Men's Cross-Country Edges Bates, Women Fall to Bobcats

MEN'S RESULTS
WOMEN'S RESULTS

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine - The Bowdoin College cross-country teams split with Bates in a season-opening race at Pineland Farms on Saturday. The men's team defeated Bates edged Bates 101-111 while the women fell to the Bobcats 90-127. The meet scored the top 10 finishers for each team to determined the final team score.

Despite Bates taking three of the top four finishers in the men's race, the Polar Bears depth carried the day. Colman Hatton led the squad with a third-place showing in 26:37 and Bowdoin took eight of the top 12 finishers overall to earn the win. Stan Berkow, Thompson Ogilvie, Colin Ogilvie and Scott Longwell were a crucial part of that contingent, collecting places five through eight.

Lindsay Hodge paced the women's team with a runner-up finish in 19:52. Bowdoin earned three of the top five spots overall, as Olivia Mackenzie and Christina Argueta placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Bates, however, finished 10 of the top 15 to capture the victory.