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2005 SEASON OPENER
Amherst Invitational
Saturday, September 10 (12:00 p.m.)
Amherst, Mass.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Scott Hutchinson Named Men’s Track and Field
and Cross Country Coach at USM
GORHAM, Maine -- Scott Hutchinson, the women’s cross country and track
coach at Salve Regina University for the past two years, has accepted the head
coaching position of the men’s cross country and track and field program at the
University of Southern Maine. Al Bean, Director of Athletics at USM, made the
announcement following an extensive search process.
Hutchinson will assume his duties at USM starting August 15. He succeeds
Bruce Bickford, who left USM in March to pursue other professional
opportunities.
“Scott is recognized as an outstanding coach, role model and a person of
great character,” commented Bean. “He has a reputation for being a tireless
worker, and he cares deeply about the student-athletes involved in his program.
I’m confident that he will continue developing the USM men’s cross country and
track programs to be among the most competitive in the region.”
Prior to his two years at Salve Regina, Hutchinson was the men’s and
women’s cross country and track and field coach at Babson College for 15 years
(1988-2003). While at Babson, he also served as the operations manager for the
college’s recreation center and had an eight-year tenure as the athletic
department’s equipment manager.
A 1986 graduate of the University of Maine at Presque Isle with a
bachelor’s degree in recreation management, Hutchinson began his coaching career
at his alma mater, guiding the men's and women’s cross country teams during the
1986 season. As an undergraduate at UMPI, he was a three-time captain and
three-time MVP of the Owls cross country team. He was an NAIA All-New England
runner in 1985 after finishing eighth at the regional championship meet and
qualified for the NAIA national championship. He was elected to the UMPI Hall
of Fame in 2002.
At Babson, Hutchinson coached the men's and women’s cross country teams for
15 seasons (1988-2002). He organized and established the outdoor track program
as a varsity program at Babson in 2001 after a ten-year term as a club team. He
coached 13 men to all-conference honors (11 in cross country and 2 in track),
including two-time NEWMAC 10,000-meter champion Brian Gagne. Babson also served
as the host institution for the 1998 NCAA Cross Country Regional Championships.
The meet was held on a course designed and developed by Hutchinson.
In two seasons at Salve Regina, Hutchinson led the women’s cross country
team to a third place finish in 2003 and a second place result in 2004 at the
Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship, and was named CCC women’s cross
country Coach of the Year following the 2004 season. His team was 19th at the
2003 NCAA Regional Championship and 22nd last fall.
Hutchinson is a member of the United States Track Coaches Association.
The Huskies open their 2005 cross country season on September 10 when they
travel to Amherst, Mass., to participate in the Amherst College Invitational.
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Saturday, November 13, 2004
Southern Maine Races At NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional
CUMBERLAND, Maine -- Led by senior Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine), the
University of Southern Maine Men's Cross Country team placed 19th among 39 schools
at the 2004 NCAA Division III New England Regional Cross Country Championship,
Saturday at the Twin Brook Recreational Center in Cumberland, Maine.
Bunker paced the Huskies placing 47th among 280 finishers, running the
challenging 8,000-meter course in a time of 27:23.4. Running a solid 5:29 per
mile pace, Bunker improved his time from a year ago by over one minute. At the
2003 regional championship, Bunker ran the course in a time of 28:35.
Freshman Curtis Wheeler (Newport, Vermont/North Country Union) had a solid
showing in his first regional championship finishing the race in a time of 28:09.7
for an 88th place finish.
Senior Emery Bickford (Benton, Maine/Lawrence) placed 104th in a time of
28:31.1, while freshman Forrest Tobie (Mt. Vernon, Maine/Maranacook) raced to a
126th-place finish in a time of 28:54.3. Senior captain Kyle Smith (East
Hampstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) rounded out the Huskies scoring, placing 191st
in a time of 30:48.7 and Husky junior Nick Macklin (South Portland, Maine/South
Portland), Southern Maine's sixth runner, placed 243rd in a time of 33:55.3.
Tufts University successfully defended its NCAA New England Regional
Championship title, placing all five of its scorers in the top twenty of the race,
including a sixth-place finish from junior Matt Lacey (Amherst, Mass.). With the
win, Tufts earns the region's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National
Championships in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Saturday, November 19.
Individually, M.I.T. All-America Ben Schmeckpeper (Shorewood, Wisc.) won the
race in a time of 25:37.6, running a grueling 5:08 per mile pace, to narrowly out-
distance second-place finisher Neal Holtshulte (Marysville, Ohio) of Williams
College by less than two seconds. It is the second straight year that
Schmeckpeper has won the race.
Bolstered by Holtshulte's second-place finish, Williams College placed second
overall, followed by Little East Conference champion Keene State College in third
place. Bates College finished fourth while Wesleyan University came in fifth
place. Schmeckpeper's individual championship bolstered M.I.T. to a sixth place
finish.
Williams, Keene State and Bates also represent the New England region at the 2004
National Championship next weekend.
Team Finishes: 1. Tufts 62; 2. Williams 83; 3. Keene State 112; 4. Bates 145;
5. Wesleyan 189; 6. MIT 190; 7. Middlebury 245; 7. Conn. College 245; 9.
Trinity 251; 10. Amhest 258; 11. Bowdoin 264; 12. Coast Guard 310; 13.
Brandeis 336 14. Springfield 413; 15. Wheaton 431; 16. Colby 433; 17. Roger
Williams 480; 18. UMaine Farmington 534; 19. Southern Maine 556; 20. WPI 557;
21. Babson 644; 22. Mass. Maritime 647; 23. Westfield State 654; 24. Fitchburg
State 721; 25. UMass-Dartmouth 813; 26. Rhode Island College 833; 27. Gordon
835; 28. St. Joseph's (ME) 848; 29. Western New England College 887; 30. Clark
890; 31. Bridgewater State 893; 32. Salem State 961; 33. New England College
989; 34. Endicott 1054; 34. Eastern Conn. 1054; 36. Emmanuel 1057; 37. Johnson
and Wales 1058; 38. University of New England 1076; 39. Castleton State 1134.
Top Ten Finishers: Ben Schmeckpeper (MIT) 25:37.6; 2. Neal Holtshulte (Williams)
25:39.2; 3. Dave Bridgewater (Keene State) 25:51.9; 4. Wes Fuhrman (Wesleyan)
26:02.5; 5. Dan Crespin (Brandeis) 26:08.5 6. Matthew Lacey (Tufts) 26:09.5; 7.
Joshua Kennedy (Tufts) 26:10.8; 8. Stan Pyle (Wheaton) 26:13.5; 9. Andrew Combs
(Bowdoin) 26:18.3; 10. Sam Van Volkenburgh (Williams) 26:22.1
Southern Maine Finishers: 47. Michael Bunker 27:23.4; 88. Curtis Wheeler 28:09.7;
104. Emery Bickford 28:31.1; 126. Forrest Tobie 28;54.3; 191. Kyle Smith 30:48.7;
243. Nick Macklin 33:55.3
Complete results for NCAA New England Regional Championship available at
www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxc_ncaaregionalresults04.txt
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Saturday, October 30, 2004
Bunker Leads Huskies To Second Place Finish
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- University of Southern Maine senior Michael
Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) placed second overall out of a field of 101 runners to
lead the Huskies to a second place finish at the 2004 New England Alliance Men's
Cross Country Championship Saturday morning.
Bunker completed the 8,000-meter race in a time of 25:17 to earn All-New
England Alliance honors, and paced Southern Maine to its second place finishes in
the New England Alliance Championship and the Little East Conference Championship.
The Huskies finished behind LEC rival Keene State College.
Freshman Curtis Wheeler (Newport, Vermont/North Country Union) earned All-
Alliance honors placing 11th in a time of 26:13, while senior Emery Bickford
(Benton, Maine/Lawrence HS) and freshman Forrest Tobie (Mt Vernon,
Maine/Maranacook HS) finished 19th and 20th respectively.
The Huskies return to action Saturday, November 13 at the NCAA New England
Regional Championship. Race time is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
Team Results: 1. Keene State,23; 2. Southern Maine, 78; 3. Westfield State,112; 4.
Rhode Island College, 129; 5. Mass. Maritime Academy, 136; 6. UMass-Dartmouth,
168; 7. Bridgewater State, 172; 8. Fitchburg State, 175; 9. Eastern Connecticut,
236; 10. Salem State, 249; 11. Worcester State, 283 12. Mass. College of Liberal
Arts, 360
Top Ten Individuals: 1. Dave Bridgewater (KS) 24:41; 2. Michael Bunker (SM)
25:17; 3. Ryan Gough (KS) 25:21; 4. Joseph Hegerty (KS) 25:30; 5. Fabian Mejia
(SS) 25:33; 6. Patrick Ard (KS) 25:35; 7. Ryan Miller (FS) 25:42; 8. Eric
Burgess (MM) 25:45; 9. Ryan Garcia (KS) 25:58; 10. Derrick Hamel (KS) 26:12
USM Runners: 2. Michael Bunker, 25:17; 11. Curtis Wheeler, 26:13; 19. Emery
Bickford, 27:03; 20. Forrest Tobie, 27:03; 37. Kyle Smith, 28:07; 61. Joe
Lizotte, 29:51
Complete results for New England Alliance Championship available at
www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxc_allianceresults04.txt
Complete results available for Little East Conference Championship at
www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxc_lecresults04.txt
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Saturday, October 16, 2004
Bunker Takes Second at State Championship
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Mike Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) of the University of
Southern Maine Huskies men's cross country team earned All-State honors Saturday
after finishing second at the annual State of Maine Men's Cross Country
Championships run at the Twin Brook Recreation Complex in Cumberland, Maine.
Bunker cover the 8,000-meter course, site of this year's NCAA New England
Regional Championship in November, in a time of 27:23.52 to finish less than 12
seconds behind the winner, Dan Johnson of Bates College.
Freshman Curtis Wheeler (Newport, Vt./North Country Union) was the Huskies'
second finisher in 17th place with his time of 28:21.07. He was followed by
classmate Forrest Tobie (Mt. Vernon, Maine/Maranacook HS) in 27th place overall
with a time of 28:57.84.
Bates College, which place its first five finishers among the top ten, won
the team title with 29 points. Bowdoin College was second with 53 points,
followed by Colby College with 82 points, the University of Maine at Farmington
with 96 points and Southern Maine with 108 points. Nine teams competed in the
race.
The Huskies will take next weekend off and prepare the Little East Conference
and New England Alliance Championship race to be held October 30 at the University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Team Results: 1. Bates, 29; 2. Bowdoin, 53; 3. Colby, 82; 4. UMaine
Farmington, 96; 5. Southern Maine, 108; 6. St. Joseph's, 184; 7. UMaine Presque
Isle, 204; 8. Univ. of New England, 237; 9. Endicott, 253.
Top Ten Individuals: 1. Dan Johnson (Ba) 27:11.58; 2. Mike Bunker (SM) 27:23.32;
3. Joel Anderson (Ba) 27:28.57; 4. Owen McKenna (Bo) 27:30.95; 5. Andrew Combs
(Bo) 27:41.64; 6. Steve Monsulick (Ba) 27:44.88; 7. Ben Fletcher (UMF) 27:55.39;
8. Dan Vassallo (C) 27:57.84; 9. Michael Downing (Ba) 28:03.14; 10. Matthew
Dunlap (Ba) 28:04.57
USM Runners: 2. Mike Bunker, 27:23.32; 17. Curtis Wheeler, 28:21.07; 27.
Forrest Tobie, 28:57.84; 33. Emery Bickford, 29:16.54; 50. Kyle Smith, 30:28.85;
75. Nick Macklin, 33:18.23; 77. Joe Lizotte, 33:25.88.
Complete results available at
www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxc_stateresults04.txt
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Friday, October 8, 2004
New England Championship
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Mike Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) was the first
University of Southern Maine runner to cross the line as the Huskies participated
in the New England Men's Cross Country Championship run Friday at Franklin Park in
Boston.
Bunker cover the 4.95 mile course in 26:28 to finish 86th among the more than
300 finishers. Freshman Curtis Wheeler (Newport, Vt./North Country Union)
continued his strong rookie season placing 145th with a time of 27:15.
Martin Fagan of Providence College led the Friars to an impressive team
performance, winning the event with a time of 24:20. The Friars placed five
runners among the first 11 finishers to amass 25 points easily outdistancing
second place Boston College which had 159 points. Rounding out the top five teams
were the University of Maine with 181 points, the University of New Hampshire with
186 points and Quinnipiac University with 206 points.
Southern Maine returns to action October 16 when it runs in the State
Championship at the Twin Brook Complex in Cumberland.
Team Results: 1. Providence, 25; 2. Boston College, 159; 3. Maine, 181; 4. New
Hampshire, 186; 5. Quinnipiac, 208; 6. Tufts, 227; 7. Dartmouth, 246; 8. UMass
Lowell, 248; 9. Stonehill, 301; 10. Williams, 316; 11. M.I.T., 319; 12. Bates,
323; 13. Harvard, 346; 14. Connecticut, 400; 15. Keene State, 439; 16. Brown,
457; 17. Wesleyan, 462; 18. Southern Connecticut, 489; 19. Amherst, 493; 20.
Yale, 519; 21. UMass Amherst, 561; 22. Middlebury, 567; 23. Bentley, 604; 24.
Trinity, 672; 25. Connecticut College, 679; 26. Boston University, 738; 27.
Colby, 776; 28. Springfield, 786; 29. Holy Cross, 833; 30. Rhode Island, 835;
31. Vermont, 886; 32. Central Connecticut, 921; 33. Fairfield, 924; 34.
Southern Maine, 1010; 35. Wheaton, 1011; 36. New Haven, 1060; 37. Sacred heart,
1077; 38. Fitchburg State, 1134; 39. Bryant, 1144; 40. St. Michael's, 1157;
41. Merrimack, 1174; 42. Hartford, 1183; 43. Northeastern, 1187; 44.
Assumption, 1195; 45. Saint Anselm, 1266; 46. Babson, 1277; 47. Southern New
Hampshire, 1363; 48. Gordon, 1398.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. Martin Fagan (P), 24:20; 2. Dylan Wykes (P), 24:27; 3.
Pat Moulton (P), 24:42; 4. Patrick Morasse (UML), 24:51; 5. Neal Holtschulte
(Wil), 24:51; 6. Anthony Truax (UNH), 24:53; 7. Drew Bouchard (BC), 24:54; 8.
Darren Brown (P), 24:54; 9. Chris Kapfer (UML), 24:57; 10. Michael Lansing (Me),
25:00.
USM Runners: 86. Mike Bunker, 26:28; 145. Curtis Wheeler, 27:15; 245. Forrest
Tobie, 28:51; 262. Kyle Smith, 29:14; 272. Emery Bickford, 29:30; 310. Joe
Lizotte, 31:44; 313. Nick Macklin, 32:25.
Complete results available at
www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxc_neresults04.txt
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Saturday, October 2, 2004
Huskies Fifth at Keene State Invitational
KEENE, N.H. -- Senior Mike Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) continued his
outstanding final season with a ninth place finish to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies men's cross country team to a fifth place result at the
Keene State College Cross Country Invitational on Saturday.
Bunker covered the five-mile KSC course in a time of 26:38 to place ninth
overall. Freshman Forrest Tobie (Mt. Vernon, Maine/Maranacook HS) was the second
USM runner across the line in 18th place with a time of 27:36.
Freshman Curtis Wheeler (Newport, Vt./North Country Union HS) finished 25th
overall with a time of 27:54, followed by senior Emery Bickford (Benton,
Maine/Lawrence HS) in 42nd place with his time of 28:58 and junior Kyle Smith
(East Hampstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) in 47th spot at 29:25.
Keene State senior Dave Bridgewater won the individual crown with his time of
25:30. Dartmouth College took the team title by placing five runners among the
top ten finishers to compile 28 points. Keene State was second with 44 points
followed by Tufts University with 99 points, the University of Massachusetts
Lowell with 110 points and Southern Maine with 116 points.
The Huskies return to action on Friday when travel to Boston for the New
England Championship at Franklin Park.
Keene State College Cross Country Invitational
Team Scores: 1. Dartmouth, 28; 2. Keene State, 44; 3. Tufts, 99; 4. UMass
Lowell, 110; 5. Southern Maine, 116; 6. Fitchburg State, 159; 7. New Paltz,
195.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. Dave Bridgewater (KS), 25:30; 2. Neal Graves (D), 25:50;
3. Ryan Gough (KS) 26:11; 4. Grant Allen (D), 26:20; 5. George McArdle (D),
26:22; 6. Kyle Doran (T), 26:24; 7. John Welsh (D), 26:27; 8. Joe Hegarty (KS),
26:30; 9. Michael Bunker (SM), 26:38; 10. Mark Brissette (D), 26:44.
Other USM Runners: 18. Forrest Tobie, 27:36; 25. Curtis Wheeler, 27:54; 42.
Emery Bickford, 28:58; 47. Kyle Smith, 29:25; Joe Lizotte, 32:31.
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Saturday, September 18, 2004
Huskies Finish 11th at UMD Invitational
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Senior Michael Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) came
home in 12th place overall (sixth in team scoring) to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies men's cross country team to an 11th place finish among the
29 teams competing in the annual UMass Dartmouth Shriners Cross Country
Invitational held Saturday.
Bunker covered the 7,980-meter course in a time of 25:56 to be the first USM
runner across the finish line. Freshman Curtis Wheeler (Newport, Vt./North
Country Union) was the next Husky runner to cross the line, finishing in 54th
place (42nd in team scoring) with a time of 27:00.
Other scoring runners for USM included freshman Forrest Tobie (Mt. Vernon,
Maine/Maranacook HS) in 88th place (75th team scoring) with a time of 27:46,
senior Emery Bickford (Benton, Maine/Lawrence HS) in 102nd place (85th team
scoring) in a time of 28:02, and junior Kyle Smith (East Hampstead, N.H./Pinkerton
Academy) in 162nd place (139th team scoring) with his time of 29:26.
The individual winner was Tago Yasuhiro, a university student from Japan,
with a time of 24:30. The first five individual places were taken by visiting
students from various Japanese universities. A total of 238 competitors finished
the event.
Bates College captured the team title, edging out Brown University by four
points, 58-62. Rounding out the top five teams were the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology with 85 points, the University of Massachusetts Lowell with 132
points and Salisbury State University with 165 points. Southern Maine finished
with 347 points.
The Huskies will be off next weekend, and return to action on October 2 when
they travel to Keene, N.H., for the Keene State Invitational.
2004 UMass Dartmouth Shriners Invitational
Team Scores: 1. Bates, 58; 2. Brown, 62; 3. M.I.T., 85; 4. UMass Lowell, 132;
5. Salisbury State, 165; 6. Amherst, 177; 7. Trinity, 178; 8. Tufts, 194; 9.
Coast Guard, 244; 10. Colby, 267; 11. Southern Maine, 347; 12. Lyndon State,
378; 13. UMaine Farmington, 399; 14. Roger Williams, 402; 15. Stonehill, 432;
16. W.P.I., 454; 17. Springfield, 468; 18. Mass. Maritime, 508; 19. Rhode
Island College, 589; 20. Westfield State, 621; 21. Western New England College,
653; 22. UMass Dartmouth, 656; 23. Babson, 662; 24. Bridgewater State, 714;
25. Worcester State, 778; 26. Eastern Connecticut, 794; 27. Emmanuel, 802; 28.
New England College, 807; 29. Johnson & Wales, 834.
Top 10 Individuals: 1. Tago Yasuhiro, unattached, 24:30; 2. Takahashi Noriaki,
unattached, 24:32; 3. Iwai Yuki, unattached, 24:35; 4. Tsuchihashi Keita,
unattached, 25:07; 5. Musha Yoshiuki, unattached, 25:13; 6. Nick Neely, Brown,
25:33; 7. Sato Kazuya, unattached, 25:37; 8. Owen Washburn, Brown, 25:38; 9.
Matt Lacey, Tufts, 25:42; 10. Chris Burke, Brown, 25:46.
USM Runners: 12. Michael Bunker, 25:56; 54. Curtis Wheeler, 27:00; 88. Curtis
Wheeler, 27:46; 102. Emery Bickford, 28:02; Kyle Smith, 29:26; 223. Joe
Lizotte, 33:34.
Complete results available at
www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxc_umdresults04.txt
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Saturday, September 11, 2004
Huskies Have Solid Outing in Season Opener
AMHERST, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine men's cross country team
opened its 2004 season with a solid effort at the Amherst College Invitational in
Amherst, Mass.
Despite finishing fourth among the four teams participating, the Huskies
received some very strong performances.
Senior Mike Bunker (Bucksport, Maine) had an outstanding race finishing third
with a time of 26:54 over the 8,000-meter course. His time was more than a minute
faster than his time a year ago. Bunker trailed only Wheaton College All-American
Stan Pyle (South Portland, Maine), the race winner with a time of 26:26, and Keene
State's Patrick Ard who crossed the line in 26:30.
Also showing well in their collegiate debuts were the Wheeler brothers,
Curtis and Nick (Newport, Vt./North Country Union), and Forest Tobie (Mt. Vernon,
Maine/Maranacook HS). Curtis placed 12th overall with a time of 28:23 while
brother Nick was four seconds back in 14th place. Tobie crossed the line in 25th
place with a time of 29:24.
Senior Emery Bickford (Benton, Maine/Lawrence HS) was the fifth USM runner to
cross the line in 29th place with a time of 29:57.
Keene State took the team title with 34 points as Ard paced a 2-4-5 finished
for the Owls. Wheaton took second with 52 points while Amherst was third with 61
points. USM had 76 points.
The Huskies return to action next Saturday (September 18) when they travel to
North Dartmouth, Mass., for the UMass Dartmouth Invitational.
Team Scores: 1. Keene State, 34; 2. Wheaton, 52; 3. Amherst, 61; 4. Southern
Maine, 76.
Top 10: 1. Stan Pyle (W) 26:26; 2. Patrick Ard (KS) 26:30; 3. Mike Bunker (SM)
26:54; 4. Ryan Gough (KS) 27:12; 5. Mark Garcia (KS) 27:41; 6. Matt Katz (A)
27:50; 7. Dave Molina (A) 27:52; 8. Alex Cook (W) 27:55; 9. Tomas Morrissey (A)
28:05; 10. Weston Forsblad (KS) 28:13.
Other USM Runners: 12. Curtis Wheeler, 28:23; 14. Nick Wheeler, 28:27; 25.
Forest Tobie, 29:24; 29. Emery Bickford, 29:57; 33. Kyle Smith, 30:05.
Complete results available at
www.usm.maine.edu/athl/Men's_Cross_Country/mxc_amherstresults04.txt
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