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Bates was once again led by their Junior captain, Kelly Godsey '06, and their strong contingent of middle-distance and distance runners.  Godsey won both the shot put and weight throw events with NCAA Championship qualifying marks.
Although she had already qualified for the NCAA Championships in both events earlier in the season, her dominance in the shot and weight is evident in the fact that every meet she continues to surpass these qualifying standards.  Her winning throw in the shot put was 45'4.25"(13.82 m), a foot and a half farther than her closest competitor.  Although her most impressive performance came in the weight throw, as has been the case in almost all of her meets this season, as she posted a new ECAC Championship meet record and new facility record (Newell Field House) with a toss of 61'2.25"(18.65 m).
The strength of the team's mid-distance and distance runners has been one of the factors in much of the success of the squad during their indoor season. From the 500 and 600 M races, all the way up through the 5000 M, the women's team has consistently had one or more scorers in most of these events throughout the entire season.  The ECAC meet turned out to be no different, as the Bobcats placed two runners in the top nine in the 500 M, a third place in the 1500 M, a fifteenth in the 5000 M, and the 4 x 800 M relay team finished in fourth place.
Ashley Wentworth '06 finished third in the 500 M race with a time of 1:20.95, less than a half a second behind the second-place finisher. Also in that race from Bates was Jen Caban '07, who just missed scoring by placing ninth place in the event at 1:23.08.  
"The middle distance contingent has become one of the strongest parts of the team as a result of talent, coaching and dedication," said captain Ashley Wentworth '06.  "The mid-distance runners have also become a great group to run with.  The 4x800 team is amazingly driven and is comprised of girls with hearT and talent."
In the 1500 M race Kathryn Moore '07 placed third, crossing the finish line in 4:47.50 and just in front of the fourth-place finisher, Sara Marzouk of USM.  One of the strongest fields of runners was in the 5000 M, where Katherine Creswell '05 placed fifteenth overall with a time of 19:13.39.  Last but not least, Bates put together a solid 4 x 800 M relay team of Caban, Moore, Amy Rosania '08, and Wentworth that finished in fourth place in 9:54.51.
Other Bobcats competing at the meet were Meredith Anderson '07, Danielle Touhey '06, and Kathleen Nugent '06, who along with Wentworth competed in the 4 x 200M relay placing fourteenth at 1:52.22.
The final meet for the Bates women's indoor track and field team will be the Division III NCAA National Championships at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois.  Only those individuals and relays that have posted national qualifying marks participate in this meet.