State of Maine Championships
Hosted by Bowdoin College
at Brunswick, Maine

Team Results
1. Bowdoin       27
2. Colby         55
3. Bates         65
4. USM          126
5. UMF          144
6. UNE          191
7. Presque Isle 192
8. St. Joseph's 215
9. Husson       271

Top 20
1. Audra Caler          Bowd.   19:11
2. Kate McGuire         UMF     19:25
3. Kate Landry          Bowd.   19:27
4. Julie Dutton         BATES   19:28
5. Katie MacDonald      Colby   19:33
6. Elizabeth Barney     Bowd.   19:42
7. Ellen Beth           Bowd.   19:52
8. Kelley Puglisi       BATES   19:56
9. Mary Phelps          Colby   19:57
10. Bre-Anne McKenna    Bowd.   20:02
11. Jessica Gagne-Hall  BATES   20:03
12. Karina Johnson      Colby   20:05
13. Kate Waller         Bowd.   20:08
14. Wendy Sicard        Colby   20:10
15. Anna Sisson         Colby   20:11
16. Ellen Whitesides    Colby   20:11
17. Sarah Getchell      Colby   20:12
18. Grace Cho           Bowd.   20:18
19. Beth Pagnotta       BATES   20:20
20. Kristy Wechter      USM     20:22


Other Bates Finishers
29. Katherine Creswell  21:01
33. Penny Christo       21:08
34. Rebecca Hakala      21:11
37. Lauren Shoff        21:22
39. Gwen Hiltunen       21:25
40. Rachel Starr        21:26
41. Meghan Johnston     21:26
59. Katherine Long      22:08
60. Leigh Johnson       22:11
70. Katie Lantz         22:47
72. Erica Nason         22:56
81. Holly Page          23:20
83. Jess Otis           23:34
85. Kerry McLaughlin    23:43

WOMEN'S X-COUNTRY TAKES THIRD AT STATES

BRUNSWICK, Maine -- The Bates College women's cross-country matched their 2000 performance with a third-place finish at the State of Maine championships held at Bowdoin College. The host Polar Bears broke Colby's three-year streak of winning the State of Maine title with 27 points.The White Mules took second with 55 and Bates was close behind in third with 65.

Sophomore Julie Dutton (Londonderry, N.H.) earned All-State honors for the first time, placing fourth with a time of 19:28 in a very aggressive race. Junior Kelly Puglisi (Scotia, N.Y.) narrowly missed joining Dutton on the All-Maine team, taking eighth place with a time of 19:56, just four seconds out of the honor. Sophomore Jessica Gagne-Hall (Manchester, N.H.) ran in 12th place for much of the race, but a good final mile edged her into 11th by three seconds witha time of 20:03. Beth Pagnotta (Hoosket, N.H.) was the fourth Bobcat among the top 20 finishers with a time of 20:20. First-year runners Catherine Creswell (Portland, Ore.) and Penny Christo (Forestdale, Mass.), along with senior captain Rebecca Hakala (Sanford, Maine) rounded out the Bates scoring.