Saturday, January 18, 2003
TRINITY TRACK TEAMS FINISH SIXTH
AND SEVENTH IN TUFTS INVITATIONAL
Medford, Mass.- Senior tri-captain Leeann Rheaume (Pittsfield, Mass.) and sophomore Kathleen Forbes (Valley Falls, N.Y.) won the 3,000-meter run and the triple jump, respectively, to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a sixth-place finish out of 10 teams in the Tufts University Indoor Track and Field Invitational this afternoon. Senior tri-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) took first in the 3,000-meter run to help the Bantam men finish seventh out of 14 teams in the men's meet.
Trinity sophomore Christina Kane (Springfield, Mass.) finished third in both the women's 1,000- and 3,000-meter runs for the Bantam women, and freshman Chris Orr (Hingham, Mass.) placed third in the men's 55-meter high hurdles. Senior tri-captain Jim Emord (Bridgewater, Mass.) and sophomore James Sullivan (Sterling, Mass.) finished third and sixth, respectively, behind Bak in the men's 3,000 meters for the Bantams.
TEAM RESULTS
Men
1. Tufts 168
2. Williams 95
3. Worcester Tech 79
4. Keene State 72
5. Merchant Marine 63
6. Amherst 46
7. Trinity (Conn.) 45
8. Eastern Connecticut 35
9. Worcester State 34
10. Northeastern 27
10. Connecticut College 27
12. Fitchburg State 19
13. Mass.-Dartmouth 8
14. Springfield 4
Women
1. Williams 204
2. Tufts 175.5
3. Amherst 89
4. Keene State 63
5. Worcester Tech 62
6. Trinity (Conn.) 42
7. Northeastern 21.5
8. Connecticut College 20
9. Mass.-Dartmouth 17
10. Eastern Connecticut 11
TOP TRINITY FINISHERS
Men
400 m dash: 6. Bob McGovern, 52.54
600 m run: 17. Jack Canning, 1:33.75
800 m run: 7. Thomas Walsh, 2:05.67
3000 m run: 1. Ryan Bak, 8:19.48
55 m hurdles: 3. Chris Orr, 8.22
Triple jump: 5. Sam Sonn, 11.13 m
High jump: 7. Orr, 1.77 m
Weight throw: 10. Alvin Chon, 11.53 m
Shot put: 4. Josh Griffis, 13.29 m
4x400 m relay: 4. Trinity, 3:34.17
Women
55 m dash: 7. Kristen Geiger, 7.93
200 m dash: 7. Kristi Wallin, 27.76
400 m dash: 10. Kathleen Forbes, 1:06.65
800 m run: 10. Jackie Kupper, 2:38.31
1,000 m run: 3. Christina Kane, 3:07.57
1,500 m run: 3. Kane, 4:48.80
3,000 m run: 1. Leeann Rheaume, 10:52.89
Triple jump: 1. Forbes, 10.21 m
4x800 m relay: 4. Trinity, 10:21.23