. 93,
Stakutis, Justin (Husson) 35:25.00. 94, Pendergast, Dan (SM) 35:28.20. 95,
Douglass, Jason (SM) 35:39.70. 96, Underwood, Robert (UMPI) 36:05.90. 97,
Stuart, Lance (UMPI) 36:18.30. 98, Welch, Dana (St.J) 36:33.70. 99, Tripler,
Charles (UNE) 37:08.00. 100, Petty, Mark (UMM) 37:14.70. 101, Porter, Jeremy
(St.J) 37:54.40. 102, Keicher, Carl (UMM) 38:23.90. 103, Batchelder, Jed (Unity)
38:40.70. 104, Robinson, Nathan (MMA) 38:55.20. 105, Wright-Ward, Jarod (UNE)
40:42.20. 106, Pesut, Darren (UNE) 41:27.80. 107, Carlstad, Robert (MMA)
42:10.70. 108, Fitzwater, Josh (MMA) 42:17.30. 109, Kraft, S. Reed (MMA)
42:18.00. 110, King, Clinton (UMFK) 42:18.10. 111, Ruby, Raymond (St.J)
42:40.40. 112, Lucas, Nolan (MMA) 43:23.90. 113, Barnum, William (UMFK)
45:10.30. 114, Chamberland, Andrew (UMFK) 46:23.40. 115, Dziadosz, Stephen
(St.J) 46:35.20.
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Saturday, September 28, 2002
Southern Maine Outkicks Colby for Second Place at USM Invitational
CUMBERLAND, Maine - Led by senior co-captain Darryl Whitney (Hudson,
N.H.), who finished third overall, the University of Southern Maine Huskies
placed five scoring runners in the top 19 to tally 58 points and narrowly best
Colby College (59 points) for second place at the USM Cross Country Invitational
at the Twin Brooks Recreation Center on Saturday.
Bates senior Justin Easter (Jay, Maine) captured the overall title after
completing the five-mile course in 26:51. His efforts helped propel Bates to the
team title, with a meet-low 18 points.
Whitney, who covered the course in 27:32, was followed across the line by
teammates senior Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.), who finished ninth in 28:37,
senior Greg Dolbec (Shapleigh, Maine), 13th in 28:59, sophomore Michael Bunker
(Bucksport, Maine), 14th in 29:00, and freshman Chris Kachinski (Peabody, Mass.)
31st overall in 30:15.
The Huskies return to action on Saturday (October 5), when they compete in
the State Championships to be held at the Twin Brooks complex.
Team Scores: 1. Bates, 18; 2. Southern Maine 58; 3. Colby 59.
Top 15 Finishers: 1. Justin Easter (B) 26:51; 2. Robert Gomez, (B), 27:21; 3.
Darryl Whitney (SM) 27:32; 4. Malcolm Gray (B) 27:33; 5. Andrius Staisunas (B)
27:53; 6. Joel Anderson (B) 28:01; 7. Justin Sukiennik (C) 28:12; 8. Michael
Downing (B) 28:21; 9. Marc LeBlanc (SM) 28:37; 10. John Tyson (C) 28:44; 11.
Eric Reinauer (C) 28:55; 12. Dave Desjardins (B) 28:58; 13. Greg Dolbec (SM)
29:00; 14. Michael Bunker (SM) 29:00; 15. Matt Buklin (C) 29:12.
Other USM Runners: 31. Chris Kachinski, 30:15; 36. Kyle Smith, 30:20; 37.
Matt Harnden, 30:38; 38. Jason Tuck, 30:51; 40. Claton Conrad, 31:18; 42.
Sean Diette, 31:57; 43. Elliot Conrad, 32:20; 45. Jason Douglass, 37:28; 46.
Dan Pendergast, 37:58.
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Saturday, September 21, 2002
13th Annual UMass Dartmouth Invitational
Huskies Finish 10th at UMD Invitational
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Senior Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) paced the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to a solid 10th place finish among the 31
teams competing at the 13th Annual University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Cross
Country Invitational run late Saturday morning.
Whitney toured the 8,040-meter UMD course in a time of 26:25.28 to place
23rd overall. Sophomore Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) was the second USM
runner across the line in 36th place with a time of 26:45.89. Senior Marc
LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) was next overall with his time of 26: 46.26. Seniors
Greg Dolbec (Shapleigh, Maine) and Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine) rounded out USM's
five scoring runners, finishing 48th and 120th overall, respectively.
Senior Ryan Bak of Trinity College was the individual winner with his time
of 24:39.17. The United States Coast Guard Academy placed its five scoring
runners among the top 32, including three in the top five, to take the team
title with 62 points.
USM is back in action next Saturday (Sept. 28) when it runs in the USM
Invitational at Twin Brooks Recreational Center in Cumberland, Maine.
Team Scores: 1. U.S. Coast Guard, 62; 2. Trinity, 86; 3. Connecticut College,
108; 4. Amherst, 138; 5. Stonehill, 153; 6. Keene State, 159; 7. Tufts, 188;
8. New Haven, 193; 9. Colby, 236; 10. Southern Maine, 259; 11. Eastern
Connecticut, 352; 12. Roger Williams, 363; 13. Rhode Island College, 368; 14.
Westfield State, 371; 15. WPI, 413; 16. Springfield, 446; 17. UMass
Dartmouth, 459; 18. UMaine Presque Isle, 465; 19. Babson, 578; 20.
Bridgewater State, 604; 21. Western New England College, 621; 22. Brandeis,
650; 23. Saint Anselm, 667; 24. Gordon, 668; 25. CCRI, 669; 26. Mass.
Maritime, 694; 27. Johnson and Wales, 825; 28. Elms, 849; 29. Eastern
Nazarene, 921; 30. Emmanuel, 946; 31. Newbury, 1003.
Top 20 Finishers: 1. Ryan Bak (Trin) 24:39.17; 2. David Shuck (USCG) 25:27.04;
3. James Emrod (Trin) 25:30.25; 4. Ian Bartonicek (USCG) 25:39.45; 5. Matt
Dowthit (USCG) 25:41.10; 6. John Stanton-Geddes (A) 25:44.37; 7. Joseph
Raymond (KSC) 25:47.25; 8. Joe Soul (Stone) 25:47.79; 9. Abdulgani Abdi (UMD)
25:49.42; 10. Adam Fitzgerald (Conn. Col) 25:55.28; 11. James Sullivan (Trin)
25:58.06; 12. Michael Page (A) 26:00.10; 13. Evan Graves (UMPI) 26:07.47; 14.
Matthew Katz (A) 26:08.05; 15. Dave Clayman (Conn. Col) 26:09.64; 16. Mike
Ryan (Stone) 26:11.46; 17. Jeremy Cornue (NH) 26:14.96; 18. Osman Haji (NH)
26:17.56; 19. Ken Burgess (USCG) 26:18.19; 20. Alex Roe (Conn. Col) 26:20.18.
USM Runners: 23. Darryl Whitney 26:25.28; 36. Michael Bunker 26:45.89; 37.
Marc LeBlanc 26:46.26; 48. Greg Dolbec 27:02.22; 120. Jason Tuck 29:04.25;
130. Sean Diette 29:24.22; 134. Kyle Smith 29:32.62.
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Wednesday, September 11, 2002
Dolbec, Whitney Named Men's Cross Country Captains
GORHAM, Maine -- Seniors Greg Dolbec (Shapleigh, Maine) and Darryl
Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) have been named captains of the University of Southern
Maine Huskies men's cross country team for the 2002 season. Second-year head
coach Bruce Bickford made the announcement prior to the Huskies season-opening
meet last weekend at Amherst College.
Whitney opened the 2002 season with a solid seventh place finish at the
Amherst Invitational. An All-State, All-Little East Conference and All-Alliance
performer last season, Whitney finished fourth last season in the State
Championship and sixth in the combined Alliance and Little East Championships.
He was the team's top finisher in all seven races during the 2001 season.
Dolbec, a three-year competitor for the Huskies, came home 21st among the
123 competitors who finished at the Amherst Invitational. Last season, he was
one of the Huskies' most consistent competitors, placing second among the team's
scoring runners six of seven races.
"Darryl leads by example," said Bickford. "As a number one runner, he
knows what to expect of himself and is a good leader by example.
" Greg is a lot more hands on. He's a great communicator with the younger
runners, giving them tips on what to expect during a race or what I am trying to
tell them," continued Bickford
"They're both great with kids. They're very personable, and they
complement each other very well," added Bickford.
The Huskies return to action September 21 when they travel to the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for the UMD Invitational (11:15). The
rest of the 2002 schedule includes Sept. 28, USM Invitational at Twin Brooks
Recreation Center in Cumberland, Maine (2:00); Oct. 5, State of Maine
Championship at Twin Brooks (11:00); Oct. 11, New England Championship at
Franklin Park in Boston (tba); and Oct. 19, Westfield State Invitational at
Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass. (11:00).
Also Nov. 2, the Little East Conference and Alliance Championships at
Keene, N.H. (11:00); and Nov. 16, the NCAA New England Regional Championship at
Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass. (11:00).
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Saturday, September 7, 2002
Amherst College Invitational
USM Huskies Open Season with Fifth Place Finish at Amherst Invitational
AMHERST, Mass. -- Senior co-captain Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) placed
seventh among 131 competitors to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies
men's cross country team to a fifth place finish among nine teams competing at
the season-opening Amherst College Invitational Saturday afternoon.
Whitney covered the Amherst course in a time of 27:25 as the Huskies
placed three runners among the top 25. Senior Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) came
across the line in 20th place with his time of 28:22, followed two seconds later
by senior co-captain Greg Dolbec (Shapleigh, Maine) in 21st place.
Sophomores Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) finished 30th, and Claton
Conrad (North Yarmouth, Maine) was 47th overall to round out the Huskies five
scoring runners.
Trinity College won the meet placing five runners among the first ten
finishers to score 23 points. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy was second, followed
by Amherst, Keene State College and Southern Maine.
The Huskies will take next weekend (Sept. 14) off before running in the
UMass Dartmouth Invitational on September 21.
Team Scores: 1. Trinity, 23; 2. Coast Guard, 61; 3. Amherst, 85; 4. Keene
State, 106; 5. Southern Maine, 125; 6. Roger Williams, 190; 7. UMass
Dartmouth, 232; 8. Babson, 266; 9. Western New England College, 378.
Top 25 Individual Finishers: 1. Ryan Bak (T) 25:55; 2. Jim Emord (T) 26:48;
3. Ian Bartonicek (CG) 26:50; 4. Jonathon Drappi (T) 26:58; 5. David Shuck
(CG) 27:08; 6. James Sullivan (T) 27:13; 7. Darryl Whitney (SM) 27:25; 8.
Matt Dowthit (CG) 27:32; 9. John Stanton-Geddes (A) 27:35; 10. Thomas Walsh
(T) 27:38; 11. Joseph Hegarty (KS) 27:45; 12. Mathew Haley (KS) 27:52; 13.
Ryan Lerner (T) 27:56; 14. Ryan Corbett (RW) 28:03; 15. Michael Page (A)
28:04; 16. Zeke Phillips (A) 28:08; 17. Ryan Gough (KS) 28:08; 18. Ken
Burgess (CG) 28:08; 19. Steven Coakley (T) 28:17; 20. Marc LeBlanc (SM) 28:22;
21. Greg Dolbec (SM) 28:24; 22. Cameron Millard (A) 28:25; 23. Andrew
Schneider (A) 28:26; 24. Corey Bachand (UMD) 28:28; 25. Jon Buell (RW) 28:29.
Other USM Finishers: 30. Michael Bunker, 28:45; 47. Claton Conrad, 29:52; 59.
Kyle Smith, 30:24; 62. Sean Diette, 30:26; 74. Jason Tuck, 31:07; 86. Matt
Harnden, 32.02; 95. Chris Kachinski, 32:36; 123. Chad Binette, 35:32.
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