Junior tri-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) finished second in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.00, while sophomore Kristina DePeau (Stafford, Conn.) placed fourth in the 10,000-meter run at 39:37.39 at the ECAC Championships. Bak and DePeau were both named All-ECAC for their efforts, along with freshman Christina Kane (Springfield, Mass.), who finished fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:34.82) and classmate James Sullivan (Sterling, Mass.), who was sixth in the 10,000-meter run (33:42.26).

Bak finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run at 14:54.27 and fifth in the finals of the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:51.88 in the NCAA Division III National Championships, and fellow junior James Emord (Bridgewater, Mass.) finished 14th in the 10,000 meter run at 31:49.75. Bak was named All-American in both events for his outstanding efforts.

In the indoor and outdoor season’s combined, Kane finished with the women’s team’s best time in seven events this season, and freshman Kristi Wallin (Drexel Hill, Pa.) posted the team’s top performance in four events, while senior tri-captain Jennifer Villa (Hyannisport, Mass.) and sophomore Amy Barry (Scituate, Mass.) had the team’s best performance in three events apiece. Kane finished the 1,000-meter run in 3:04.32, the 1,500-meter run in 4:44.34, and the mile run in 5:07.17 during the indoor season. She finished the 1,500 meters in 4:45.10, the mile in 5:10.06, the 3,000-meter run in 10:21.00, and the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:22.65 (new College record) during the outdoor campaign.

Wallin finished the 400-meter dash in 1:00.77 and the 600-meter run in 1:46.80 during the indoor season. She finished the 200-meter dash in 26.90 and the 400 meters in 1:00.39 during the outdoor campaign. Villa leapt a distance of 14’10.75” in the long jump and a distance of 34’10.50” during the indoor season. She had a leap of 36’08.50” in the outdoor campaign, tying teammate and classmate Beth Landry (Troy, Mich.) for the College’s all-time record in the event. Barry finished the 55-meter high hurdles in 9.03 during the indoor season. She finished the 100-meter high hurdles in 16.11 and the 400-meter intermediate hurdles in 1:10.50.

For the men’s team, Bak posted the team-best time in nine events over the two seasons, while freshman Jarrod Bullock (Mattapan, Mass.) had team-best performances in four events, and sophomore James Porter (New Haven, Conn.) in three events. Bak finished the 800-meter run in 2:00.77, the 1,000-meter run in 2:27.87 (new College record), the 1,500-meter run in 3:50.49, the 3,000-meter run in 8:19.78 (new College record), and the 5,000-meter run in 14:35.37 during the indoor season. He finished the 800-meters in 1:53.22 (new College record), the 1,500-meter run in 3:48.99 (new College record), the mile run in 4:11.03, and the 5,000-meter run in 14:19.42 (new College record) in the outdoor campaign.

Bullock leapt a distance of 21’04.00” in the long jump and a distance of 43’02.25” during the indoor season. He had a leap of 22’03.75” in the long jump and a distance of 44’05.50” in the triple jump in the outdoor campaign. Porter finished the outdoor season with team-best times in the 100-meter dash at 11.25, the 200-meter dash at 22.33, and the 400-meter dash at 49.23.

Several other Bantam women gave the team’s best individual performances of the 2001-02 track seasons, including Landry in the long jump (15’40.00), junior tri-captain Lauren Young (Old Saybrook, Conn.) in the weight throw (40’11.50) and the hammer throw (134’04.00”), junior Kate Klein (Huntington, Vt.) in the 500-meter run (1:26.91), DePeau in the 5,000-meter run (17:50.24) and the 10,000-meter run (37:43.61), freshman Patty Allen (South Setauket, N.Y.) in the discus throw (121’11.75), freshman Nicole Mauger (East Bridgewater, Mass.) in the javelin throw (109’11.25), freshman Amber Smith (Dalton, Mass.) in the pole vault (7’00.00”), and freshman Ashley Yanyac (Old Saybrook, Conn.) in the shot put (36’05.00),

A number of Trinity men boasted the team’s best individual performances of the 2001-02 track seasons, including senior Nick Fox (Dublin, N.H.) in the hammer throw (146’03.00”) and the weight throw (45’06.25”), junior Josh Griffis (Templeton, Mass.) in the shot put (47’05.25”), Emord in the 10,000-meter run (30:43.81 breaks Emord’s own College record), sophomores Jack Canning (Ridgefield, Conn.) in the 500-meter run (1:13.81) and the 600-meter run (1:32.91), sophomore Matt Dahlmeier (Rumson, N.J.) in the discus throw (139’09.00”), and Chris Madison (Chatham, N.Y.) in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles (57.82), and freshman Paris Farrell (Philadelphia, Pa.) in the 55-meter dash (6.64).

Landry, tri-captain Caroline Leary (Bedford, Mass.), and Villa have finished their intercollegiate women’s track and field careers. Landry competed in the jumps and the javelin, and, along with Villa, holds the College’s all-time record in the triple jump. She was an All-NESCAC selection in the long jump and the triple jump in the spring 2000 season, and an All-New England selection in the indoor 2000-01 season and the outdoor seasons of 2000 (long jump and triple jump) and 2001 (triple jump). Leary, a two-year captain, was a distance runner for the Bantams, competing in all distances from the 1,500 meters to the 10,000 meters. Villa competed in the jumps, earning All-New England honors this spring with her College record-tying leap (tied Landry) of 36’08.50”.

Fox, tri-captain Steve Greene (Sterling, Mass.), and tri-captain Steve Napier (Blue Bell, Pa.) have finished their intercollegiate men’s track and field careers. Fox competed in the discus, hammer, shot put, and weight throw in his career, while Greene was a sprinter, specializing in the 400 meters, and Napier was a middle distance runner, distance runner, and steeplechaser. Greene and Napier were two-year captains for the Bantams.

The Trinity College women’s tennis team was represented in the NCAA Division III Singles Championships at Sweet Briar by sophomore Diana Goldman (Milton, Mass.). Goldman, earning her second consecutive bid to the tourney, lost in straight sets in the opening round. Goldman dropped a 6-1, 6-2 decision against Liz Yasser, of Trinity (Texas), in the opening round. Yasser was ranked as the No. 5 player in the nation entering the match.

Trinity, coached by Wendy Bartlett, is ranked as the No. 4 team in the Northeast region and No. 14 in the nation by the Omni Hotels/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings. Goldman is the No. 6-ranked player in the Northeast and the No. 22 player in the nation.

Goldman posted a 16-10 singles record playing No. 1 for the entire year for the Bantams, tying herself and two others for the most wins in a season in Trinity history. Junior Karen Huebner (Burlington, Mass.) had Trinity’s best singles record at 15-6, while sophomore Sarah Krueger (Burlington, Vt.) tied her for the team-lead in wins at 15-7. Freshman Diana Dreyfus (Scarsdale, N.Y.) turned in an outstanding freshman campaign with a 14-7 mark, while junior co-captain Courtney Sargeant (North Attleboro, Mass.) was 14-9, and senior co-captain Rebekah Mate (Bellevue, Wash.) went 9-7. Mate finished her career with a 37-30 singles record, which places her third on the College’s all-time win list. Sargeant has compiled 43 wins in just three season at 43-25, which ties her with Claire Slaughter ‘85 for the College’s all-time win mark.

In doubles, the tandem of Krueger and Dreyfus posted a team-best 10-2 mark this season, while Goldman and Huebner combined for a 17-8 record. Krueger/Dreyfus played predominantly at No. 2 and Goldman/Huebner was entrenched as the No. 3 duo. At the No.1 position, Mate and Sargeant were 8-9, while Krueger also teamed with freshman Brittany Olwine (Atlanta, Ga.) for a 5-5 doubles mark. Olwine was impressive in spot duty as a singles player, winning five out of her six matches.

The Trinity College men’s tennis team was represented in the NCAA Division III Singles Championships at Cal.-Santa Cruz by sophomore Richard Lawrence (Toronto, Ontario). Lawrence, earning her second consecutive bid to the tourney, won his opening round match in straight sets before losing a two-set match in the second round.

Lawrence posted a 7-6, 6-3 win over Rob Condiotty, of the Redlands, in the opening round, but dropped a 6-2, 6-4 decision against Nick Barnes, of Coe College, in the second round. Condiotty was the No. 42 player in the nation and Barnes was ranked No. 31 entering the tournament.

Trinity, coached by Rob Hallagan in his first season, is ranked No. 6 in the Northeast region and No. 25 in the nation by the Omni Hotels/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings. Lawrence is the No. 6-ranked player in the Northeast and the No. 22 player in the nation. Senior Peter Green (New York, N.Y.) and senior tri-captains Muammer Khan (Dhaka, Bangladesh) and Shaylor Steele (New Concord, Ohio) finished their intercollegiate careers having earned four straight NCAA Division III Championship bids.