About the Program
The Bowdoin College men's cross-country team is part of the
school's spectacular track and field program. One of the most
esteemed programs in New England, the Polar Bears claimed the 2001
and 2002 NESCAC Championships, placing among the top-15 at the NCAA
Championship both seasons.
Records indicate that Bowdoin fielded a men's varsity
cross-country team in the 1930s and early 1940s, ending when World
War II forced a halt in intercollegiate competition in 1942. Cross
country did not return as a varsity sport until the fall of 1955,
when Frank Sabasteanski restarted the program. Since 1983, Peter
Slovenski has coached the program, continuing the long-standing
success of Bowdoin track and field.