At the National Championships, Bak finished 16th overall with a College-record time of 24:39 and Emord came in close behind at 24:45 to finish 23rd overall. Both were earned All-American honors as one of the top 25 overall finishers. Both Bak and Emord eclipsed the previous Trinity record time of 24:47, set in 1990 at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass, and both finished higher than any previous Bantam men’s runner ever had at Nationals. Kane finished 86th with a time of 18:28.

The Trinity men, coached by George Suitor, finished the season as the No. 6 team in New England, while the women finished as the No. 5 team in New England. Men’s senior tri-captain Steven Napier (Blue Bell, Pa.) finished his career with an injury-plagued season, but helped the 2000 squad qualify for the only NCAA Division III National Championship meet in its history. He posted a career-best time of 27:45 in the NCAA Division III New England Championships in 2000. Women’s senior co-captain Caroline Leary (Bedford, Mass.) also suffered through an injury in her final campaign. Leary had posted a career-best time in the NCAA Division III New England Championships last fall as well, at 19:42.

Juniors Ryan Lerner (Manchester, Conn.) and Steven Coakley (South Windsor, Conn.), sophomores Jonathan Drappi (West Boylston, Mass.) and Geoff Long (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.), and freshman James Sullivan (Sterling, Mass.) rounded out the top seven for the majority of Trinity’s meets this fall. Lerner, Sullivan, and Coakley posted career-best times of 25:50, 26:23, and 25:51, respectively, at the Mass.-Dartmouth Invitational. Drappi and Long saved their best for last, finishing the NCAA Division III New England Championship race with career-best times of 26:06 and 28:07, respectively.

Junior co-captain Leeann Rheaume (Pittsfield, Mass.), junior Kate Klein (Huntington, Vt.), sophomores Kristina DePeau (Stafford, Conn.) and Karen Roy (Ashford, Conn.), and freshman Shannon Brennan (East Longmeadow, Mass.) joined Kane as the top seven women’s runners. Rheaume, DePeau, Klein, and Brennan posted career-best times, 18:02, 18:27, 19:10, and 19:22, respectively, at the Mass.-Dartmouth Invitational with Rheaume’s performance resulting in the highest Trinity time of the season. Kane’s career-best time of 18:15 at the NCAA Division III New England Championships put her in the Nationals, and Roy ran her fastest career race at the New England meet with a time of 18:52.

The Trinity College men’s basketball team opened the season with an 82-75 loss against Adrian in the first round of the Scarlet Raider Tip-Off Classic at Rutgers-Newark on Nov. 16, but defeated New York City Tech, 91-83, in the consolation round the next day. The Bantams won at Eastern Connecticut, 85-77, on Nov. 20 and defeated Western Connecticut, 74-66, in their home opener on Nov. 27. Trinity also downed Coast Guard, 65-55, on the road on Dec. 1.

The Trinity College women’s basketball team rebounded from a season-opening, 86-78, overtime loss to Plymouth State in the first round of the Swarthmore Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 17 to defeat Juniata, 91-90, in the tourney’s consolation round the next day. The Bantams then trounced Albertus Magnus, 75-52, in their home opener on Nov. 20 and Coast Guard, 68-44, on the road on Nov. 28.

The Trinity College men’s ice hockey team lost its season opener at Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East rival Salem State, 3-2, on Nov. 16, but rebounded to capture its first win of the year at ECAC East foe Southern Maine the next night, 6-2. The Bantams dropped a 4-1 decision to Connecticut College in the first round of the Spurrier Tournament at Wesleyan on Nov. 24, but downed Amherst in the consolation, 7-4, on Nov. 25. Trinity shut out ECAC East opponent Mass.-Boston, 10-0, on Nov. 30 in its home opener, and blanked ECAC East rival Babson, 7-0, the next afternoon.

Joncas scored the team’s only goal against Connecticut College and freshman goalie Doug Kisielius (Park Ridge, Ill.) had 14 saves in his collegiate debut in goal. Sophomore forward Steven LaBrie (Springfield, Mass.) netted two goals, including the game-tying score, against Amherst, and senior co-captain forward Jeff Griffin (Wethersfield, Conn.) notched the game-winner. Stevens assisted on three goals, junior forward Greg O’Leary (Reading, Mass.) notched a goal and two assists, and Greason and senior defenseman Brian Fenwick (Birmingham, Mich.) had a goal and an assist apiece. Faulkner made 25 saves and held Amherst scoreless for the final 26 minutes to earn the victory in goal.

Greason was named as the NESCAC Co-Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 2. He scored two goals and four assists against Mass.-Boston and two assists against Babson. Fenwick scored twice and assisted on a third goal against Mass.-Boston, while junior forward Andrew Halder (River Edge, N.J.) recorded his first career hat trick, O’Leary notched four assists, Stevens had a goal and two assists, and senior defenseman Mike Sayre (Keene, N.H.) assisted on a pair of goals. Faulkner made 22 saves to record the shutout, which also gave Head Coach John Dunham his 350th career victory. Dunham is currently fifth among active Division III coaches and seventh all-time in wins with a 351-258-21 career mark. Against Babson, Faulkner had 23 saves to notch his second straight shutout and extend his scoreless period streak to seven. Stevens powered the offense with two goals and assist, and O’Leary had a goal and two assists.

Trinity is currently tied with Hamilton for fourth place in the NESCAC with a 3-1 league record. Greason leads the league in scoring with four goals and a league-high 11 assists, while O’Leary is tied for fourth in the NESCAC in scoring with three goals and nine assists for 12 points. Faulkner is second in the league with a 1.25 GAA in net.

The Trinity College women’s ice hockey team dropped its first five games, 7-0, against Bowdoin on Nov. 16, 4-0, against Colby on Nov. 17, 6-0, at Middlebury on Nov. 24, 7-0, at Williams on Nov. 25, and, 2-1, at Connecticut College on Nov. 30. To open the month of December, Trinity reversed the trend with a 4-1 triumph at Connecticut College.

MacKinnon was named the NESCAC Co-Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 2 after saving 85 shots, including 62 in Trinity’s win at Connecticut College, and yielding just three goals. The victory snapped an 18-game Bantam winless streak and gave first-year Head Coach Katie Busniuk her first career win at the helm. Bantam freshman forward Kristy Hadeka (Castleton, Vt.) scored her first career goal and added a second goal and an assist, while sophomore Jillian Nelsen (Albany, N.Y.) netted a goal and two assists on offense. The previous night against Connecticut College, MacKinnon had 23 saves and Bantam freshman Michelle O’Neil (westwood, Mass.) recorded her first career goal and the team’s first goal of the winter.

The Trinity College women’s squash team defeated Williams, 9-0, in its season opener on Dec. 1. In the match, freshmen Lynn Leong (Kota Bharu, Malaysia) and Meridy Vollmer (Cincinnati, Ohio) dominated their opponents to record their first career victories. Leong, playing at No. 2, and Vollmer, playing at No. 8, each allowed just one point scored against them in 3-0 wins.

Trinity, coached by Wendy Bartlett, is currently ranked as the No. 2 team in the nation. Sophomore Amina Helal (Manchester, England) is the No. 1-ranked player in the nation, while Leong is ranked No. 5, sophomore Pam Saunders (Harrare, Zimbabwe) is ranked No. 7, freshman Bronwyn Cooper (Harrare, Zimbabwe) is ranked No. 21, and junior Clare Austin (Banbury, England) is ranked No. 22. All won their first matches of the season against Williams.

The Trinity College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each lost at Bates in their season openers on Nov. 17 and to Brandeis in their home openers on Dec. 1. The Bantam women dropped a 160.5-94.5 decision at Bates and a 160-131 decision against Brandeis. The Trinity men lost, 206-58, at Bates and, 152-85, against Brandeis.

The Trinity College men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams each opened the 2001-02 season at the Wesleyan Relays on Dec. 1. Trinity senior Nick Fox (Dublin, N.H.) won the shot put (47’01.750) for the men and senior tri-captain Jennifer Villa (West Hyannisport, Mass.) finished first in the triple jump (34’01.50 to highlight the women’s meet. Trinity boasted 11 first-place performances in the meet, including senior tri-captain Lauren Young (Old Saybrook, Conn.) in the women’s weight throw (34’11.250, freshman Ashley Yanyac (Old Saybrook, Conn.) in the women’s shot put (33’10.25), junior tri-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) in the men’s 5,000 meters (15:01.00), freshman Paris Farrell (Philadelphia, Pa.) in the 55 meter dash (6.64), and junior Josh Griffis (Templeton, Mass.) in the shot put (47’01.75).