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solid seniors, but Stewart, Bogatyrenko, and Mate should lead the squad to another winning season in 2000.
Men's cross路cou ntry The 1999 season proved to be another successful one for the men's cross-country squad. Under the direction of Head Coach George Suitor, the team finished eighth at the NCAA Division III New England Championships and posted a 77-31 record. Trinity opened the season with a tri-meet against Connecticut College and Wesleyan University in New London. Junior Todd Markelz (27:51) crossed the line first, while freshmen Ryan Bak and Jim Emord came in second
(28:11) and fourth (28:26), respectively, to lead the Bantams to first place. At UMass-Dartmouth, Trinity finished second as a team and Markelz placed second overall with a time of 25:34. Traveling to Rhode Island College, the Bantams won their second meet in three tries. Trinity had five top-1 0 finishers, including Markelz (26:07) , Bak (26:26) , freshman Ryan Lerner (26:44), senior co-captain David Kyle (26:45), and Emord (26 :5 1). In their only home meet of the season, the Bants continued their winning ways with another first-place finish. Again Markelz claimed the top spot at 26:2. In the New England Division I Championships in Bos-
ton, Trinity placed 20'\ led by Bak (25:48) , who came in 65th. The next week at Hamilton College, the Bantams competed in the NESCAC Championships. Markelz (26:46) and Bak (27 :29) finished 1Oth and 23rd, respectively, to lead the team to a fourth-place finish. Next in line for Trinity was a return to UMass-Dartmouth for the New England Division III Championships. Trinity ran a terrific race, finishing eighth and placing three runners in the top 50. Leading the way in 1Oth place was Markelz (25:07), followed by Emord (25 :39) at 31st and Bak (25 :52). Markelz earned a trip to the NCAA Division III Championships at WisconsinOshkosh for his outstanding performance. He finished 112th with a time of25:20.3 on Nov. 20. Overall, the squad had a very successful year and hopes to better its eighth-place performance at New Englands in 2000.
Women's cross-country The 1999 Trinity College women's cross-country team continued a string of highly successful campaigns under Head Coach George Suior. The Bantams faced the unenviable task of replacing graduated harriers Yolanda Flamino and Thania Benios, both of whom received AllAmerican honors in 1998. Led by junior captain Kara Barbalunga, the team was anxious to rebuild and establish itself as a force in New England.
Trinity opened its season with a second-place finish out of three teams at a tri-meet with Connecticut College and Wesleyan in New London . The team boasted three top-1 0 finishers, including freshman Leeann Rheaume, who came in third with a time of21:01. Trinity finished ninth at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational, as sophomore Caroline Leary placed a team-high lOth with a time of19:06. In the Ray Dwyer Invitational at Rhode Island College, Trinity managed another solid performance to finish fourth. Leary was again Trinity's top finisher at fourth with a time of 19:44. Barbalunga placed 12th at 20:25. T rinity then hosted the Bantam Invitational at Wickham Park. The Bantams finished second as a unit and posted four top- 10 finishers. Rheaume and Leary finished second and third with times of20:15 and 20:22, respectively. After a 20th-place finish at the New England Collegiate Conference meet, the Bantams came in a disappointing 11th in the NESCAC Championships at Hamilton. Trinity rebounded in the ECAC Championships, as Rheaume finished 11th with a time of 19:53 to lead the team to a sixth-place showing. At the New England Division III Championships back at UMass-Dartmouth, Trinity ended the fall with a 17thplace finish. The Bantams were again paced by Leary, who placed 48th with a time of 19:03. The young Bantams are eager to improve in 2000 .
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