Saturday, November 2, 2002

BAK REPEATS AS NESCAC MEN'S X-COUNTRY
CHAMP WHILE TRINITY TEAMS PLACE SIXTH

Grafton, Mass.- Senior co-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) won the men's race with a course-record brealing time of 24:32 to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a sixth place finish in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men's Cross Country Championships this afternoon at the Farm Course on the campus of Tufts University Dental School.  Bantam sophomore Christina Kane (Springfield, Mass.) came in 11th to propel the Trinity women to a sixth place finish in the Women's Championship race.

Bak, who repeats as the NESCAC men's champion, earns first team all-league honors, along with fellow senior co-captain Jim Emord (Bridgewater, Mass.) who placed fourth at 25:44.  Trinity sophomore James Sullivan (Sterling, Mass.) finished 15th at 26:22, narrowly missing second team All-NESCAC recognition.

Kane finished with a time of 18:42 to earn All-NESCAC honors, while junior Karen Roy (Ashford, Conn.) was 16th at 19:02 and senior co-captain Kate Klein (Huntington, Vt.) placed 18th at 19:12.

TEAM SCORES
Men
1. Bowdoin                       48
2. Williams                       77
3. Bates                        116
4. Connecticut College  122
5. Tufts                        123
6. Trinity (Conn.)      140
7. Wesleyan                 167
8. Amherst                   176
9. Colby                        207
10. Middlebury          267
11. Hamilton                    345

Women
1. Williams             30
2. Middlebury           50
3. Bowdoin              107
4. Wesleyan             142
5. Bates                147
6. Trinity (Conn.)      152
7. Tufts                179
7. Amherst              179
9. Connecticut College  224
10. Hamilton            242
11. Colby               260

TOP TRINITY FINISHERS
Men
1. Ryan Bak, 24:32.53
4. Jim Emord, 25:44.28
15. James Sullivan, 26:22.87
54. Ryan Lerner, 27:27.66
87. Matt Termine, 28:13.99
95. Matt Corraccio, 28:34.45
99. Adam Selby, 28:42.55

Women
11. Christina Kane, 18:42.40
16. Karen Roy, 19:02.23
18. Kate Klein, 19:12.73
54. Elizabeth Brown, 20:00.66
59. Leeann Rheaume, 20:05.53
70. Shannon Brennan, 20:21.61
79. Sarah Hackett, 20:35.31