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Saturday, November 11, 2000
Huskies Finish Ninth at NCAA Regional
Veilleux, Whitney Earn All-New England Region Honors
DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies men's cross
country team finished ninth among 35 teams Saturday at the NCAA New England
Regional Championship held at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. It was
the best finish by a Huskies team since USM started participating in the event
in 1985.
Senior co-captain Derek Veilleux (Fairfield, Maine) and sophomore Darryl
Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) both finished among the first 35 competitors to earn All-
New England Region honors. It was the first time that the Huskies had two
runners earn All-New England accolades in the same meet since 1997 when Joey
Luchini and Lonnie Reny turned the trick.
Veilleux was the Huskies' first finisher, coming in 29th with a time of
25:59.90. Whitney was four places further back, covering the 8,040-meter course
in 26:04.23.
Sophomore Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) was the third Husky to cross the
line. He was 51st overall with a time of 26:29.32. Freshman Corey Girard
(Berlin, N.H.) placed 76th overall with a time of 26:546.50, and senior co-
captain Josh Dyer (Palmyra, Maine) rounded out USM's five scoring runners in
108th place with a time of 27:30.56.
Other runners for USM were sophomore Greg Dolbec (Shapleigh, Maine) in
127th place (28:01.33) and freshman Chris Strout (Portland, Maine) in 150th
place.
Little East Conference rival Keene State College, paced by the one-two
finish of Wilson Perez and Mark Miller, captured the team championship with 38
points. Williams College finished second with 58 points. Both teams qualified
for next weekend's NCAA national championship race.
Other teams qualifying for the national race were Tufts University,
Trinity College and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Team Scores: 1. Keene State 38; 2. Williams 52; 3. Tufts 128; 4.
Trinity 197; 5. Coast Guard 201; 6. M.I.T. 208; 7. Bowdoin 214; 8.
Springfield 245; 9. Southern Maine 291; 10. Connecticut College 301; 11.
Bates, Amherst 312; 13. W.P.I. 327; 14. Wheaton 348; 15. Wesleyan 399;
16. Colby 424; 17. UMass Dartmouth 446; 18. Middlebury 483; 19. Babson
525; 20. Westfield State 565; 21. Bridgewater State 567; 22. Gordon
629; 23. Salem State 664; 24. Fitchburg State 680; 25. Eastern
Connecticut 728; 26. Brandeis 734; 27. Worcester State 751; 28. Rhode
Island College 941; 29. Roger Williams 959; 30. Johnson & Wales 962; 31.
Univ. of New England 976; 32. Western New England College 978; 33. Clark
990; 34. Endicott 992; 35. Maine Maritime 1034.
Top 20 Individuals: 1. Wilson Perez (KSC) 24:38.61; 2. Mark Miller (KSC)
24:41.89; 3. Dusty Lopez (Wil) 24:48.98; 4. Tim Campbell (Wil) 24:50.04;
5, Marc Akus (USCG) 24:55.53; 6. Joe Dunham (KSC) 25:00.34; 7. Steve
Allison (Bow) 25:02.23; 8. David Patterson (Tufts) 25:04.69; 9. Godfrey
Berger (KSC) 25:07.78; 10. Dave Clayman (CC) 25:11.09; 11. Todd Markelz
(Trin) 25:12.31; 12. Andy Golden (Wil) 25:22.67; 13. Justin Easter (Bates)
25:26.04; 14. Karl Remsen (Wil) 25:27.78; 15. Ryan Bak (Trin) 25:30.00;
16. Daniel Smith (Salem) 25:30.44; 17. Jim Emord (Trin) 25:32.09; 18.
Todd Forsgren (Bow) 25:32.71; 19. Wes Rentimann (Wil) 25:33.67; 20. Paul
Phelps (KSC) 25:35.23.
USM Runners: 29. Derek Veilleux 25:59.09; 33. Darryl Whitney 26:04.23;
51. Marc LeBlanc 26:28.32; 76. Corey Girard 26:56.50; 108. Josh Dyer
27:27.42; 127. Greg Dolbec 27:51.90; 150. Chris Strout 28:22.22.
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Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Weekly New England Division III Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Pts Last Week
1. Keene State (6) 60 1st
2. Williams 54 2nd
3. Tufts 45 5th
4. M.I.T. 39 4th
5. Bowdoin 38 3rd
6. Trinity 34 6th
7. Southern Maine 18 8th
8. Bates 15 9th
T9. Coast Guard 12 7th
T9. Connecticut College 12 10th
Also receiving votes: Springfield 3
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Monday, October 30, 2000
Weekly New England Division III Poll
Pl Team (1st Place Votes) Pts Last Week
1. Keene State (10) 100 1st
2. Williams 90 2nd
3. Bowdoin 71 7th
4. M.I.T. 67 5th
5. Tufts 63 3rd
6. Trinity 59 4th
7. Coast Guard 29 10th
8. Southern Maine 26 8th
9. Bates 17 ARV
10. Connecticut College 14 6th
Also receiving votes: Springfield 10
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Saturday, October 28, 2000
Huskies Take Second at LEC-Alliance Championships
WARWICK, R.I. -- Paced by sophomore Darryl Whitney's (Hudson, N.H.)
season best performance, the University of Southern Maine Huskies men's cross
country team finished a solid second behind the nationally ranked Keene State
College Owls in the fourth annual New England Alliance Men's Cross Country
Championship run Saturday afternoon at Goddard Memorial State Park in Warwick,
R.I.
The Alliance championship race involves schools from the Little East
Conference, of which Southern Maine is a member, and the Massachusetts State
College Athletic Conference (MASCAC).
In the 13th annual Little East Championship that was scored from the same
meet, Keene State swept the first six places to post a perfect score of 15
points to outdistance Southern Maine, 15-52, for the Owls' fourth straight LEC
title.
Keene State, ranked first in New England and second in the nation in this
week's coaches poll, was led across the line by senior Wilson Perez (Newmarket,
N.H.) who toured the 8,800-meter course in 26:13.16.
Whitney came home in eighth place with a time of 27:07.70. Three USM
runners crossed the line in the 10-12 positions led by sophomore Marc LeBlanc
(Natick, Mass.) in 10th with a time of 27:20.75. Seniors Derek Veilleux
(Fairfield, Maine) and Josh Dyer (Palmyra, Maine) were 11th and 12th,
respectively, with times of 27:22.76 and 27:27.77. Freshman Corey Girard
(Berlin, N.H.) was the Huskies' fifth scoring runner in 21st overall with a time
of 27:58.40.
By virtue of his seventh place finish in the Little East scoring, Whitney
earned All-Little East honors. USM's top four finishers in the Alliance meet
received All-Alliance citations.
New England Alliance Championship
Team Scores: 1. Keene State 16; 2. Southern Maine 60; 3. UMass Dartmouth
114; 4. Bridgewater State 123; 5. Salem State 157; 6. Westfield State
161; 7. Eastern Connecticut 173; 8. Fitchburg State 213; 9. Worcester
State 214; 10. Rhode Island College 285; 11. Mass. Maritime 305; No team
score - Framingham State, UMass Boston.
Individual Finishers: 1. Wilson Perez (KS) 26:13.16; 2. Mark Miller (KS)
26:16.00; 3. Godfrey Berger (KS) 26:17.70; 4. Joe Dunham (KS) 26:19.15;
5. Dan Smith (SS) 26:24.34; 6. Matt St. Germaine (KS) 26:32.08; 7. Josh
Ferenc (KS) 26:59.19; 8. Darryl Whitney (SM) 27:07.70; 9. Paul Phelps (KS)
27:15.31; 10. Marc LeBlanc (SM) 27:20.75; 11. Derek Veilleux (SM) 27:22.76;
12. Josh Dyer (SM) 27:77.77; 13. Ahmed Sharifnoor (UMD) 27:28.80; 14.
Jeremy Nute (UMD) 27:29.15; 15. Jason Pappas (West) 27:38.57; 16. David
Ames (KS) 27:40.72; 17. Brendan Lynch (BS) 27:43.84; 18. Paul Visser (KS)
27:50.54; 19 David Moll (UMD) 27:51.59; 20. Tom Bousquet (West) 27:56.14.
Other USM Runners: 21. Corey Girard 27:58.40; 27. Greg Dolbec 28:34.66; 28.
Chris Strout 28:37.83; 30. Jake Koelker 28:40.09; 50. Matt Coonrod
29:48.09; 53. Dan Pendergast 29:54.63; 57. Jason Tuck 30:09.34; 76. Jeff
Lamirande 31:24.59; 87. Sean Diette 32:33.73; 99. Jason Bianchi 34:12.48;
101. Jackson White 34:35.19; 105. Joey Bouchard 35:35.15; 108. Jarrod
Canane 41:01.02.
Little East Conference Championship
Team Scores: 1. Keene State 15; 2. Southern Maine 52; 3. UMass
Dartmouth 81; 4. Eastern Connecticut 105; 5. Rhode Island College 147;
No Team Score - UMass Boston.
Individual Finishers: 1. Wilson Perez (KS) 26:13.16; 2. Mark Miller (KS)
26:16.00; 3. Godfrey Berger (KS) 26:17.70; 4. Joe Dunham (KS) 26:19.15;
5. Matt St. Germaine (KS) 26:32.08; 6. Josh Ferenc (KS) 26:59.19; 7.
Darryl Whitney (SM) 27:07.70; 8. Paul Phelps (KS) 27:15.31; 9. Marc
LeBlanc (SM) 27:20.75; 10. Derek Veilleux (SM) 27:22.76; 11. Josh Dyer (SM)
27:77.77; 12. Ahmed Sharifnoor (UMD) 27:28.80; 13. Jeremy Nute (UMD)
27:29.15; 14. David Ames (KS) 27:40.72; 15. Paul Visser (KS) 27:50.54.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2000
Weekly New England Division III Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Points Last Week
1. Keene State (9) 90 1st
2. Williams 81 2nd
3. Tufts 72 3rd
4. Trinity 60 4th
5. M.I.T. 57 5th
6. Connecticut College 45 6th
7. Bowdoin 33 7th
8. Southern Maine 27 8th
9. Springfield 17 9th
10. Coast Guard 12 10th
Also receiving votes: Bates 1
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Tuesday, October 17, 2000
Weekly New England Division III Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Points Last Week
1. Keene State (9) 90 1st
2. Williams 81 2nd
3. Tufts 72 3rd
4. Trinity 60 5th
5. M.I.T. 56 4th
6. Connecticut College 44 6th
7. Bowdoin 38 7th
8. Southern Maine 25 9th
9. Springfield 14 10th
10. Coast Guard 12 8th
Also receiving votes: Bates 3
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Friday, October 13, 2000
Huskies Finish 23rd at New England Championship
BOSTON, Mass. -- Senior co-captain Derek Veilleux (Fairfield, Maine)
finished 57th to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to 23rd place
among 42 teams at the New England Championship in men's cross country action
Friday afternoon at Franklin Park.
Veilleux ran the 4.95 mile course in a time of 25:49. Sophomore teammates
Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) and Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) finished 116th
(26:37) and 134th (26:48). Senior co-captain Josh Dyer (Palymra, Maine) came in
192nd (27:37) while sophomore Greg Dolbec (Shapleigh, Maine) finished 202nd
(27:43) to complete the Huskies' scoring.
Providence College senior Keith Kelly (Drogheda, Ireland) captured his
second consecutive individual title with a time of 23:39. The Friars were one
finisher away from a perfect score, taking five of the top six places for the
team championship (17 points).
Little East Conference member Keene State College finished second (119
points).
The Huskies next meet is Saturday October 28 at the Little East
Championship in Providence. Rhode Island College is the host institution.
Team Results: 1. Providence 17; 2. Keene State 119; 3. Brown 122; 4.
Yale 160; 5. Boston College 173; 6. Maine 193; 7. Williams 197; 8.
Connecticut 278; 9. Boston Univ. 322; 10. Dartmouth 327; 11. Harvard
345; 12. Tufts 354; 13. Trinity 396; 14. UMass Amherst 411; 15.
Vermont 435; 16. Rhode Island 438; 17. Bentley 453; 18. M.I.T. 472;
19. Connecticut College 557; 20. UMass Lowell 563; 21. Bowdoin 571; 22.
New Haven 626; 23. Southern Maine 701; 24. Springfield 708; 25.
Northeastern 722; 26. Southern Connecticut 738; 27. Holy Cross 747; 28.
Coast Guard 753; 29. Amherst College 786; 30. Quinnipiac 823; 31. Colby
867; 32. Sacred Heart 883; 33. Central Connecticut 898; 34. Bates 937;
35. Middlebury 971; 36. Bryant 982; 37. Wesleyan; 38. Brandeis 1006;
39. Assumption 1011; 40. Merrimack 1024; 41. Stonehill 1031; 42.
Fitchburg State 1183.
Individual Results: 1. Keith Kelly, Providence 23:39; 2. Hamish Thorpe,
Providence 24:06; 3. Paul Reilly, Providence 24:09; 4. Dan Wilson,
Connecticut 24:11; 5. Adam Sutton, Providence 24:13; 6. Dermot Galvin,
Providence 24:16; 7. Jochen Dieckfoss, Boston University 24:30; 8. Wilson
Perez, Keene State 24:35; 9. Robert Doyle, Yale 24:36; 10. John Dudley,
Boston College 24:55.
USM Runners: 57. Derek Veilleux 25:49; 116. Marc LeBlanc 26:37; 134.
Darryl Whitney 26:48; 192. Josh Dyer 27:37; 202. Greg Dolbec 27:43; 253.
Jake Koelker 29:06; 263. Jason Tuck 29:40.
USM Junior Varsity Runners: Dan Pendergast 29:13; Seth Differ 29:57;
Jackson White 31:25; Jeff Lamirande 31:42; Sean Diette 32:21; Joey
Bouchard 35:24
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Tuesday, October 10, 2000
Weekly New England Division III Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Points Last Week
1. Keene State (10) 100 1st
2. Williams 86 2nd
3. Tufts 78 3rd
4. M.I.T. 76 4th
5. Trinity 59 5th
6. Connecticut College 44 7th
7. Bowdoin 41 6th
8. Coast Guard 28 8th
9. Southern Maine 23 9th
10. Springfield 11 10th
Also receiving votes: Bates 4, W.P.I. 1
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Saturday, October 7, 2000
Huskies Take Second at State Championship
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Senior co-captain Derek Veilleux (Fairfield, Maine)
earned All-State honors for the third straight year to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a second place finish at the 2000 Maine State Men's
Cross Country Championship held Saturday at Colby College.
Veilleux placed fourth among the 101 finishers with a time of 27:21.
Bowdoin College, led by individual winner Stephen Allison, edged out
Southern Maine 42-47 to take the team title. Bates College was third with 76
points.
The Huskies placed its first five runners among the top 15 finishers.
Sophomore Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) was the second USM runner across the
line in sixth place with a time of 27:27. He also earned All-State honors.
Sophomore Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) came home in the tenth spot in
27:49. Freshman Corey Girard (Berlin, N.H.) was the next USM finisher in 13th
place with a time of 28:00, and senior co-captain Josh Dyer (Palmyra, Maine)
rounded out the Huskies' top five runners by finishing in 14th place with a time
of 28:06.
The Huskies will travel to Franklin Park in Boston, Mass., next Friday
(October 13) to participate in the New England Championship.
Team Scores: 1. Bowdoin 42; 2. Southern Maine 47; 3. Bates 76; 4.
Colby 79; 5. UMaine Farmington 166; 6. Univ. of New England 198; 7.
Unity 230; 8. Maine Maritime 272; 9. St. Joseph's, UMaine Fort Kent,
UMaine Machias, UMaine Presque Isle ns
Top 15 Individuals: 1. Stephen Allison, Bow 26:19; 2. Justin Easter, Ba
26:20; 3. Nat Brown, Colby 27:16; 4. Derek Veilleux, USM 27:21; 5. Todd
Fergren, Bow 27:26; 6. Darryl Whitney, USM 27:27; 7. Malcom Gray, Bates
27:36; 8. Eric Reinauer, Colby 27:42; 9. Daniel Gulotta, Bow 27:47; 10.
Marc LeBlanc, USM 27:49; 11. Evan Graves, UMPI 27:56; 12. Scott Barbuto,
Bow 28:00; 13. Corey Girard, USM 28:00; 14. Josh Dyer, USM 28:06; 15.
Clint Huston, Bow 28:11.
Other USM Runners: 29. Chris Strout 29:02; 30. Greg Dolbec 29:04; 44.
Jake Koelker 29:58; 49. Jason Tuck 30:20; 51. Seth Differ 30:31; 58.
Dan Pendergast 31:01; 61. Matt Coonrod 31:15; Jeff Lamirande 33:17; 76.
Sean Diette 33:40; 87. Jackson White 35:48; 100. Jarrod Canane 40:53.
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Monday, October 2, 2000
Weekly New England Division III Poll
Team 1st Place Votes Points Last Week
1. Keene State (11) 110 1st
2. Williams 94 4th
3. Tufts 88 2nd
4. M.I.T. 80 3rd
5. Trinity 67 5th
6. Bowdoin 43 7th
7. Connecticut College 37 8th
8. Coast Guard 35 ARV
9. Southern Maine 22 6th
10. Springfield 16 9th
Also receiving votes: Bates 13
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Saturday, September 30, 2000
Huskies Finish Second in Bates College Invitational
Lewiston, Maine -- Senior co-captain Derek Veilleux (Fairfield, Maine)
finished fourth to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a second
place at the Bates College Invitational in men's cross country action Saturday
afternoon at the Springbrook Golf Course in Leeds, Maine.
Veilleux covered the 5.0 mile course in a time of 27:11. Sophomore
teammates Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) and Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.)
finished sixth (27:24) and eighth (27:54). Freshman Corey Girard (Berlin, N.H.)
placed 16th (28:17) and senior co-captain Josh Dyer (Palymra, Maine) took 18th
(28:27) to complete the Huskies' scoring.
Bates sophomore Justin Easter (Jay, Maine) captured individual honors with
a time of 26:14.
Senior Marc Akus (Norwich, Ct.) finished second at 26:52 to pace the
United States Coast Guard Academy to the team championship. The Bears put five
runners in the top fourteen to edge the Huskies, 46-55.
Host Bates College finished third, Colby College fourth and Brandeis
University fifth.
The Huskies next meet is Saturday October 7 at the Maine State
Championship in Waterville. Colby College is the host institution.
Team Results: 1. U.S. Coast Guard Academy 46; 2. University of Southern
Maine 55; 3. Bates College 61; 4. Colby College 72; 5. Brandeis
University 119.
Individual Results: 1 Justin Easter, Bates 26:14; 2. Marc Akus, CG
26:52; 3. Nat Brown, Colby 26:57; 4. Derek Veilleux, USM 27:11; 5. Ian
Bartonicek, CG 27:23; 6. Darryl Whitney, USM 27:24; 7. David Conforto,
Brandeis 27:26; 8. Steve Mague, Bates 27:34; 9. Malcom Gray, Bates
27:42; 10. Eric Reinhauer, Colby 27:49; 11. Marc LeBlanc, USM 27:54;
12. Ben Schluckbier, CG 28:01; 13. Ken Burgess, CG 28:10; 14. Ryan
Murphy, CG 28:12; 15. Matt Dowthit, CG 28:15; 16. Corey Girard, USM
28:17; 17. John Tyson, Colby 28:22; 18. Josh Dyer, USM 28:27; 19. Ben
Bruce, Bates 28:36; 20. Justin Sukiennik, Colby 28:38.
Other USM Runners: 26. Chris Strout 29:08; 30. Greg Dolbec 29:19; 43.
Jason Tuck 30:16; 44. Matt Coonrod 30:17; 53. Jacob Koelker 30:46; 61.
Jackson White 32:22; 63. Sean Kiette 32:27; John Bianchi 34:13; Jeff
Lamirande 35:17.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2000
Weekly New England Division III Poll
Team 1st Place Votes Points
1. Keene State (11) 110
2. Tufts 94
3. M.I.T. 86
4. Williams 81
5. Trinity 69
6. Southern Maine 43
7. Bowdoin 42
8. Connecticut College 38
9. Springfield 19
10. Bates 13.5
Also receiving votes: Coast Guard 8.5, Brandeis 1
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Saturday, September 23, 2000
Veilleux Leads Huskies to Fifth Place at Codfish Bowl
BOSTON, Mass. -- Senior co-captain Derek Veilleux (Fairfield, Maine)
placed a career-best seventh among 224 runners to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies men's cross country team to a fifth place finish at the
33rd Codfish Bowl Cross Country Meet run at Franklin Park on Saturday.
Veilleux, whose previous best finish at the Codfish Bowl was tenth place
last year, toured the 7,945-meter course in a time of 25:44.0 to finish within
33 seconds of meet winner Dan Feldman of M.I.T. Tufts University took the team
title with 66 points.
Sophomore Darryl Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) was the second USM runner to cross
the line finishing 22nd overall with a time of 26:35.3. Senior co-captain Josh
Dyer (Palmyra, Maine) was two places back with a career-best 24th place finish
in 26:39.9, and sophomore Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) posted a time of 26:45.7
to finish 26th.
Freshman Corey Girard (Berlin, N.H.) rounded out the Huskies five scoring
runners by finishing 43rd overall (42nd in the team scoring) with a time of
27:13.9.
Southern Maine will run next weekend at the Bates College Invitational.
33rd Annual Codfish Bowl
Team Scores: 1. Tufts 66; 2. M.I.T. 77; 3. Trinity 78; 4. UMass
Lowell 89; 5. Southern Maine 121; 6. Connecticut College 123; 7. Coast
Guard 158; 8. Amherst 239; 9. Bentley, Keene State 250; 11. Plattsburgh
329; 12. Westfield State 358; 13. Stonehill 377; 14. Norwich 444; 15.
Saint Anselm 451; 16. Mass. Maritime 521; 17. UMass Boston 541; 18. St.
Rose 564.
Individual Finishers
1. Dan Feldman, M.I.T. 25:11.1; 2. Darren Dlugo, Conn. College 25:21.1; 3.
Aristides Cruz, Tufts 25:24.6; 4. David Patterson, Tufts 25:29.5; 5. Dave
Clayman, Conn. College 25:31.5; 6. Todd Markelz, Trinity 25:39.6; 7. Derek
Veilleux, USM 25:44.0; 8. Nathaniel Jenkins, UMass Lowell 25:44.0; 9. Sean
Nolan, M.I.T. 25:46.3; 10. Ryan Bak, Trinity 25:49.7; 11. Benjamin Smith,
Tufts 25:51.6; 12. Ed Keehr, M.I.T. 25:55.8; 13. Jason Mann, Tufts
26:01.6; 14. Jim Emord, Trinity 26:08.6; 15. Marc Akus, Coast Guard
26:10.7; 16. Jonathan Murphy, UMass Lowell 26:15.8; 17. Kevin Alliette,
UMass Lowell 26:22.1; 18. Ian Bartonicek, Coast Guard 26:27.0; 19. Joseph
Sans, UMass Lowell 26:29.7; 20. Nathaniel Robinson, Amherst 26:32.4.
Other USM Runners: 22. Darryl Whitney 26:35.3; 24. Josh Dyer 26:39.9; 26.
Marc LeBlanc 26:45.7; 43. Corey Girard 27:13.9; 85. Greg Dolbec 28:03.4;
103. Jacob Koelker 28:32.1; 126. Jason Tuck 29:04.7; 128. Dan Pendergast
29:06.8; 151. Matt Coonrod 29:53.9; 169. Sean Diette 30:47.9; 176. Seth
Differ 31:12.4; 177. Jeff Lamirande 31:16.5; 185. Jackson White 32:26.1;
198. Jason Bianchi 33:32.5; 217. Joey Bouchard 35:38.2; 220. Jason
Gorneault 37:24.5; 221. Jarrod Canane 38:48.9
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Saturday, September 16, 2000
Huskies Take Fourth at UMass Dartmouth Invitational
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies men's
cross country team placed five runners among the first 39 competitors across the
finish line to come in fourth in the final team standings at the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth Invitational Saturday morning.
Senior co-captain Derek Veilleux (Fairfield, Maine) paced the Huskies with
a ninth place finish, touring the 8,045 meter UMD course in a time of 25:50.
Veilleux was followed by senior co-captain Josh Dyer (Palmyra, Maine) who
crossed the line in 19th position with a time of 26:17. Sophomore Marc LeBlanc
(Natick, Mass.) finished 24th with a time of 26:26, sophomore Darryl Whitney
(Hudson, N.H.) was 38th with a time of 26:49, and freshman Chris Strout
(Portland, Maine) placed 39th in a time of 26:51.
Trinity College won the meet scoring 65 points. The University of New
Haven followed with 78 points and Connecticut College took third with 106
points.
Senior Dan Smith of Salem State College was the individual winner with a
time of 25:18.
Team Scores: 1. Trinity 65; 2. New Haven 78; 3. Connecticut College
106; 4. Southern Maine 129; 5. Springfield 132; 6. W.P.I. 187; 7.
Wesleyan 227; 8. Amherst 228; 9. Brandeis 231; 10. Coast Guard 235;
11. Babson 297; 12. UMass Dartmouth 299; 13. Colby 343; 14. Westfield
State 375; 15. Bridgewater State 393; 16. Naval Academy Prep 410; 17.
Salem State 441; 18. Eastern Connecticut 475; 19. Gordon 516; 20.
Massachusetts Maritime 616; 21. Rhode Island College 635; 22. Roger
Williams 685; 23. Mass. College of Pharmacy 703.
Individual Results: 1. Dan Smith, Salem State 25:18; 2. Ryan Bak, Trinity
25:21; 3. Darren Dlugo, Conn. College 25:25; 4. Dave Clayman, Conn. College
25:29; 5. Todd Markelz, Trinity 25:37; 6. Jim Emord, Trinity 25:44; 7.
Mike Peters, Brandeis 25:47; 8. Patrick Schultz, New Haven 25:49; 9. Derek
Veilleux, Southern Maine 25:50; 10. Bob Mateicka, Springfield 25:55; 11.
William Galpin, New Haven 26:00; 12. Ian Bartonicek, Coast Guard 26:03; 13.
Chris Baris, New Haven 26:06; 14. James Cyr, New Haven 26:07; 15. Pat
Fruzzetti, Babson 26:11; 16. Justin Lutz, W.P.I. 26:11; 17. Ryan Lerner,
Trinity 26:13; 18. Bryan Bissell, Wesleyan 26:14; 19. Josh Dyer, Southern
Maine 26:17; 20. Tom Duggan, Springfield 26:19.
Other Southern Maine Runners: 24. Marc LeBlanc 26:26; 38. Darryl Whitney
26:49; 39. Chris Strout 26:51; 46. Corey Girard 27:07; 90. Jason Tuck
28:35.
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Saturday, September 9, 2000
Huskies Dominate St. Michael's Invitational
COLCHESTER, Vt. -- Led by senior co-captain Derek Veilleux (Fairfield,
Maine), the University of Southern Maine Huskies men's cross country team put on
a dominating performance at the St. Michael's College Invitation Saturday
afternoon to bring home the top team honors in both the varsity and JV races.
Veilleux won the varsity race covering the five-mile course in 27:41.3 to
win by nearly a minute over runner-up Randy Feeley of Lyndon State. It was the
second win of Veilleux's collegiate career.
Southern Maine placed its five scoring runners among the first 11
finishers. Following Veilleux for the Huskies were sophomore Darryl Whitney
(Hudson, N.H.) in fifth place overall, sophomore Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.) in
seventh, freshman Chris Strout (Portland, Maine) in eight and senior co-captain
Josh Dyer (Palmyra, Maine) in eleventh. USM's top five all finished the course
in under 30 minutes.
In the JV race, the Huskies swept the first five spots. Junior Jason Tuck
(Bangor, Maine) won the race with a time of 31:06.
The Huskies run next weekend at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational.
Varsity Results: 1. Southern Maine 28; 2. Plattsburgh State 101; 3. St.
Michael's 110; 4. New Paltz 149; 5. Babson 149; 6. UMaine Farmington
157; 7. Lyndon State 163; 8. Norwich 173; 9. Clarkson 219; 10.
Hartwick 221; 11. Southern Vermont 282; 12. Nyack 330; 13. St. Rose
395.
Individual Results: 1. Derek Veilleux, USM 27:41.3; 2. Randy Feeley, Lyndon
28:37.2; 3. Evan Graves, UMPI 28:43.5; 4. Dan Dix, Southern Vermont
29:06.07; 5. Darryl Whitney, USM 28:13.2; 6. Marc Collard, UMF 29:27.6;
7. Marc LeBlanc, USM 29:28.3; 8. Chris Strout, USM 29:38.7; 9. Andy St.
Armour, Lyndon 29:41.8; 10. Jeff Howley, St. Michael's 29:44.6; 11. Josh
Dyer, USM 29:45.6; 12. Dana Dexter, Norwich 29:49.7; 13. Dan Chase,
Plattsburgh 29:50.9; 14. Matt Drowne, Plattsburgh 29:57.2; 15. Brian
Gagne, Babson 29:58.3; 16. Sean Damon, Clarkson 30:03.1; 17. Shaun Berry,
UMPI 30:07.8; 18. Drew Best, St. Michael's 30:10.5; 19. Nate Formalarie,
St. Michael's 30:16.9; 20. Matt Vogel, Clarkson 30:29.7.
USM Runners: 33. Corey Girard 31:03.3; 50. Jake Koelker 32:12.9.
"B" Race - USM Runners: 1. Jason Tuck 31:06; 2. Dan Pendergast 31:48; 3.
Greg Dolbec 32:22; 4. Sean Diette 32:30; 5. Matt Coonrod 32:38; 10. Jeff
Lamirande 33:48; 18. Seth Differ 34:45; 24. Keith Wehmeyer 36:17; 26. Joey
Bouchard 37:03; 29. Jackson White 37:24; 39. Jarrod Canane 44:16.
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Saturday, September 2, 2000
Huskies Take Top Spot at Wheaton Relays
NORTON, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine men's cross country
trio of senior co-captains Josh Dyer (Palmyra, Maine) and Derek Veilleux
(Fairfield, Maine), along with sophomore Marc LeBlanc (Natick, Mass.), combined
for an aggregate time of 31:57 to win the Wheaton College Relays Saturday
morning.
The season-opening relays are contested by teams of three runners with
each competitor completing a two-mile course. A team's finish is based upon the
aggregate time for the three runners.
Veilleux ran the best two-mile leg of the day touring the course in 10:16.
All three USM "A" team runners ran sub-11:00 minute legs.
The Huskies "B" trio of freshmen Chris Strout (Portland, Maine) and Corey
Girard (Berlin, N.H.) and sophomore Darrell Whitney (Hudson, N.H.) posted a
combined time of 33:10. Strout also ran a sub-11:00 minute leg.
Southern Maine travels to Vermont next Saturday (September 9) to
participate in the St. Michael's College Invitational.
Wheaton College Relay Results:
1. Southern Maine "A" (Josh Dyer, Marc LeBlanc, Derek Veilleux) 31:57; 2.
Assumption "A" 32:00; 3. Assumption "B" 32:36; 4. Brandeis "A" 33:02; 5.
Southern Maine "B" (Chris Strout, Corey Girard, Darrell Whitney) 33:10; 6.
Stonehill "A" 33:29; 7. Babson "A" 33:32; 8. Brandeis "B" 33:34; 9.
UMass Dartmouth "A" 34:01; 10. Babson "B" 34:24; 11. Wheaton "B" 34:28;
12. Stonehill "B" 35:04; 13. Wheaton "C" 35:15; 14. Wheaton "D" 35:24;
15. Assumption "C" 35:54; 16. Brandeis "C" 37:00; 17. Southern Maine "C"
(Dan Pendergast, Joey Bouchard, Jason Tuck) 37:01; 18. UMass Dartmouth "B"
37:02; 19. UMass Dartmouth "C" 37:11; 20. Southern Maine "D" (Sean Diette,
Keith Wehmeyer, Jeff Lamirande) 37:19; 21. Babson "C" 37:36; 22. Brandeis
"D" 37:39; 23. Babson "D" 37:41; 24. Assumption "D" 39:53; 25.
Assumption "E" 40:19; 26. Assumption "F" 47:47.
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Thursday, August 31, 2000
Dyer, Veilleux Named USM Men's X-Country Captains
Huskies Open 2000 Season Saturday at Wheaton Relays
GORHAM, Maine -- Seniors Josh Dyer (Palmyra, Maine) and Derek Veilleux
(Fairfield, Maine) of the University of Southern Maine men's cross country team
have been named captains for the upcoming 2000 season.. Fifth-year head coach
Mike Towle made the announcement.
The Huskies, who began preseason training August 24, open their 2000
season this Saturday (September 2) when they travel to Norton, Mass., to
participate in the Wheaton College Relays.
This is the second straight season that Veilleux has shared the captain's
responsibilities. It is the first time that Dyer has been named a captain.
Veilleux has earned All-State and All-New England Alliance honors in each
of the last two seasons, and picked up All-Little East honors in 1998. Last
season, he won his first collegiate race taking the top spot at the Smith
College Invitational. The Huskies' number one runner last year, Veilleux is
expected to be at the front of the USM runners again this season.
Dyer has improved every season to become a reliable runner capable of
being among USM's top five finishers.
"I expect excellent leadership from these two young men who (returned to
school) in the best shape of their lives. Derek spent the summer training at
the (Summer 2000 Altitude Training Research Project) in Dallas and Salt Lake
City, and Josh is the most focused he's been since coming to USM three years
ago," commented Towle.
The remainder of the Huskies' 2000 schedule is as follows: Sept. 9, at
St. Michael's College Invitational (11:00); Sept. 16, at UMass Dartmouth
Invitational (11:00); Sept. 23, at Codfish Bowl Championship at Franklin Park,
Boston (11:15); and Sept. 30, at Bates College Invitational (4:00).
Also Oct. 7, at Maine State Championships at Colby College (11:00); Oct.
13, at New England Championships at Franklin Park, Boston (11:00); and Oct. 28,
at Little East Conference Championships at Goddard State Park in East Greenwich,
R.I. (11:00).
The Huskies will run Nov. 4 at the ECAC Division III Championships (11:00)
at the Tufts University course in Grafton, Mass., and conclude the regular
season at the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships (11:00) at
UMass Dartmouth on Nov. 11. The NCAA National Championships, for teams and
individuals who qualify, will be run Nov. 18 in Spokane, Wash.
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