Bowdoin Cross Country 1976
Coach Frank Sabasteanski
Captain Mike Brust (college half mile record holder)
Junior Bruce Freme (college 2 mile record holder) looks to be top two with Brust.
Coach Lynn Ruddy (Uwisconsin at Oshkosh grad)
Ten women out for the team, Joannie Benoit '79 undecided between XC and field hockey.
Sophs Jennifer Green and Ellen Farina, both new to the sport.
Annemarie Goldstein ran with the men's team in 1975, but is on academic leave this semester.
25 September 1976, Maine 15, Bowdoin 50 @Orono, 4.6 miles
1 Mike Roddin Me 22:48 (broke Jerry LaFlamme's college record of 23:09
, 1974)
2 Peter Brigham Me 23:09
3 Beric Kimball Me
4 Bill Pike Me
5 Jerry Holmes Me
6 Leo LaChance Me
7 Phil Garland Me
Bowdoin finished 8,11,13,16,17
29 September 1976, Bates 18, Bowdoin 46 @Garcelon Field
1 Paul Oparowski Ba 25:49
2 Tom Leonard Ba 26:11
3 Bruce Freme Bo 26:20
4 Kim Wettlaufer Ba 26:25
5 Rick DeBruin Ba 26:41
6 Tom Cloutier Ba 2650
7 Mike Brust Bo 26:51
8 Mark Soderstrom Ba 27:06
9 Greg Peters Ba 27:08
10 Chris Walton Ba 27:15
11 Jeff Buck Bo 27:32
12 Roland L'Heureux Bo 27:45
13 Jim Gaffey Ba 27:58
14 Steve Streeter Ba 28:22
15 Bill Lawrence Bo 28:53
16 Greg Kerr Bo 29:04
17 Ken Hammond Ba 29:10
18 Tom Fiearra Ba 29:31
19 Jay Ferguson Ba 29:44
20 Dave Foley Ba 29:51
21 Tom Mitchell Bo 30:48
22 Dave Scharn Ba 32:51
2 October 1976, Amherst Inv
Westfield St 47, Bowdoin 53, Amherst 51, Eastern Conn 82, RIC 146, UHartford 174
6 October 1976, Bowdoin def Colby
16 October 1976, Maine State @Brunswick CC
Bates 24, Maine 38, Bowdoin 76, Colby 105
1 Paul Oparowski Ba 25:34 cr
6 Bruce Freme Bo 26:17
16 Mike Brust Bo 26:48
23 October 1976, NESCAC @Williams
unofficially Bates 19, 7th Bowdoin 182, 11 teams, 4.8 miles
1 Paul Oparowski B 24:55
3.1 miles, snow
1 Ann Dunham Ws 20:39
2 Jenny Green Bo
4 Sheila Turner Bo
7 Laurie Brooks Bo
Men finished the season 5-6.
Bruce Freme 14th at Easterns.
Junior Bill Lawrence moved from #5 to second man, freshman Jeff Buck finished season as third man, freshman Tom Mitchell improved.
Women finished 9-6.
Soph Jenny Green was top finisher in every meet.
Freshmen Sheila Turner and Ann Haworth ran 2/3.
Laurie Brooks the only senior on the team.