UMF Women's Cross Country

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Conference Champions '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '04

2001 NAIA Region 10 Champions!!

5/18/05

New Women's Cross Country Coach Announced

The University of Maine at Farmington announced today that Katie (Clark) Herbine has been named the head coach of the Beaver women’s cross country team. Herbine has spent the past two years as an attorney with the law firm of Johnson & McGowan based out of Naples, Florida. She becomes the fourth head coach in UMF women's cross country history.

Herbine has a long history of running, beginning with road races with her family that grew into varsity participation in track and field at Bangor High School (Bangor, ME). In college Katie turned her focus to basketball when she was offered a scholarship to play at the University of Maine. There she was a member of the team that made four NCAA national tournament appearances and was captain from 1999-2000. Since graduating from UMaine in 2000, Katie has resurrected her running career and has participated in several road raced, the 2003 Chicago Marathon, the 2005 Disney Marathon and is training to compete in the 2006 Disney Marathon.

A 2000 graduate from UMaine with a degree in history, and a 2003 graduate of the New England School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree, Herbine takes over a program that has a strong history of success. In the past seven years, the Beavers have won six conference titles, have made six national level appearances and had the conference runner of the year six times.

Katie recently purchased a farm in Starks, ME with her husband Andy and spends her free time working on the farmhouse or the land when she is not training.

11/8/04

All Conference Teams Announced, 23 UMF Student-Athletes Honored

UMF has placed 23 student-athletes on the North Atlantic Conference All Conference Team rosters. They are as follows:

Women's Cross Country - NAC Champions
Andra Spearrin - Runner of the Year
Kate Dickinson
Jenna Richardson - Coach of the Year

10/31/04

Women's Cross Country NAC Champions

The UMF women's cross country team captured its six conference title in seven years on Saturday at Johnson State in Vermont. UMF's Andra Spearrin won the 5K race with a time of 22:00. Kate Dickinson followed in 6th place with a 23:51. Misty O'Brien came in 8th with a time of 24:29. Other finishers for the Beavers were Erika Hoddinott in 9th with a 24:30, Michaela Hitchcock (17th, 27:46) and Kendra Pouliot (18th, 28:09). UMF will prepare for the New England Regional race which will be held at Twin Brook Recreational Area on Saturday November 13th.

10/2/04

Women's Cross Country Places 5th at UMF Invitational

UMF's Andra Spearrin ran a 7th place 21:29 today to pace the Beavers at the UMF Invitational. Other UMF finishers were Kate Dickinson (25th, 23:11), Misty O'Brien (28th, 23:28), Erika Hoddinott (35th, 24:19), Michaela Hitchcock (48th, 27:27), Kendra Pouliot (50th, 26:47) and Breana Hodgkins (53th, 28:11). UMF finished in 5th place with a team score of 113. Bowdoin College won the event with a team score of 17.

9/27/04

Women's Cross Country Places 11th at Gordon

The UMF women's cross country team, led by veteran runner Andra Spearrin placed 11th in the Pop Crowell Invitational hosted by Gordon College on Saturday. Spearrin ran the 5k course in 21:00 for a 9th place overall finish. Team captain, Kate Dickinson ran a 23:04, followed by Misty O'Brien 23:54, Erika Hiddinott 24:29, Michaela Hitchcock 25:19, Kendra Pouliot 26:12 and Breana Hodgkins 28:01. Next up, the Beavers will host the annual UMF Invitational at Mount Blue High School on Saturday at 11am.

9/21/04

Women's Cross Country Runs Well at UMass Dartmouth

Hurricane Ivan prevented super fast times in Saturday's Shriners Invitational at UMass Dartmouth, but UMF's Misty O'Brien ran a personal record by 48 seconds helping the Beavers to a 29th place finish. Kendra Pouliot also ran well, just missing her goal time of 25 minutes by 18 seconds. The Beavers defeated conference opponent Mount Ida College. This race features some very experienced competition, so though UMF finished farther back than they liked, they gained valuable experience and will definitely improve in the future.

9/16/04

Women's Cross Country Takes 2nd at Castleton Invitational

UMF, led by first place finisher, Andra Spearrin, finished in second place in the Castleton State Invitational on Saturday the 11th. The Beavers placed four runners in the top 10, Spearrin, Kate Dickinson, Michaela Hitchcock, and Misty O'Brien. Kendra Pouliot finished a close 13th place. UMF will return to the course on Saturday when they travel to UMass Dartmouth for an 11:15am start time.

9/9/04

2004 Women's Cross Country Season Preview

This year the UMF women’s cross country team will be a full team again. After a rebuilding year, the UMF team is made up of young, enthusiastic runners. The women harriers are still on the upswing of a year with low participation levels, but this season brings brighter hopes for the team’s chances to do well at the conference meet. Kate Dickinson, the returnee from 2003 will lead the team with her experience and quick feet. After training and succeeding in race walking she will make the transition back to running after a successful spring. Joy Clark (’08) and Andra Spearrin (’06) could be important factors; and anyone could be a surprise after a summer of base training. “ I believe if the team stays healthy and united we have a chance to challenge the other teams in our conference and maybe even fight for the conference title. The most exciting thing about this new team is that they all want to be here. It is a very motivated group of women,” says coach Jenna Richardson. Only time will tell what these athletes can do. As pre-season gets underway, you might see them around town, working hard to be the best they can be!