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Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Greg Dolbec Receives Wirths Memorial Award
GORHAM, Maine -- University of Southern Maine senior Greg Dolbec (Newfield,
Maine/ Massabesic HS) has been selected by the Athletics Department coaching staff
and administrative personnel as the 2003-2004 recipient of the Roland Wirths
Memorial Award. The award was presented by USM Assistant Director of Athletics,
Kimberly Turner, at the Athletics Department's recent Senior Awards Night banquet.
The award, presented annually since 1980, is given in honor of the former
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram sportswriter who was a strong
supporter of USM athletics. It is given to the deserving student-athlete who best
exemplifies the characteristics of Wirths and his writing.
Wirths often wrote about the overachiever, the person small in stature who
made a big difference. He was interested in stories of the heart, people who made
a real difference, or the true leader or inspirational-type player.
The captain of the cross country team last fall, Dolbec was twice selected as
the Little East Conference Runner of the Week. He was among the region's elite
runners until a leg injury in mid-October knocked him out of competition the final
three races, including the NCAA Regional Championship.
Dolbec has overcome a variety of injuries during his career to earn All-
Little East Conference citations on three occasions for indoor track (2000, 2001
and 2003) and three more in outdoor track (2000, 2001 and 2002). A versatile
performer, he ran middle distance and distance events (400 through 1,000 meters
indoors, 400 through 5000 meters outdoors) and competed in the pole vault. He
earned a combined five All-LEC citations in the pole vault.
USM men's cross country and track and field head coach Bruce Bickford, who
was unable to attend the awards banquet because he was traveling to the Little
East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships meet, relayed his thoughts
about Dolbec. He wrote of Dolbec as "one of the toughest, most focused
individuals I've ever had the pleasure to work with. His dedication parallels
none. His decision making in races is flawless. He is one of two athletes that I
have coached in my 20 years of coaching that know how to race. You cannot teach
this. Learning how to race is instinctive, and Greg's got it. There is no
individual or person I respect more for what he has made of himself than Greg."
Dolbec is majoring in business at USM and is expected to graduate in May.
Roland Wirths Memorial Award Winners
Year Recipient, Sport(s)
1980 Steve DeBree, Soccer/Men's Basketball
1981 John Jordan, Men's Basketball
1982 Mike Stockwell, Physician
1983 Joe Doane, Men's Basketball
1984 Greg Jordan, Statistician
1985 Maureen Burchill, Women's Basketball
1986 Brad Wise, Soccer/Baseball
1987 Peter Story, Men's Basketball
1988 Doug Ouellette, Baseball
1989 Jeff Bowers, Men's Basketball
1990 Pat Moody, Men's Basketball
1991 Bonny Brown, Field Hockey/Softball
1992 Jim Broughton, Baseball
1993 Richard York, Baseball
1994 Robert LaPrise, Men's Basketball
1995 Jeff Ireland, Soccer
1996 Jamie Wood, Women's Basketball
1997 Ken Reed, Baseball
1998 Mandy King, Women's Basketball
1999 Michael Ellerbrook, Men's Basketball
2000 Penny Osborne, Women's Cross Country
2001 Andy Higgins, Men's Soccer
Kevin Faria, Men's Track and Field
2002 Niki Dominiczak, Women's Basketball
2003 Jason Tuck, Men's Cross Country and Track
2004 Greg Dolbec, Men's Cross Country and Track
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Saturday, November 15, 2003
NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship
Tufts University Takes Regional Title
CUMBERLAND, Maine -- The Tufts University Jumbos placed their top five
runners among the top 26 finishers to capture the 2003 NCAA Division III New
England Regional Men's Cross Country Championship run Saturday afternoon at the
Twin Brook Recreation Complex in Cumberland, Maine.
Junior Nathan Brigham (Penacook, N.H.) paced the Tufts' effort covering the
8,000-meter Twin Brook course in a time of 25:55, good for second place, ten
seconds behind the race winner, junior Ben Schmeckpeper (Shorewood, Wis.) of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The other four Jumbos' scoring runners included freshman Joshua Kennedy
(Guilford, Conn.) in seventh place (26:05), sophomore Kyle Doran (North Attleboro,
Mass.) in 19th place (26:34), junior Brian McNamara (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) in
20th place (26:35) and sophomore Mathew Fortin (Raymond, Maine) in 26th spot
(26:47).
Keene State College took second place with 98 points, followed by Williams
College with 107 points, Amherst College with 145 points and M.I.T. with 148
points. The top four teams qualified for next week's NCAA Division III National
Championship race at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana.
Schmeckpeper leads a group of nine individuals not among the four qualifying teams
that also qualified for next week's race. Other individual qualifiers included
senior Adam Fitzgerald (Carlisle, Mass.) of Connecticut College (6th place,
26:04), junior Stan Pyle (South Portland, Maine) of Wheaton College (9th place,
26:18), senior Brian Bissell (Puget Sound, Wash.) of Wesleyan University (10th
place, 26:19), freshman Owen McNamara (Amston, Conn.) of Bowdoin College (11th
place, 26:20), junior Daniel Crespin (Scotia, N.Y.) of Brandeis University (13th
place, 26:25), senior Nat Brown (Wellesley, Mass.) of Colby College (15th place,
26:30), Abdulgani Abdi (Brockton, Mass.) of the University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth (16th place, 26:31) and freshman Steve Monsulick (Kents Hill, Maine) of
Bates College (17th place; 26:32).
The top 11 finishers all bettered the course record.
Team Results: 1. Tufts, 74; 2. Keene State, 98; 3. Williams, 107; 4. Amherst,
145; 5. M.I.T., 148; 6. Bates, 192; 7. Colby, 219; 8. Bowdoin, 253; 9.
Connecticut College, 268; 10. Wesleyan, 280; 11. Trinity, 299; 12. Middlebury,
363; 13. Coast Guard, 389; 14. Brandeis, 393; 15. Wheaton, 394; 16. Rhode
Island College, 436; 17. Roger Williams, 464; 18. Southern Maine, 572; 19.
Fitchburg State, 607; 20. Maine Farmington, 618; 21. Babson, 620; 22.
Springfield, 641; 23. UMass Dartmouth, 642; 24. Worcester Polytech, 669; 25.
Westfield State, 705; 26. Gordon, 740; 27. Massachusetts Maritime, 757; 28.
Western New England College, 831; 29. St. Joseph's (Me), 840; 30. Bridgewater
State, 901; 31. Endicott, 915; 32. Johnson and Wales, 921; 33. Eastern
Connecticut, 933; 34. Salem State, 1028; 35. New England College, 1070; 36.
Worcester State, 1095; 37. Castleton State, 1107; 38. Lasell, 1154.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. Ben Schmeckpeper, MIT, 25:45; 2. Nathan Brigham, Tufts,
25:55; 3. Neal Holtschulte, Williams, 25:59; 4. David Bridgewater, Keene State,
26:00; 5. Josh Ferenc, Keene State, 26:03; 6. Adam Fitzgerald, Conn. College,
26:04; 7. Joshua Kennedy, Tufts, 26:05; 8. Michael Page, Amherst, 26:07; 9.
Stan Pyle, Wheaton, 26:18; 10. Bryan Bissell, Wesleyan, 26:19.
For complete results, go to:
http://www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxc_ncaaregionalresults.txt
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Saturday, November 1, 2003
Southern Maine Third at N.E. Alliance Championship
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Paced by junior Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine), the
University of Southern Maine Huskies men's cross country team finished third at
the annual New England Alliance Championship held Saturday afternoon at Stanley
Park in Westfield, Mass.
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.
Bunker placed 12th overall, covering the 8,000-meter course in 27:11.2.
Junior Claton Conrad (North Yarmouth, Maine) was the next USM runner to finish,
coming home 22nd overall in 27:48.7.
Rounding out USM's five scoring runners were senior Emery Bickford (Benton,
Maine) in 24th overall (28:13.1), freshman Chris Hopkins (North Blackfield, Mass)
in 25th (28:18.3) and freshman Chris Yankopoulos (Londonderry, N.H.) in 40th
(29:02.4).
Keene State College captured the Alliance team title again by placing its
five scoring runners among the first eight finishers for 24 points. Rhode Island
College edged Southern Maine for the runner-up slot 99-109. Fitchburg State
College was fourth with 110 points.
Junior Dave Bridgewater (Unionville, Conn.) of Keene State was the individual
champion with a time of 25:21.7.
Southern Maine, which ran without its number one runner, senior Greg Dolbec
(Newfield, Maine), who was nursing a leg injury.
The Huskies will take next weekend off before closing the 2003 season at the
NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship which will be run at the Twin
Brook Recreation Center in Cumberland, Maine, on November 15.
N.E. Alliance Team Results: 1. Keene State, 24; 2. Rhode Island College, 99; 3.
Southern Maine, 109; 4. Fitchburg State, 110; 5. UMass Dartmouth, 121; 6.
Massachusetts Maritime, 176; 7. Westfield State, 181; 8. Eastern Connecticut,
208; 9. Salem State, 262; 10. UMass Boston, 284; 11. Worcester State, 291.
N.E. Alliance Top 10 Individuals: 1.Dave Bridgewater (KS) 25:21.7; 2. Josh
Ferenc (KS) 25:39.9; 3. Abdulgani Abdi (UMD) 25:55.7; 4. Ryan Miller (FS)
26:15.8; 5. Fabian Majia (SS) 26:20.5; 6. Ryan Gough (KS) 26:22.7; 7. Mike
Burleson (KS) 26:34.9; 8. Casey Cole (KS) 26:43.8; 9. Dave Raymond (KS) 26:53.3;
10. Dan Saukoski (FS) 26:58.3.
USM Runners: 12. Michael Bunker, 27:11.2; 22. Claton Conrad, 27:48.7; 24. Emery
Bickford, 28:13.1; 25. Chris Hopkins, 28:18.8; 37. Chris Kachinski, 28:55.8;
40. Chris Yankopoulos, 29:02.4; 44. Kyle Smith, 29:21.1; 65. Justin Halton,
30:29.1; 85. Jason Douglass, 33:50.4; 90. Tom Noyes, 36:07.0
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Little East Conference Team Results: 1. Keene State, 18; 2. Rhode Island
College, 75; 3. Southern Maine, 85; 4. UMass Dartmouth, 94; 5. Eastern
Connecticut, 134; 6. UMass Boston, 162.
Little East Conference Top 10 Individuals: 1. Dave Bridgewater (KS) 25:21.7; 2.
Josh Ferenc (KS) 25:39.9; 3. Abdulgani Abdi (UMD) 25:55.7; 4. Ryan Gough (KS)
26:22.7; 5. Mike Burleson (KS) 26:34.9; 6. Casey Cole (KS) 26:43.8; 7. Dave
Raymond (KS) 26:53.3; 8. Mathew Haley (KS) 27:04.7; 9. Michael Bunker, 27:11.2;
10. Manny Karnger (RIC) 27:22.8.
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Monday, October 20, 2003
USM's Greg Dolbec Named LEC Runner of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- For the second time this fall, senior captain Greg Dolbec
(Newfield, Maine/Massabesic HS) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies men's
cross country team has been named the Little East Conference Runner of the Week.
The announcement for the week ending October 18 was made by the conference office
Monday afternoon.
Dolbec finished second among the 102 finishers at the 36th annual State of
Maine Men's College Cross Country Championship held Saturday (October 18) at the
Twin Brook Recreation Center in Cumberland, Maine. Dolbec cover the 8,000-meter
course, site of this year's NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships
in November, in a time of 27:05.8. His time was only three seconds behind his
September 27th time despite the course being slower due to recent rains.
Dolbec has been the Huskies' top finisher in each of the five races he has
participated in, including three top ten finishes. He has finished in the top ten
in both races held at the Twin Brook Recreation Center (Twin Brook Invitational on
September 27 and the State Championship) and at the season-opening Amherst College
Invitational.
Southern Maine finished fourth among the 11 teams in the high-competitive
state championship field. The Huskies' top five finishers combined for 37 points,
just 14 points behind meet winner Bates College (23 points). Colby College was
second (26 points), followed by Bowdoin College (31 points) and USM.
Nat Brown of Colby College captured the individual title with his time of
26:50.1
Southern Maine returns to action on November 1 when it travels to Westfield,
Mass., to participate in the Little East Conference and New England Alliance
Championships. The men's race starts at 12:00 p.m.
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Saturday, October 18, 2003
Greg Dolbec Finishes Second Overall; Southern Maine Places Fourth
CUMBERLAND, Maine - Senior captain Greg Dolbec (Newfield, Maine) placed
second overall out of 102 finishers to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies to a solid fourth-place finish among the 11 teams competing at the State
of Maine Cross Country Champions Saturday afternoon at the Twin Brook Cross
Country facility.
Dolbec, who finished the 8,000-meter course in 27:05, was beaten only by Nat
Brown of Colby College, who covered the distance in 26:50. The overall team title
was captured by Bates College, which tallied 39 points to defeat runner up Colby
College (55 points), while Bowdoin followed in third (62), and Southern Maine was
fourth with 80 points.
The Huskies placed two runners among the top 10 finishers and four among the
first 20. Junior Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) finished in eighth place
(27:42), while freshman Chris Hopkins (North Blackfield, Mass.) was 15th (28:16),
and senior Emery Bickford (Benton, Maine) was 20th (28:28). Junior Claton Conrad
(North Yarmouth, Maine), who placed 40th (29:35), rounded out the list of Southern
Maine runners who scored.
Also competing in the State Championships for the Huskies were sophomore
Chris Kachinski (Peabody, Mass.), who placed 43rd (29:53), sophomore Kyle Smith
(East Hampstead, N.H.), who was 45th (30:00), while freshman Justin Halton (North
Adams, Mass.) was 58th (30:47), sophomore Jason Douglass (Rockwood, Maine) placed
84th (34:49), and freshman Tim Noyes (Bucksport, Maine), was 88th (35:53).
The Huskies will return to action on Saturday, November 1, when they compete
in the Little East Conference Championship to be hosted by Westfield State
College.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Bates 39; 2. Colby 55; 3. Bowdoin 62; 4. Southern Maine 80; 5.
UMaine Farmington 151; 6. St. Joseph's 194; 7. UMaine Presque Isle 222; 8. Maine
Maritime 226; 9. UMaine Machias 258; 10. University of New England 266; 11. Unity
College 271.
INDIVIDUALS: 1. Nat Brown (Colby) 26:50; 2. Greg Dolbec (USM) 27:05; 3. Eric
Reinauer (Colby) 27:11; 4. Steve Monsulick (Bates) 27:14; 5. Robert Gomez (Bates)
27:19; 6. Michael Downing (Bates) 27:22; 7. Owen McKenna (Bowdoin) 37:39; 8.
Michael Bunker (USM) 27:43; 9. Scott Herrick (Bowdoin) 27:44; 10. Matt Biggart
(Bates) 27:45.
OTHER USM FINISHERS: 15. Chris Hopkins (28:16); 20. Emery Bickford (28:28); 40.
Claton Conrad (29:35); 43. Chris Kachinski (29:53); 45. Kyle Smith (30:00); 58.
Justin Haltin (30:47); 84. Jason Douglas (34:49); 88. Tim Noyes (35:53).
For complete results, go to
http://www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxcresults.html
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Friday, October 10, 2003
Southern Maine Finishes 34th Among 47 Teams at New England Championships
BOSTON, Mass. - Senior captain Greg Dolbec (Newfield, Maine) was the first
University of Southern Maine runner to cross the line and led the Huskies to a
34th place finish among 47 teams at the highly-competitive New England
Championships that featured a number-of nationally ranked Division I and II
programs..
Dolbec completed the 8,000-meter (4.96 miles) Franklin Park course in 26:27
(5:22 per mile) to place 114th overall. Junior Patrick Tarpy of Brown College won
the individual race in 23:57, while Providence College captured the team title
with a meet-low 40 points. The Huskies total of 941 points was 14th among the
participating Division III programs.
Following Dolbec across the finish line were junior Michael Bunker
(Bucksport, Maine), who placed 159th in 26:52, while senior Emery Bickford
(Benton, Maine) was 201st in 27:20; freshman Chris Hopkins (North Blackfield,
Mass.) was 223rd in 27:39, and sophomore Chris Kachinski (Peabody, Mass.) rounded
out the scoring members of the Southern Maine team in 28:03 to place 248th. Junior
Claton Conrad (North Yarmouth, Maine) finished 258th overall, but did not factor
in the team score.
The Huskies will return to action on Saturday, October 18, when they host the
State of Maine Championships at the Twin Brook Cross Country Course.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Providence;40; 2. Brown 59; 3. Boston College 127; 4. Stonehill
202; 5. UMass Lowell 216; 6. Boston University 221; 7. Quinnipiac 237; 8.
Dartmouth 253; 9. Tufts 256; 10. University Connecticut 260; 11. Keene State 376;
12. Williams 382; 13. Bentley 395; 14. Harvard 400; 15. Bates 475; 16. New
Hampshire 476; 17. MIT 511; 18. Maine 531; 19. UMass Amherst 20. Southern Conn.
584; 21. Yale B 613; 22. Amherst 646; 23. Wesleyan 671; 24. Middlebury 732; 25.
Brandeis 735; 26. New Haven 737; 27. Colby 756; 28. Holy Cross 761; 29. Trinity
766; 30. Connecticut College 773; 31. Sacred Heart 32. University of Rhode Island
877; 33. Bowdoin 934; 34. Southern Maine 941; 35. Merrimack 973; 36. RI College
985; 37. Central Connecticut 1010; 38. Bryant College 1018; 39. Vermont 1078; 40.
Fairfield 1091; 41. Springfield 1148; 42. Northeastern 43. Babson 1249; 44.
Fitchburg State 1264; 45. Assumption 1290; 46. Saint Anselm 1318; 47. Hartford
1363
INDIVIDUALS: 1. Patrick Tarpy (Brown) 23:57; 2. Dylan Wykes (Providence) 24:00; 3.
Pat Moulton (Providence) 24:03; 4. Jochen Dieckfoss (Boston University) 24:26; 5.
Byron Gartrell (Boston College (24:31); 6. Jeff Gaudette (Brown) 24:33; 7. Mario
Fraioli (Stonehill) 24:38; 8. Jamie Carmichael (Providence) 24:40; 9. Patrick
Morasse (UMass Lowell) 24:41; 10. Drew Bouchard (Boston College) 24:42.
USM FINISHERS: 1. Greg Dolbec (114; 26:27); 2. Michael Bunker (159; 26:52) 3.
Emery Bickford (201; 27:20); 4. Chris Hopkins (223; 27:39); 5. Chris Kachinski
(249; 28:03); 6. Claton Conrad (258; 28:10); Chris Yankopoulos (dnf).
For complete results, go to
http://www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxcresults.html
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Saturday, September 20, 2003
Southern Maine Finishes Fifth at Seven-Team Keene State Invitational
KEENE, N.H. - Freshman Chris Hopkins (North Blackfield, Mass.) led a tightly-
knit group of Huskies across the finish line and helped Southern Maine to a fifth-
place performance among the seven schools participating at the competitive Keene
State College Invitational.
Hopkins completed the five-mile course in 27:48 to place 20th overall in a
field of 66 competitors. Dave Bridgewater, of host Keene State, won the individual
race in 25:50. Keene State swept the top three places and four-of-five, en route
to a meet-low 20 points. The Dartmouth College "B"-team tallied 30 points to
finish second.
The Huskies placed fifth with 134 points, behind fourth-place US Merchant
Marine Academy (111), while Bryant College finished sixth with 175 points.
All five Southern Maine runners who figured in the team total finished within
a group of 14 runners. Junior Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) placed second on
the team and 24th overall in 27:55, while senior Emery Bickford (Benton, Maine)
followed in 27:59 to place 26th, and Claton Conrad (North Yarmouth, Maine) was
31st in 28:28, and sophomore Chris Kachinski (Peabody, Mass.) was 33rd in 28:35.
The Huskies were without the services of senior Greg Dolbec (Newfield,
Maine), who was given the week off to rest for the upcoming championship meets.
Southern Maine returns to action on Friday, when it competes in the New England
Championships, to be held at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Keene State, 20; 2. Dartmouth B, 37; 3. Tufts, 82; 4. US Merchant
Marine Academy 111; 5. Southern Maine, 134; 6. Bryant College, 175; 7. Lasell
College, 219
INDIVIDUALS: 1. Dave Bridgewater (KSC) 25:50; 2. Josh Ferenc (KSC) 26:13; 3. Dave
Raymond (KSC) 26:18; 4. Pat Martha (Dartmouth) 26:30; 5. Mike Burleson (KSC)
26:40; 6. Chris Dragone (Dartmouth) 26:44; 7. Brandon Carballo (Dartmouth) 26:48;
8. Tim Andreadis (Dartmouth) 26:53; 9. Ryan Gough (Keene State) 26:53; 10. Andrew
Williams (USMMA) 26:57.
OTHER USM FINISHERS: 25. Chris Hopkins, 27:48; 30. Michael Bunker, 27:55; 32.
Emery Bickford (27:59); 39. Clayton Conrad 28:28; 43. Chris Kachinski (28:35);
49. Chris Yankopoulos (29:14); 54. Kyle Smith (29:42); 59. Justin Halton
(30:14); 66. Tom Noyes (35:18).
For complete results, go to
http://www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxcresults.html
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Monday, September 29, 2003
USM's Greg Dolbec Named LEC Runner of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior captain Greg Dolbec (Newfield, Maine/Massabesic HS)
of the University of Southern Maine Huskies men's cross country team has been
named the Little East Conference Runner of the Week for the week ending September
27. The announcement was made by the conference office Monday afternoon.
Dolbec finished ninth among the 164 finishers at the Twin Brook Invitational
held Saturday at the Twin Brook Recreation Center in Cumberland, Maine. Dolbec
cover the 8,000-meter course, site of this year's NCAA Division III New England
Regional Championships in November, in a time of 27:02. His time was the best by
a USM harrier on the Twin Brook course.
"(Dolbec) has been kind of amazing every week. He's come from having limited
success at the high school level to where he's now running with some of the elite
runner in Division III in New England, and he's put himself in position to have a
shot to qualify for (the NCAA Division III) nationals (in November)," said head
coach Bruce Bickford.
"It was an amazing performance (Saturday). It was a 45-second PR (personal
record) on that course. That's something you don't see every week. It's a great
success story for him to come through all the injuries he had in the summer, and
only being able to get back out running since July."
Dolbec has been the Huskies' top finisher in each of the first three races,
including top ten finishes Saturday and at the season-opening Amherst College
Invitational.
Southern Maine finished ninth among the 13 teams in the high-competitive
field. The Huskies' top five finishers combined for 189 points, just 11 points
behind seventh place Middlebury College and two points arrear of Amherst College.
Neal Holtshulte of Williams College was individual winner with a time of
26:28. Williams edged Bates for the team championship, 60-74, with Massachusetts
Institute of Technology third with 76 points.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Keene, N.H.,
to participate in the Keene State College Invitational. The men's race starts at
11:45 a.m.
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Saturday, September 20, 2003
USM Posts Second Consecutive Strong Outing
CUMBERLAND, Maine - Senior captain Greg Dolbec (Newfield, Maine) turned in a
top 10 individual finish to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a
ninth place finish among the 13 schools competing at the Twin Brooks Invitational
on Saturday afternoon.
Dolbec completed the 8,000-meter course (4.96 miles) in 27:02 to place ninth
overall among the 164 finishers. Neal Holtshulte of Williams College captured the
individual title 26:28, and the Ephs scored a meet-low 60 points to cop the
overall team title. Ben Schmeckpeper of MIT finished second overall in 26:33,
while Bates finished second in the team competition with 74 points, and MIT was
fourth with 76 points.
The Huskies total of 189 points placed them ninth behind Amherst College,
which tallied 187 points. By contrast, the Huskies finished well ahead of 10th
place St. Joseph's (322).
Senior Emory Bickford (Benton, Maine) was the second Husky to cross the line,
finishing 41st overall in 28:29. He was followed in rapid succession by junior
Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine), who placed 45th in 28:35, freshman Chris
Hopkins (North Blackfield, Mass.), who was 46th in 28:36; and junior Clayton
Conrad (North Yarmouth, Maine), who followed in 28:42 to place 48th.
Bunker's performance was noteworthy for two reasons. First, the junior runner
was returning from a nagging injury which had sidelined him from last week's UMass
Dartmouth Invitational. Second, after losing a shoe with just over two miles to
go, he discarded his remaining shoe in an attempt to regain his balance and
completed the race barefoot.
The Huskies return to action next Saturday (October 4), when they travel to
the Keene State Invitational.
TEAM SCORES: 1) Williams, 60; 2. Bates, 74; 3. MIT, 76; 4. Wesleyan 121; 5. Colby,
138; 6. Brandeis, 142; 7. Middlebury, 178; 8. Amherst, 187; 9. Southern Maine,
189; 10. St. Joe's, 322; 11. Bridgewater State, 332; 12. New England College, 385;
13. Castleton, 387.
INDIVIDUALS: 1. Neal Holtshulte (Williams) 26:28; 2. Ben Schmeckpeper (MIT) 26:33;
3. Owen Kiely (Weslyan) 26:50; 4. Steve Monsulick (Bates) 26:51; 5. Daniel Crespin
(Brandeis) 26:55; 6. Robert Gomez (Bates) 26:56; 7. Matt Winkler (Williams) 26:57;
8. John Stanton-Geddes (Amherst) 26:59; 9. Greg Dolbec (Southern Maine) 27:02; 10.
Kevin Brulois (MIT) 27:06
OTHER USM FINISHERS: 41. Emery Bickford (28:29); 45. Michael Bunker (28:35); 46.
Chris Hopkins 28:36; 48. Claton Conrad 28:42; 86. Chris Kachinski (29:27); 108.
Kyle Smith (30:23); 113. Justin Halton (30:38); 149. Jason Douglass (35:22);
155. Tom Noyes (37:04).
For complete results, go to
http://www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxcresults.html
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Saturday, September 20, 2003
Southern Maine Turns in Strong Showing at UMass Dartmouth Invitational
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Led by senior captain Greg Dolbec (Newfield, Maine),
the University of Southern Maine Huskies finished 10th out of 26 teams at the
competitive UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday afternoon in North Dartmouth,
Mass.
Dolbec covered the 8,000-meter course (4.96 miles) in 26:43 to place 24th
overall among the 204 finishers. UMass Dartmouth sophomore Abdulgani Abdi
completed the distance in 25:08 to capture the individual prize, while Amherst
College tallied 64 points to narrowly edge Tufts University, which compiled 65
points, for the team title.
The weather proved to be a factor, as the temperature soared into the low
90s. Southern Maine overcame the conditions to compile 233 points, and finish just
behind the US Coast Guard Academy (232 points).
Freshman Chris Hopkins (North Blackfield, Mass.) ran a steady pace and slowly
reeled in many of his fast-starting competitors to finish second on the team and
46th overall in 27:35. The Huskies' final three scoring runners finished within a
span of 12 seconds. Senior Emery Bickford (Benton, Maine) led the charge with a
time of 27:52 to place 59th, while junior Clayton Conrad (North Yarmouth, Maine)
followed in 27:55 to place 64th, and freshman Chris Yankopoulos (Londonderry,
N.H.) rounded out the trio in 28:04 to finish 68th.
The Huskies return to action next Saturday (Sept. 27), when they host the
Twin Brook Invitational.
Team Scores: 1) Amherst College 64; 2) 2) Tufts University 65; 3) MIT 87; 4)
Trinity College 133; 5) Connecticut College 155; 6) Brandeis University 181; 7)
UMass Lowell 190; 8) Colby College 202; 9) US Coast Guard Academy 232; 10) Univ.
of Southern Maine 233; 11) UMass Dartmouth 294; 12) Springfield College 353; 13)
Babson College 398; 14) Univ. of Maine Farmington 427; 15) Mass. Maritime Academy
447; 16) Westfield State College 455; 17) Bridgewater State College 499; 18)
Eastern Connecticut 507; 19) St. Anslem College 562; 20) University of Hartford
567; 21) Western New England 592; 21) Rhode Island College 592; 23) Johnson &
Wales 592; 24) UMass Boston 698; 25) Eastern Nazarene College 752; 26) Emmanuel
764.
Individuals: 1) Abdulgani Abdi (UMD) 25:08; 2) Jim Emord (Unattached) 25:27; 3)
Ben Schmeckpeper (MIT) 25:29; 4) Michael Page (Amherst) 25:40; 5) John Stanton-
Geddes (Amherst) 25:41; 6) Jonathan Serrell (NAPS) 25:50; 7) Dan Crespin
(Brandeis) 25:53; 8) Matthew Lacey (Tufts) 25:54; 9) Matthew Katz (25:55); 10
Brian Anderson (MIT) 26:00
USM Finishers: 24) Greg Dolbec 26:43; 46) Chris Hopkins 27:35; 59 Emery Bickford
27:52; 64) Clayton Conrad 27:55; 68) Chris Yankopoulos 28:04; 103) Chris Kachinski
(29:04); 107) Kyle Smith 29:15.
For complete results, go to
http://www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxcresults.html
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Saturday, September 6, 2003
USM Huskies Finish Fourth at Season Opening Amherst Invitational
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior captain Greg Dolbec (Newfield, Maine) came home
seventh among the 101 finishers to pace the University of Southern Maine Huskies
to a fourth place finish in the season-opening Amherst College Invitational
Saturday afternoon.
Dolbec toured the 8,000-meter course in a time of 27:45.5 to be the first USM
runner across the line. Junior Mike Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) also had a top ten
finish, crossing the line in ninth place with a time of 28:15.2.
Junior Claton Conrad (North Yarmouth, Maine) was the third Husky to finish,
placing 12th with a time of 28:45.7. Freshmen Chris Hopkins (North Blackfield,
Mass.) and Chris Yankopoulos (Londonderry, N.H.) rounded out the Huskies' five
scoring runners in 24th and 26th places with times of 29:13.3 and 29:26.6
respectively.
The Huskies will have next weekend off before returning to action September
20 when they travel to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
2003 AMHERST INVITATION
Team Results -- 1. AMHERST 37; 2. TRINITY 48; 3. COAST GUARD 71; 4. SOUTHERN
MAINE 78; 5. SPRINGFIELD 116; 6. BABSON 153; 7. WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE
210.
MEN'S 8K RUN (Individuals) -- 1. Matthew Katz (A) 27:26.5; 2. Mike Page (A)
27:26.8; 3. John Stanton-Geddes (A) 27:26.9; 4. MATT TERMINE (T) 27:36.6; 5. COLIN
GROARK (T) 27:43.6; 6. MATT ROWELL (B) 27:44.3; 7. GREG DOLBEC (SM) 27:45.5; 8.
STACY DAWSON (CG) 28:05.3; 9. MICHAEL BUNKER (SM) 28:15.2; 10. BRANNON KNOTT (T)
28:32.9;
11. THOMAS WALSH (T) 28:38.3; 12. CLATON CONRAD (SM) 28:45.7; 13. MICHAEL
FLINT (CG) 28:50.0; 14. Jack Morgan (A) 28:54.5; 15. BRIAN WARD (CG) 28:56.6; 16.
MATT SALVIDAR (CG) 28:58.1; 17. Cooper Knowlton (A) 29:00.3; 18. GEOFFREY LONG (T)
29:01.4; 19. BRIAN MONAGHAN (CG) 29:02.3; 20. Pat Byrne (Sp) 29:05.8;
21. Chris Dietz (Sp) 29:06.0; 22. Pat Hepper (Sp) 29:06.3; 23. MATTHEW
PERKINS (CG) 29:06.5; 24. CHRIS HOPKINS (SM) 29:13.3; 25. Brian Pearsall (Sp)
29:13.6; 26. CHRIS YANKOPOULOS (SM) 29:25.6; 27. Brandt Tullis (A) 29:34.0; 28.
Steve Wilson (Sp) 29:37.9; 29. SEAN BARTONICEK (CG) 29:39.1; 30. Wes Maguire (Sp)
29:40.4;
31. Matt Waitings (B) 29:41.1; 32. DAVID MCKAY (CG) 29:43.7; 33. EMERY
BICKFORD (SM) 29:46.5; 34. JEREMY YANDELL (CG) 29:47.1; 35. GREG BATCHEDLER (CG)
29:47.2; 36. JOHN LARAIA (CG) 29:53.0; 37. JIM SULLIVAN (T) 29:55.1; 38. RYAN
MILLER (CG) 29:55.6; 39. Peter Gillen (Sp) 29:57.9; 40. Robert Silliman (Sp)
30:03.4;
41. Pat Gann (Sp) 30:03.7; 42. WHIT IRVIN (B) 30:03.9; 43. KYLE SMITH (SM)
30:05.5; 44. ANTONIO QUINTERO (T) 30:12.5; 45. JASON MOZDEN (WNEC) 30:17.2; 46.
ANDREW SAMUELS (T) 30:17.7; 47. RICKY CHMIELECKI (CG) 30:18.7; 48. MATT VEILLEUX
(B) 30:24.1; 49. DAN SMITH (WNEC) 30:28.0; 50. Kevin Cox (Sp) 30:34.0.
51. Evan Guiney (A) 30:35.3; 52. CHRIS SMITH (B) 30:36.0; 53. ADAM SELBY (T)
30:39.0; 54. Eric Peloquin (Sp) 30:40.3; 55. Richard Wilson (A) 30:41.3; 56. Ryan
Palmison (Sp) 30:43.8; 57. DAVID MOSER (CG) 30:50.6; 58. Jon Freeman (Sp) 30:55.6;
59. Nathaniel Freese (A) 31:06.3; 60. MIKE ADAMS (CG) 31:08.4;
61. GERALD NEWTON (CG) 31:09.5; 62. ADRIAN BEER (CG) 31:11.7; 63. CHARLES
ESCARRA (CG) 31:15.5; 64. CHRIS KACHINSKI (SM) 31:26.8; 65. DAVE ROSS (WNEC)
31:33.8; 66. IAN MULCAHY (CG) 31:42.5; 67. CHRIS HOWARD (CG) 31:46.9; 68. NATHAN
MORELLO (CG) 31:49.5; 69. ANDREW LUTZ (WNEC) 31:58.2; 70. KEVIN PAYNE (WNEC)
32:00.4;
71. JUSTIN HALTON (SM) 32:01.9; 72. NATHAN SOULERET (CG) 32:08.1; 73. Adam
David (A) 32:15.8; 74. TIM BERNADT (CG) 32:31.3; 75. TIM GANNON (WNEC) 32:40.8;
76. BENJAMIN LEE (CG) 32:46.9; 77. Chris Hamel (Sp) 32:52.0; 78. JASON HOLMES
(WNEC) 32:55.7; 79. JACK SMITH (CG) 32:57.1; 80. Chase Bourke (A) 33:03.8;
81. RANDALL SLUSHER (CG) 33:06.3; 82. ALBERTO VAZQUEZ (B) 33:16.7; 83. MARK
BRASS (CG) 33:19.3; 84. Peter Ferraro (Sp) 33:22.9; 85. MATTHEW CORACCIO (T)
33:29.7; 86. MARK MARES (CG) 33:32.7; 87. JOHN ANDERSON (CG) 33:41.3; 88. CLAY
CROMER (CG) 33:43.6; 89. TIM HEALY (WNEC) 33:45.6; 90. Billy McNitt (A) 33:47.7;
91. ADAM QUAGLIAROLI (WNEC) 33:55.3; 92. ERIC ENGEL (WNEC) 33:58.3; 93. S
Barton (Sp) 34:00.3; 94. Joseph Crooks (Sp) 34:10.7; 95. Robert Boley (A) 34:23.9;
96. CHRIS PERRY (B) 34:26.9; 97. DAVE TOMMASO (B) 34:27.7; 98. ERIC DOUYARD (WNEC)
34:36.0; 99. Dave Dubuc (Sp) 34:59.6; 100. MATT WALSH (B) 35:06.0.
101. ROB CHAPMAN (B) 35:16.6; 102.
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Friday, September 5, 2003
Greg Dolbec Named USM Men's X-C Captain
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Greg Dolbec (Newfield, Maine) of the University of
Southern Maine men's cross country team has been named captain for the upcoming
2003 season. Third-year head coach Bruce Bickford made the announcement.
This is the second year that Dolbec has served as the team's captain. He
shared the duties last season with Darryl Whitney.
The Huskies open their eight-event season Saturday afternoon (1:00 p.m.) when
they travel to Amherst, Mass., to compete in the Amherst College Invitational.
"Greg is like the perfect captain. He's come up through the ranks and is now
one of the top level runners," said Bickford.
"He relates to the guys very well and his work ethic is just amazing. He's a
good motivator and always thinks about his teammates. The guys really look up to
him with where he's come from and everything he's been through," added Bickford
The team's number three runner last season, Dolbec was the Huskies' third
finisher in six of the team's eight races behind the departed Whitney and Marc
LeBlanc. Dolbec opened the 2002 campaign with a solid 21st place finish at the
Amherst Invitational with his time of 28:24. He was 21st at the New England
Alliance Championship in early November with a time of 27:42. He closed the 2002
season with an 89th place finish among the 268 finishers at the NCAA Regional
Championship with a season-best time of 26:56.
The remainder of the Huskies' 2003 season is as follows: Sept. 20, at UMass
Dartmouth; Sept. 27, Twin Brook Invitational (Cumberland, Maine); Oct. 4, at
Keene State Invitational; Oct. 10, at New England Championship (Franklin Park,
Boston); Oct. 18, Maine State Championship (at Twin Brook Recreation Center,
Cumberland, Maine); Nov. 1, at Little East Conference and New England Alliance
Championships (at Westfield, Mass.); and Nov. 15, NCAA New England Regional
Championship (Twin Brook Recreation Center, Cumberland, Maine).
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