Hartford, Conn.- Senior tri-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) ran his way to yet another pair of titles, winning both the 1,000- and 1,500-meter runs, to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a ninth place finish in the New England Division III Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this weekend. The Bantam women’s squad finished 18th in the New England Division III Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships at Bowdoin.

Bak emerged victorious with College record times of 2:27.47 in the 1,000 meters and 3:47.84 in the 1,500 meters (also a New England Division III Indoor Championship Meet Record). Trinity senior tri-captain Jim Emord (Bridgewater, Mass.) ran a 15:25.16 in the 5,000-meter run for a fifth place finish, and classmate Josh Griffis (Templeton, Mass.) tossed the shot 46’07.50” to place sixth.

Sophomore Christina Kane (Springfield, Mass.) finished fourth in the 1,500-meter run with a time 4:36.49, while senior tri-captain Leanne Rheaume (Pittsfield, Mass.) clocked in a time of 18:22.69 in the 5,000 meters for an eighth place finish.

TEAM RESULTS
Men
1. MIT 120
2. Williams 88
3. Tufts 87
4. Bowdoin 72.5
5. Bates 60
6. Springfield 55.5
7. Colby 55
8. Coast Guard 43
9. Trinity (Conn.) 30
9. Westfield State 30
11. Keene State 19
12. Wesleyan 24.5
13. Rhode Island College 19
14. Brandeis 16
15. Amherst 11
16. Worcester Tech 10
17. Worcester State 9
18. Middlebury 8
19. Mass. -Dartmouth 5
20. Connecticut College 3
21. Eastern Connecticut 2
22. Bridgewater State 1
23. Salem State .5
Women
1. Williams 174.5
2. Tufts 101
3. Colby 60.5
4. Bowdoin 53
5. MIT 49
6. Wesleyan 45
7. Southern Maine 43
8. Amherst 35
8. Worcester Tech 35
10. Keene State 31
10. Springfield 31
12. Middlebury 30
12. Brandeis 30
14. Bates 25
15. Mount Holyoke 20
16. Bridgewater State 18.5
17. Smith 10
18. Trinity (Conn.) 7
19. Coast Guard 6
20. Wellesley 5
21. Westfield State4.5
22. Rhode Island College 3
23. Connecticut College 2

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Men
400-Meter Dash: 7. Robert McGovern, 51.21
800-Meter Run: 10. Tom Walsh, 1:59.23
1000-Meter Run: 1 Ryan Bak, 2:27.47
1500-Meter Run: 1. Ryan Bak, 3:47.84
5000-Meter Run: 5. Jim Emord, 15:25.16
Distance Medley: 12. Trinity College ‘A’, 11:00.23
Triple Jump: 14. Jarod Bullock, 39ft.-11in.
Shot Put: 6. Josh Griffis, 46ft.-7.5in.
Pentathlon: 10. Chris Orr, 3063
Women
600-Meter Run: 20. Kathleen Forbes, 1:45.02
800-Meter Run: 12. Kate Klein, 2:22.28
1000-Meter Run: 15. Elizabeth Brown, 3:11.8
1500-Meter Run: 4. Christina Kane, 4:36.49
3000-Meter Run: 17. Hilary Evans, 11:13.19
5000-Meter Run: 8. Leann Rheaume, 18:22.69
4x800-Meter Relay: 8.Trinity, 9:53.95
Triple Jump: 13. Kathleen Forbes, 32ft.-5.75in.
Weight Throw:18. Lauren Young, 41ft.-9.75in.