Saturday, May 10, 2003

Hartford, Conn.- Senior tri-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) finished third in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.75 to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 29th place finish in the New England Division Open Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend at the University of New Hampshire. Bak had the fastest time of the day in his preliminary heat, breaking his own Trinity record with a time of 1:51.55. Senior tri-captain Leeann Rheaume (Pittsfield, Mass.) highlighted the Women's Championships at New Hampshire with a ninth place performance in the 5,000 meters.

TEAM RESULTS
Men
1. Rhode Island 127
2. Southern Connecticut 105
3. Northeastern 46
4. Mass.-Lowell 36
5. Boston 39
5. Maine 36
7. Boston College 32
8. Bates 31
8. Williams 31
10. Massachusetts 28.5
11. Wheaton (Mass.) 27
11. Springfield 27
11. MIT 27
14. Connecticut 23
15. Bowdoin 21.83
16. New Hampshire 21.32
17. Holy Cross 21
18. Coast Guard 14
19. Brown 13
20. Sacred Heart 14
21. Tufts 13
21. Dartmouth 13
23. Bentley 11
23. Stonehill 11
25. Connecticut College 10
26. Amherst 8
27. Quinnipiac 7
27. Middlebury 7
29. Wesleyan 6
29. Trinity (Conn.) 6
31. Bridgewater State 5
32. Keene State 4
33. New Haven 3
33. Bryant 3
35. Colby 2
35. Worcester Tech 2
37. Westfield State 1

TOP TRINITY FINISHERS
Men
800 m run: 3. Ryan Bak, 1:52.75 (1:51.55 in preliminary heat was new College record)
5,000 m run: 15. Jim Emord, 14:57.66
Hammer throw: 11. John Vancura, 148'01.00"

Women
1,500 m run: 16. Kane, 4:46.00
5,000 m run: 9. Leeann Rheaume, 17:45.22