MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — The Bowdoin College indoor track and field teams posted several winning performances in a non-scoring meet Saturday at Wesleyan University.
Samantha Copland and Michele Kaufman led the way with a pair of wins each for Bowdoin. Copland took first in both the 60-meter dash (8.13) and 200 (27.21). Kaufman captured the 60-hurdles (9.35) and the long jump (16-08).
Other winners for the Bowdoin women included Lucy Skinner, who took first place in the mile (5:26.82), Erin Silva in the pole vault (11-05), Hayleigh Kein in the high jump (5-01.75) and Katherine Harmon in the weight throw (47-08).
Bowdoin women’s relay teams had an exceptional afternoon, winning all three events.The4x200relayteam placed first behind the efforts of Morgan Browning, Emily Snider, Carolyn Veilleux and Camille Wasinger in 1:54.52. The4x400relayteamof Addison Carvajal, Browning, Liz Znamierowski and Emily Clark was first in 4:20.96, while the distance medley team of Maggie Bryan, Wasinger, Alana Menendez and Gina Stalica crushed the field in 12:46.55.
On the men’s side, Bowdoin had a handful of single-event winners. Kyle LeBlanc won the 60 dash (7.14), while Sam Chick took first in the 600 (1:24.66). Jacob Ellis claimed the 800 (2:03.01), while Nicholas Walker won the 1,000 (2:40.53) and Toby Zitsman the 5,000 (16:49.41).
In the field events, Andrew Zembruski won the high jump with a height of 6-02.
The men’s team took two of three relay competitions, winning the4x400behind Matthew Gamache, Seamus Power, Jarred Kennedy-Loving and Chick in 3:31. The distance medley squad of James Boeding, Lonnie Hackett, James Sullivan and Nicholas Saba took first place in 10:44.37.
Nordic skiing
Bowdoin finished eighth out of 13 intercollegiate squads and earned a secondplace finish among Maine teams this weekend at the Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville.
Bowdoin competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Skiing Association’s Colby Carnival over the two days, with Saturday’s classic races doubling as the Chubby Broomhall Cup, or Maine State Championship.
The Polar Bears totaled 192 points to finish eighth of 13 squads, edging teams including St. Lawrence, Harvard and Colby to earn its best EISA finish since 2011. Additionally, the team finished second out of four teams at the Broomhall Cup, with several skiers taking All-State recognition.
Kaitlynn Miller again set the standard, capturing fourth-place in Saturday’s 5K classic — the highest-ever finish by a Bowdoin skier, male or female, since the institution of EISA competition. She recorded a time of 18:03.4, 30 seconds off the winning pace. Hannah Wright followed up with a 31st-place finish in the event, with Shelby Aseltine taking 52nd.
In Saturday’s men’s 10K, James Crimp led the way for Bowdoin with a 40th-place showing, with Jackson Block taking 48th overall, followed by Henry Austin in 49th.
Miller took another fourthplace finish on Sunday in the women’s 15K freestyle event, recording a time of 44:20.1, approximately 22 seconds off the winning mark. Wright duplicated her finish, taking a 31st-place showing, with Eva Spaeh in 34th overall.
Block was the top Polar Bear in the men’s 20K freestyle with a 37th-place finish. Kevin Hoose ended in 41st while Crimp took 47th.
Swimming
Bowdoin swept Wesleyan and Trinity on Saturday at Greason Pool.
The women’s team improved to 4-1 in dual meets with a 171-122 victory over Wesleyan and 199.5-93.5 triumph over Trinity. The men’s team also moved to 4-1 with the pair of wins, 205-72 over Wesleyan and 198-87 over Trinity.
In the women’s meet, Kaley Kokomoor took the 50-yard freestyle (24.90) and 100 freestyle (54.71), while Katherine Foley claimed both the 200 free (1:55.29) and 500 free (5:11.47). Lela Garner won the 200 IM (2:13.51), while the 400 free relay team of Bridget Killian, Sarah Hirschfeld, Garner and Foley took first in 3:38.40.
Basyl Stuyvesant led the way for the Bowdoin men with wins in the 100-yard backstroke (54.69) and 200 back (1:56.59). Other firstplace finishes for the Polar Bears included Alex Tougas in the 1,000 free (10:31.53), John Lagasse in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.71), JR Chansakul in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.80), Ryan Peabody in the 500 free (5:01.72) and Ryan Kulesza in the 200 IM (1:58.38).
Tom Kramer won the onemeter diving (278.05) and three-meter diving (272.50) competitions for the Polar Bears.
In the men’s relays, Bowdoin’s 200 medley team of Stuyvesant, Lagasse, Kevin Koh and William Shi took first in a time of 1:37.10, while the 400 free relay squad of Lagasse, Peter Deardorff, Shi and Linc Rhodes won in 3:14.41.
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