2008 Woodie Awards
Indoor track prepares for championship competitions
Patrick Bagley
Issue date: 2/9/07 Section: Sports
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During the first weekend of February, the men's and women's indoor track team competed in the Maine State Championships. While this competition is important for bragging rights (Colby fielded five state champions and one winning relay), the state meet indicates the point in the season when the regional and national championships displace the tune-up invitationals that are held during January.
The Mules competed in three such events. On Jan. 13, the men competed at the Bowdoin College Invite and the women raced at the University of Southern Maine Invitational. The men and women both placed third out of four teams. A week later the Mules competed against 15 other schools in the Tufts University Invitational; the men placed fifth and the women took fourth. On Jan. 27, the men and women attended the Bowdoin Invitational, placing last and second-to-last, respectively.
At their most recent competition, the Maine State Championships, the men scored 83 points for fourth place, trailing Bowdoin (181.5), Bates College (163) and Southern Maine (93.5). The women earned 122 points, but were bested by Bowdoin (164), Southern Maine (148) and Bates (146).
A number of sterling individual performances shine through both teams' last place finish. Devan FitzPatrick '09 won the women's 1000 meter race with a time of 3:02 and Captain Karen Prisby '07 beat rival Kathryn Moore of Bates by five seconds to win the 3000 meter with a time of 10:15.
While FitzPatrick and Prisby stand alone as state champions, they are also the first to recognize the effort that each team member puts into battling in a very competitive league. "We all did very well. We had personal records in every event from the weight throw to the pole vault to the 5k," noted Prisby, "but we just lack in numbers compared to other teams and just lack numbers in a lot of events."
The men also had a number of brilliant performances, despite their last place team showing. Ian London '07, Bob Glotfelty '08 and Dan Vassallo '07 won the 800 meter, 1000 meter and 5000 meter races, respectively. The men's 4x800 meet relay also took first place. Dan Moss '08, emerging from various injuries, narrowly lost a win in the 600 meter race. Right behind Moss was first-year stand out Ben Ossoff, who placed third in the 600. Madison Gouzie '08 placed third place in the 55 meter hurdles and the 400 meter dash. Captain Roy Wilson '07 also did his share, placing third in the 55 meter dash.
"We have always been a small team during the indoor season, and that does makes it hard to compete with other schools in the New England Small College Athletic Conference who sport forty-plus athletes." Wilson stated after the meet, "but what this team has done this year, and will try to continue into the spring, is look beyond our size and give our opponents hell anyway. And most importantly, we are doing it as a team!"
The Mules competed in three such events. On Jan. 13, the men competed at the Bowdoin College Invite and the women raced at the University of Southern Maine Invitational. The men and women both placed third out of four teams. A week later the Mules competed against 15 other schools in the Tufts University Invitational; the men placed fifth and the women took fourth. On Jan. 27, the men and women attended the Bowdoin Invitational, placing last and second-to-last, respectively.
At their most recent competition, the Maine State Championships, the men scored 83 points for fourth place, trailing Bowdoin (181.5), Bates College (163) and Southern Maine (93.5). The women earned 122 points, but were bested by Bowdoin (164), Southern Maine (148) and Bates (146).
A number of sterling individual performances shine through both teams' last place finish. Devan FitzPatrick '09 won the women's 1000 meter race with a time of 3:02 and Captain Karen Prisby '07 beat rival Kathryn Moore of Bates by five seconds to win the 3000 meter with a time of 10:15.
While FitzPatrick and Prisby stand alone as state champions, they are also the first to recognize the effort that each team member puts into battling in a very competitive league. "We all did very well. We had personal records in every event from the weight throw to the pole vault to the 5k," noted Prisby, "but we just lack in numbers compared to other teams and just lack numbers in a lot of events."
The men also had a number of brilliant performances, despite their last place team showing. Ian London '07, Bob Glotfelty '08 and Dan Vassallo '07 won the 800 meter, 1000 meter and 5000 meter races, respectively. The men's 4x800 meet relay also took first place. Dan Moss '08, emerging from various injuries, narrowly lost a win in the 600 meter race. Right behind Moss was first-year stand out Ben Ossoff, who placed third in the 600. Madison Gouzie '08 placed third place in the 55 meter hurdles and the 400 meter dash. Captain Roy Wilson '07 also did his share, placing third in the 55 meter dash.
"We have always been a small team during the indoor season, and that does makes it hard to compete with other schools in the New England Small College Athletic Conference who sport forty-plus athletes." Wilson stated after the meet, "but what this team has done this year, and will try to continue into the spring, is look beyond our size and give our opponents hell anyway. And most importantly, we are doing it as a team!"
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