Bates Cross Country 1979
Captains Kim Wettlaufer & Mark Soderstrom
Coach Carolyn Court (1st year)
Captain Sue Collins '81, Kathy Leonard '81
1 September 1979, Bates 25, Alumni 34, 5.1 miles
1 Paul Oparowski A 25:57
2 Bill Thornhill A 27:15
3 Dave Ehrenthal Fr Ba 27:25
4 Paul Hammond Ba 27:48
5 John Walker Ba 28:00
6 Mark Lawrence Ba 28:15
7 Al Waitt Ba 28:23
8 Chris Adams Ba 28:39
9 George Rose Ba 28:39
10 Ken Hammond Ba 29:02
11 Joe Bradford A
15 September 1979, Pan-Am Inv @Garcelon Field, 5 miles
Dartmouth 44, Bates 48, Boston St 83, U New Brunswick 87, Tufts 102
1 Steve Hunt BoSt 25:45
2 Mark Hardie Tu 25:49
3 Peter Richardson NB
4 Chris Adams Ba 26:01
5 Thomas Rooney Ba 26:05
6 Stauffer D
7 Keith Hampton D
8 D
9 John Gaudioso D
10 George Rose Ba 26:26
11 Joe ?? NB
12 Paul Hammond Ba 26:41
13 John Saville BoSt
14 Tom Carley
15 Fahey BoSt
16 Mitch Cohen D
17 Dave Ehrenthal Ba 26:54
18 Mark Soderstrom Ba 26:57
19 John Dolan D
20 Paul Murray Tu
21 Mark Lawrence Ba 27:01
22 Chris Walton Ba
23 Jacques Jean NB
24 Jack Zaremski D
26 Jon skillings Ba
32 Kim Wettlaufer Ba 28:07
37 Doug Olney Ba
41 Ken Hammond Ba
Injured Kim Wettlaufer ran through race with minimal discomfort.
Dartmouth 23, Bates 33
1 Sue Forbes D 19:13.9
2 Toni Cook D
3 Cheryl Bascomb D
4 Sue Collins Ba
5 Sue Wigley Ba
6 Emily Wheeler
7 Pam Fessenden Ba
8 Sue Hopfe Ba
9 Kathy Leonard Ba
10 Ba
September 1979, New Hampshire def Bates women
21 September 1979, Bates 43, Brandeis 57, Amherst 63, Lowell 68 (men) @Amherst, 4.8 miles
1 Rod Garland Br 24:11
2 Brian Squires L 24:17
3 Tom Rooney Ba 24:21
4 Chris Adams Ba 24:22
12 Dave Ehrenthal Ba 24:59
15 Mark Lawrence Ba 25:08
16 Mark Soderstrom Ba 25:09
20 John Walker Ba 25:15
22 September 1979, BC & BU def Bates def Brandeis & Emmanuel @Franklin Park
rainy day, slick course
4 Sue Collins Ba
10 Pam Fessenden Ba
11 Sue Wigley Ba
13 Kathy Leonard Ba
25 Kristen Silcox Ba
29 September 1979, Bates 22, Bowdoin 37 @Brunswick GC, 5 miles
1 Tom Rooney Jr Ba 26:19
2 Doug Ingersoll Bo 26:26
3 Paul Hammond Ba 26:31
4 Chris Adams Ba 27:09
5 Tom Kelly Bo
6 Dave Ehrenthal Ba 27:21
7 Jeff Buck Bo
8 Chris Walton Ba 27:33
9 Ken Hammond Ba 27:45
10 Kim Wettlaufer Ba 27:51
Bates 29, Colby 40, Bowdoin 55 @Garcelon Field
Bates Student says weekend before 12 October
1 Jane Petrick Bo 19:05 cr
2 Ann Cullenberg Co 19:19
3 Sue Collins Ba
4 Kathy Leonard Ba
5 Virginia Low Co
6 Sue Wigley Ba
7 Sue Hopfe Ba
8 Karen Sondergeld Co
9 Pam Fessenden Ba
10 Sheila Turner Bo
3 October 1979 @Orono
slippery conditions
Bates 26, Maine 29, 5.6 miles
1 Tom Rooney Ba 28:24
2 Myron Whipkey M
3 Bill Pike M
4 Chris Adams Ba 29:01
5 Peter Brigham M struck by cramps while leading w/mile to go
6 Paul Hammond Ba 29:12
7 Mark Soderstrom Ba 29:15
8 Dave Ehrenthal Ba 29:19
9 Jon Howland M
10 Gerry Clapper M
11 Kim Wettlaufer Ba 29:36
12 Mark Lawrence Ba 29:39
13 Peter Bottomley Ba
14 Ken Hammond Ba
15 Bill LaFlamme M
Maine 27, Bates 29, 3.1 miles
1 Joanne Chomiere M 22:48
2 Sue Collins Ba
3 Lil Riley M
4 Kathy Leonard Ba
5 Lynn Dombek M
6 Sue Wigley Ba
7 Kathy Kohtala M
8 Sue Hopfe Ba
9 Pam Fessenden Ba
10 Joanne Kasper Ba
11 Erin Cashin M
6 October 1979, Bates 15, WPI 50 @Garcelon Field
1 Chris Adams Ba 26:34.7
2 Dave Ehrenthal Ba 26:50
3 Mark Soderstrom Ba 26:57
4 Mark Lawrence Ba 27:01
5 Kim Wettlaufer Ba 27:13
6 George Rose Ba 27:15
7 Al Waitt Ba 27:29
8 Ken Hammond Ba 27:32
9 John Turpin WPI
10 Rick Seaver WPI
13 October 1979, NESCAC @Franklin Park
non-scoring
1 Mike Berhman Wm 24:53
2 Bo Parker Wm 25:04
3 Tom Rooney Ba 25:08
9 Mark Soderstrom Ba 25:33
10 Tom Kelly Bo 25:36
11 Paul Hammond Ba 25:37
12 Dave Ehrenthal Ba 25:40
13 Kim Wettlaufer Ba 25:44
16 Mark Lawrence Ba 25:55
35 Ken Hammond Ba 25:55
1 Joan Benoit Bo 16:47
2 Jill Quigley Ws 18:23
3 Jane Petrick Bo 18:30
4 Trish Hellman Wm 18:40
5 Sue Long M 18:43
8 Ann Cullenberg Co
10 Sue Collins Ba
=11 Tara McMenamy M 18:56
=11 Keli McMenamy M 18:56
13 Sue Marchant Wm
14 Alice Tower M 19:10
16 Jane Ogden M 19:15
18 Barb Bradley Wm
19 Kathy Leonard Ba
21 Pam Fessenden Ba
22 Sue Wigley Ba
23 Krissy Lewis M 19:46
25 Joann Kasper Ba
30 Edie Bennett M 20:08
32 Kathy Schlein Tr 20:12
33 Sue Hopfe Ba
34 Sheila Turner Bo
36 Evelyn Hewson Bo
41 Deidre Oakley Bo
45 Kyoko Asao Bo
47 Kristen Silcox Ba
48 Ann Haworth Bo
60 runners
20 October 1979, Maine State @Garcelon Field
Bates 21, Colby 56, Bowdoin 62, USM 123, UM-Presque Isle
1 Tom Rooney Jr Ba 25:35.8
2 Tom Kelly Bo 25:59
3 Mark Soderstrom Ba 26:02
4 Dave Ehrenthal Fr Ba 26:05
5 Todd Coffin Fr Co 26:11
6 Paul Hammond So Ba 26:19
7 Chris Adams Jr Ba 26:31
8 Kim Wettlaufer Ba still recovering from injury
9 Mark Lawrence Ba
10 Kelly Dodge Co 26:52
15 John Raskouskas Bo
U Maine did not compete due to a conflict with the Yankee Conference race.
Bates finished the dual meet season 13-1, losing only to Dartmouth by four points in their first meet.
26 October 1979, ICAAAA @Sunken Meadow State Park, 5 miles
1 Villanova 45
2 Georgetown 99
3 Manhattan 101
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 102
5 St John's 123
1 Sidney Maree V 23:59.4 mr
University Division
1 Boston U 37
2 William & Mary
3 CW Post 130
4 Millersville 163
5 Plattsburgh
6 Westchester
7 Holy Cross 184
8 Bates 185
1 Mark Kimball BU 25:01.9
2 Al Treffinger Millersville 25:03
3 John Wilson BU 25:06
23 Mark Soderstrom Ba 26:00
24 Tom Rooney Ba 26:01
43 Chris Adams Ba 26:1?
46 Dave Ehrenthal Ba 26:2?
49 Kim Wettlaufer Ba 26:2?
74 Paul Hammond Ba 26:54
College Division
1 Lowell Tech 33
2 Gettysburg
3 Brandeis 122
1 Jack Kruse Glassboro 25:11.1
2 John Eberle Gettysburg 25:38
3 Mike Hurton Lowell 25:45
27 October 1979, Maine State @Waterville, 3.1 miles
Bowdoin 41, Maine 50, Bates 53, Colby 71
1 Joan Benoit Bo 18:46.4 cr
2 Joanne Choiniere M 19:24
3 Jane Petrick Bo 19:46
4 Lil Riley M 20:03
5 Sue Collins Ba 20:21
6 Ginny Low Co 20:18
7 Kathy Leonard Ba 20:56
8 Sue Wigley Ba 21:10
9 Kathy Komtola M 21:17
10 Joanne Kasper Ba 21:19
11 Brenda Chapman Bo
12 Sheila Turner Bo
14 Deidre Oakley Bo
3 November 1979, NEICAA Crosscountry, Franklin Park
course muddy and slow following heavy rain
Providence 27, New Hampshire 136, Northeastern 155, Lowell 157, Bates 187, 9 Williams, 14 Colby, 15 Bowdoin, 40 teams
1 Ray Treacy P 24:12
2 Paul Maloney P 24:38
3 Peter Crooke P
8 Tom Rooney Jr Ba 24:56
9 Peter Brigham ME
21 Michael Berhman Wm
Rooney was the only Bates finisher in the top 25.
11 November 1979, NE Div III Regional @Franklin Park
Brandeis 65, SMU 78 Bates 87, Coast Guard 104, Williams 154, Boston St 196, 23 teams
1 Steve Hunt BoSt 24:51
2 Thomas Rooney Ba
14 Mark Soderstrom Ba
15 Kim Wettlaufer Ba
23 George Rose Ba
33 Chris Adams Ba
36 Paul Hammond Ba
45 Mark Lawrence Ba
also Lettering: Pam Fessenden '83, Sue Wigley '83, Sue Hopfe '83, Kristen Silcox '82, Joanne Kasper '83, Linda Handrich '81
Collins (15th), Fessenden (55), Leonard (66) ran EAIAW @West Chester PA
Collins ran Nationals @Tallahassee FL