Smith Invitational, Sept. 13, 1997 - The
women's cross country took four of the top seven spots at Smith to win the
5K Smith Triangular. Junior All-American Adelia Myrick (Kodiak, Alaska)
and senior co-captain Abby Phelps (Chester, N.H.) took third and fourth
place to pace the Bobcats, while senior co-captain Kim Walker (Hampton,
N.H.) and first-year runner Kristine Oelberger (Stow, Mass.) came in sixth
and seventh.
Halfway through the race victory was not yet apparent. In the second
half of the race, Bates started to challenge. Adelia and Abby had
established their positions among the top five finishers early, but there
were still points to be had as Kim Walker, Kristine Oelberger and
Lauren Nally worked together making their way through the crowd
solidifying their positions among the top twelve runners.
In the final half mile of the race Jess Young '99 who was running in her
first ever cross country race aggressively attacked the largest hill on
the course passing four runners on the way up and three more on the way
down. She caught teammate Lauren Nally who was running strong with 400m to
go in the race. They finished finished fifth and sixth for the
team, Jess in 10th place and Lauren in 12th.
Kristine Oelberger '01 challenged two Tufts runners in the final 200m of
the race. She closed a 30 meter gap, sprinted by them and was able to hold
off their persistant challenges to finish the race seventh behind Kim
Walker. Erika Cohen '98 had a strong race finishing seventh for the team
with teammates Tracy Lyford '00 and Ellen Humphrey '01 finishing within a
second of Erika. All three in the top 20 in the 45 person race.
Improvement was apparent for many of the runners who had raced on
the same course last Fall, but most significant were the performaces of
the co-captains. Abby Phelps showed a 14 second improvement while Kim
Walker improved her time by 30 seconds.
Team scores Individual Scorers
Bates 30 3. Adelia Myrick 19:49
Tufts 39 4. Abby Phelps 20:20
Smith 55 6. Kim Walker 20:59
7. Kristine Oelberger 21:08
10. Jessica Young 21:25
UMass-Dartmouth Invitational, Sept.
20, 1997 - Junior Adelia Myrick (Kodiak, Alaska) was second overall
and the top Div. III finisher as the Bobcats finished fourth of 20 teams
at UMass Dartmouth. Senior Abby Phelps (Chester, N.H.) placed 11th.
Team scores Bates Indiviual Finishes
Trinity 67 2. Adelia Myrick 18:29
Southern Conn. 76 11. Abby Phelps 19:03
Springfield 80 32. Kim Walker 19:51
Bates 129 43. Lauren Nally 20:18
MIT 131 44. Ellen Humphrey 20:19
Coast Guard 138 49. Kristen Oelberger 20:23
PreNational Meet at Franklin
Park, Oct. 7, 1997 - Teams and individuals from all over the United
State took part in the
National Preview Invitational in Franklin Park, the site of the NCAA
Division III Cross Country Championships in November. Some teams were
ranked in the top 25 nationally others were there to prove that they
belonged on the list. Bates finished fifth in the meet which was won by
Williams. Bates' effort was led by sophomore Adelia Myrick (Kodiak,
Alaska) who finshed third in 18:33 and was followed by senior Abby Phelps
(Chester, N.H.) in 20th in 19:16. The next three scorers for Bates all set
personal records. Senior co-captain Kim Walker (Hampton, N.H.) was 39th in
19:40, first-year runner Kristine Oelberger (Stowe, Mass.) was 59th in
20:04, and Jessica Young (Thetford, Vt.) was 65th in 20:12.
Top 10 Team scores (17 total)
1. Williams 64
2. Moravian (PA) 103
3. Brandeis 133
4. U Cal San Diego 148
5. Bates 186
6. USM 187
7. Rhodes (TN) 188
8. Ithaca (NY) 219
9. SUNY Platts 222
10.Colby 229<
Individual Performances
1. Tara Wartman 18:16 Moravian
2. Farrell Burns 18:30 Colby
3. Adelia Myrick 18:33 BATES
4. Eleanore Anderson 18:35 USM
5. Courtney Benningson 18:38 Williams
OTHER BATES FINISHERS
20. Abby Phelps 19:16
39. Kim Walker 19:40
59. Kristine Oelberger 20:04
65. Jess Young 20:12
State Meet at Southern Maine, Oct.
11, 1997 - Junior Adelia Myrick (Kodiak, Alaska) won her
second meet of the season, becoming the first Bates woman to ever win the
State of Maine championship. Myrick won the third race of her career by
seven seconds with a time of 19:04. The Bobcats finished in second
place overall, 9 points behind Southern Maine for the team title.
Bates had defeated the Huskies by just one point the week before and were
running on USM's home course. Senior
cocaptains Abby Phelps (Chester, N.H.) and Kim Walker (Hampton, N.H.) also
finished in the top ten, placing fourth and eighth respectively. This
marks Myrick's third career All-Maine team and Phelps' second. The top
four teams in the meet were ranked in New England, with fourth-place
Bowdoin in top 25 in the nation.
Team Results
USM 43 Individual Results:
Bates 52 1. Adelia Myrick Bates 19:04
Colby 61 2. Eleanore Anderson USM 19:11
Bowdoin 86 3. Farrell Burns Colby 19:14
UNE 130 4. Abigail Phelps Bates 19:45
UMPI 158 5. Penny Osborne USM 19:50
ST. Jo NS 6. Julie Lagin Nasse USM 19:56
Westb. NS 7. Jessica McLain UNE 20:00
Unity NS 8. Kim Walker Bates 20:06
ME Mari NS 9. Jessica Gray Bow 20:08
10.Erin Lyman Bow 20:12
18.Kristine Oelberger Bates 20:41
21.Jessica Young Bates 20:47
Open New England Championships at
Franklin Park, Boston, Oct. 17, 1997 - In a deep Open New England
championship field, the Bobcats finished tied for 16th out of 37 teams,
tied for fourth with Colby among Division III teams. Junior Adelia Myrick
(Kodiak, Alaska) was the Bobcats' top runner once again, finishing 53rd
overall in 18:36, sixth among Division III runner. Senior cocaptain Abby
Phelps (Chester, N.H.) and Kim Walker (Hampton, N.H.) finished second and
third for the Bobcats, respectively.
Teams of Interest Bates Finishers
1. Providence 45 53. Adelia Myrick 18:36
11. Middlebury 332 78. Abby Phelps 18:56
12. Williams 332 106. Kim Walker 19:24
14. Springfield 431 150. Jessica Young 19:57
16. Colby 573 186. Kristine Oelberger 20:25
17. Bates 573 193. Ellen Humphrey 20:31
18. Maine 578 207. Erika Cohen 20:40
20. Southern Maine 588
21. Amherst 600
22. Bowdoin 614
26. Tufts 674
Bowdoin Invitational, Oct. 25,
1997 - Coach Carolyn Court rested most of her top runners and finished
in second place at the Bowdoin Invitational. Bowdoin, with most of their
top runners took the top four spots, followed by four Bobcats. Senior
Amanda Bergstrom (Lakeway, Texas) took fifth place in 20:06, while
first-year runner Ellen Humphrey (Lexington, Mass.) was sixth in 20:10 and
junior Lauren Nally (South Dennis, Mass.) was seventh in 20:12.
Team scores Bates Top 25 finishers
Bowdoin 18 5. Amanda Bergstrom 20:06
Bates 47 6. Ellen Humphrey 20:10
Colby 69 7. Lauren Nally 20:12
15. Kirsten Tilney 20:53
16. Tracy Lyford 20:56
20. Carly Tarr 21:44
23. Meghan Hickey 22:25
24. Paige Kobert 22:31
NESCAC Championships at
Springbrook G.C., Nov. 1, 1997 - The Bobcats placed fifth at the 1997
NESCAC championships which they hosted, up from seventh a year ago. Junior
Adelia Myrick (Kodiak, Alaska) earned a third consecutive All-NESCAC honor
with her 13th-place finish in a time of 19:39. Senior co-captains Abby
Phelps (Chester, N.H.) and Kim Walker (Hampton, N.H.) just missed the
All-Conference squad, finishing 15th and 17th respectively in 19:56
and 20:00.
Women's Team Scores:
Williams 48, Middlebury 69, Trinity 73, Colby 119, Bates 131 ,
Bowdoin 159, Tufts 183, Amherst 187, Hamilton 207, Wesleyan 273,
Connecticut College 350
Womens individual results:
Name Time School
1. Cortney Bennigson 18:45 Williams
2. Aimee Beaudreau 18:57 Bowdoin
3. Katy Masselam 19:00 Middlebury
4. Farrell Burns 19:06 Colby
5. Cindy Manning 19:12 Tufts
6. Yolanda Famino 19:14 Trinity
7. Liz Worthy 19:23 Trinity
8. Ellen Roh 19:27 Williams
9. Kasie Wallace 19:30 Middlebury
10.Thania Benios 19:32 Trinity
11.Margaret Randall 19:36 Williams
12.Deborah Firsone 19:37 Williams
13.Adelia Myrick 19:39 Bates
14.Jessica Blake 19:44 Middlebury
15.Abigail Phelps 19:56 Bates
16.Lauren Krisko 19:58 Williams
17.Kim Walker 20:00 Bates
18.Dinelle Pineda 20:02 Amherest
19.Tara Woolford 20:06 Hamilton
20.Sonya Worthy 20:07 Trinity
21.Lara DuMond 20:08 Middlebury
22.Angenie McCleary 20:09 Middlebury
23.Kate Irvin 20:15 Middlebury
24.Amy Montemerlo 20:18 Colby
25.Christine Kennedy 20:19 Colby
39. Jessica Young 20:49 Bates
58. Kristine Oelberger 21:11 Bates
62. Ellen Humphrey 21:15 Bates
63. Lauren Nally 21:16 Bates
ECAC Championships at Westfield
State, Nov. 8, 1997 - Holding most of their top runners out for
theupcoming NCAA Regional meet, the Bobcats finished 19th out of 51 teams
at the ECAC Championships. Leading the way for the Bobcats was senior
Erika Cohen (Sharon, Mass.) who finished 74th in 20:32. Close behind her
was sophomore Tracy Lyford (Portsmouth, N.H.) in 84th place in a time of
20:43.
Bates Finishers
Erika Cohen 74th 20:32
Tracy Lyford 84th 20:43
Amanda Bergstrom 121st 21:15
Courtney Elf 122nd 21:16*
Kirsten Tilney 132nd 21:21
Megan Hickey 145th 21:50*
Carly Tarr 167th 22:16
* lifetime bests
New England Regional
Championships at Southern Maine, Nov. 14, 1997 -
Please see related press release.
NCAA Championships at Franklin Park,
Nov. 22, 1997 - Please see related press release.
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