
In wet and windy conditions, the Polar Bears swept the men’s and women’s meet, winning 25 of 34 events on the day. The men ended with 129 points to defeat St. Joseph’s (21), Maine-Farmington (8) and Williams (2). The women totaled 87.5 points to defeat Husson (46), St. Joseph’s (11) and Maine-Farmington (7.5).
Former Mt. Ararat High School standout Randi London led the way for the Bowdoin women, sweeping the throwing events for the Polar Bears. London claimed the shot put, discus and hammer throw.
Emily Clark won a pair of races, taking the 100 and 200-meter runs.
Other winners for the women’s team included Paola Maymi (400), Allyson Fulton (1,500), Hayleigh Kein (high jump), Christine Andersen (pole vault) and Katharine Krupp (triple jump).Bowdoin’s4x100relayteamof Clark, Georgia Bolduc, Shekinah Pettway and Naomi Jabouin also took first place overall.
The Bowdoin men boasted numerous winners, getting first-place finishes on the track from Christian Heath (800), Conor Donahue (1,500), Matthew Jacobson (5,000), Nathaniel Kent (110 hurdles) and Alan Banks (400 hurdles). The Polar Bears also earned winsinbothrelays—the4x100 (Rickey Larke, Jibrail Coy, Justin Weathers, Latif Armiyaw) and the 4 x 400 (John Layman, Kent, Jarred Kennedy-Loving, Christian Sleeper).
In the field events, Bowdoin swept the throws with John Pietro (shot put), Anthony Todesco (discus) and Cam Woodford (hammer throw) and the jumps courtesy of Frank Pappalardo (pole vault), Brian Greenberg (long jump) and Collin Litts (triple jump). Andrew Brenner won the decathlon with a total of 4,421 points.
The Polar Bears will return to action next Saturday at the UNH Invitational.
Women’s tennis
Bowdoin rolled over MIT, 8-1, on Saturday at Farley Field House.
The eighth-ranked Polar Bears moved to 7-2 this season with their fourth consecutive win. The Engineers, ranked 13th, fell to 13-4 with their third consecutive loss.
Bowdoin swept doubles play in commanding fashion, capturing wins from Joulia Likhanskaia/Tiffany Cheng (8-3), Tess Trinka/Kyra Silitch (8-2) and Pilar Giffenig/Emma Chow (8-1).
The Polar Bears won five of single singles matches to complete the victory, getting wins from Likhanskaia (6-0, 6-2), Cheng (6-0, 6-3) and Trinka (6-2, 6- 1) at positions 1-3. Samantha Stalder (6-1, 6-3) and Kyra Silitch (6-2, 6-2) rounded out the match with wins at No. 5 and No. 6.
Bowdoin begins a three match New England Small College Athletic Conference stretch on Wednesday against Bates at home at 4 p.m.
Men’s tennis
Bowdoin cruised to a 9-0 win over visiting Brandeis on Saturday morning in Farley Field House.
The Polar Bears improved to 8-1 in their final non-conference matchup before five consecutive NESCAC matches.
Bowdoin swept doubles play with wins from Luke Trinka and Luke Tercek at No. 1 (8- 6), Kyle Wolstencroft and Gill Roddy at No. 2 (8-4), and Chase Savage and Kyle Wolfe at No. 3 (8-2).
The Polar Bears did not drop a set in singles play, including Tercek’s showing at No. 6 as he dispatched his opponent 6-1, 6-0. The players at 1-5 all followed suit with Trinka securing a win at No. 1 (6-3, 6-2), Noah Bragg at No. 2 (6-1, 6-2), Wolfe at No. 3 (6-2, 6-1), and Savage at No. 4 (6-2, 6-2). Wolstencroft played the closest match of the day at No. 5 as he won the first set 7-6 before closing out his day with a 6- 3 second set.
Bowdoin plays at Bates on Thursday to begin a stretch of three matches over the course of four days.
Women’s lacrosse
The Polar Bears scored the first five goals of the game and cruised to a 13-8 win over Endicott on Saturday afternoon at Ryan Field.
The Polar Bears, ranked seventh in the latest Division III national poll, improved to 8-2. The Gulls fell to 6-4 with the setback.
Mettler Growney and Lindsay Picard sparked Bowdoin to the non-conference win, combining for seven goals and three assists. Growney scored four with one helper, while Picard pitched in three scores and two assists. Picard also dominated the draw, winning seven draw controls on the afternoon to lead the Polar Bears to a 16-6 advantage in the circle. Megan O’Connor and Annie Glenn had two goals each for the hosts, while Olivia Raisner dished out three assists.
Endicott was led by two goals from three different players. Ellie Clayman had two goals and one assist, while Siri Mason and Emily Whitney each notched a pair of scores. Clayman led her squad with three draw controls.
Growney paced the Polar Bears in the opening period, scoring all four of her goals in the frame. She netted three of Bowdoin’s markers in a game-opening 5-0 run and, after consecutive goals by Whitney and Meaghan Lennon trimmed the gap to 5-2, closed the half with another goal to make it 6-2 at the break.
The Polar Bears scored the first two goals of the second half, including a score just 12 seconds into the period off the draw by Picard, to extend their lead to 8-2.
Isabel Sippel stopped 10 shots over the first 53:21 of play, allowing five goals before giving way to Kayli Weiss, who stopped one shot over the final 6:39. Maura Grady kept her team within shouting distance thanks to an 18-save effort.
Bowdoin returns to action Tuesday evening with a big NESCAC contest against No. 2 Colby under the lights at Ryan Field at 7 p.m.
Men’s lacrosse
Endicott held Bowdoin scoreless for the first 54 minutes on its way to a 16-3 win on Saturday at Howard Ryan Field.
The Gulls, ranked 11th in the latest Division III poll, improved to 8- 2 with the victory. Bowdoin dropped to 1-9.
Harrison Cotter and Nick Pinciaro led the way for the Gulls with four goal apiece, with Will Jennings adding three.
Brandon Lee scored twice in the final six minutes to lead the Bowdoin scorers.
The Gulls opened up a 3-0 lead after the opening quarter and took command of the game with a sixgoal outburst in the second period. Jennings and Pinciaro scored twice in the frame as Endicott took a 9-0 lead into the break.
Bowdoin goaltender Peter Mumford made seven saves in the loss.
Bowdoin visits Babson on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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