LEWISTON — Bates College won the State of Maine Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships in convincing fashion for the fifth consecutive year on Friday night at home in Merrill Gymnasium, outscoring runner-up Bowdoin by 75 points.
The Bobcats captured first place in six of 19 events and used impressive depth to pile up the most points at the meet in team history. The 75-point margin of victory is the second most in meet history, after the University of Maine in 1987.
Freshman Abby Hamilton of Freeport finished third in the 5,000-meter run for Bates in 18:46.98.
Bates will next compete in the Valentine Invitational this upcoming Friday at Boston University.
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