Women’s meet history, 2008 to present

Check out this number-crunching I have been doing this afternoon. You will see that the majority of the women's team improved -- and improved dramatically -- at Saturday's meet.

As coaches, we are in agreement that the amended 5,300-meter course was not much easier than the original Bowdoin course, because the ground was very spongy due to high grass and moisture. And the replacement Hilltop Loop was still uphill, while losing most of the downhill advantage to the original Hilltop.

So in all, a very positive start to the season for our extremely promising women's program. The future looks very, very bright.

Here is our entire women's roster, with complete results for the past four years. If there are errors or omissions on my part, please point it out to me. Thank you.

Kiersten Anderson: 2010: 19:13; 2011: DNR
Kim Bartlett: 2008: DNR; 2009: DNR; 2010: 22:56; 2011: DNR
Megan Brady: 2011: 20:56.60*
Briana Crowe: 2008: 21:38; 2009: DNR; 2010: 20:35; 2011: 19:41.13*
Alex Davis: 2011: 21:02.26*
Becca Denise: 2009: 22:58; 2010: 22:15; 2011: 21:40.94*
Addie DiFrancesco: 2008: 20:27; 2009: DNR; 2010: DNR; 2011: DNR
Brianna Freestone: 2011: 20:15.09*
Jackie Gamboli: 2009: 20:41; 2010: DNR; 2011: DNR
Michelle Gaye: 2011: 19:12.83*
Kelley Gould: 2009: 23:08; 2010: 22:05; 2011: 22:04.53*
Kelley Hanifin: 2008: 22:12; 2009: DNR; 2010: 22:03; 2011: DNR
Rachel Lichtenwalner: 2009: 24:12; 2010: 23:25; 2011: 22:24.15*
Kara Lightowler: 2008: DNR; 2009: 21:19; 2010: 21:16; 2011: 21:08.87*
Laura Lindsley: 2009: DNR; 2010: 22:42; 2011: 21:43.77*
Miy Mahran: 2010: 22:21; 2011: DNR
Dayna McLaughlin: 2008: 21:44; 2009: 21:53; 2010: 21:08; 2011: 21:29.62*
Katie Messina: 2009: 20:04; 2010: 20:27; 2011: 19:53.39*
Tara Nuccitelli: 2010: 21:31; 2011: 20:55.66*
Allyson O’Brien: 2008: 23:33; 2009: 22:05; 2010: 22:11; 2011: 22:05.47*
Elizabeth O’Brien: 2008: DNR; 2009: 23:53; 2010: 22:56; 2011: 21:05.09*
Erin O’Reilly: 2009: 21:45; 2010: 21:01; 2011: 21:13.58*
Kathryn Sheehan: 2008: 20:11; 2009: 20:02; 2010: DNR; 2011: 20:30.19*
Colleen Smith: 2009: 22:41; 2010: 23:09; 2011: 21:30.56*
Erin Thompson: 2011: 19:34.53*
DNR = Did Not Race
*=converted 5km time from 5,300-meter course this year