2008 Woodie Awards
Winter Sports Preview
Sports Staff
Issue date: 11/16/06 Section: Sports
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Coach: Martin Beatty
Captains: Beth Butler, Pascal Losambe and Will McDonough
Event to Watch: ECAC Championships, March 2-3
Martin Beatty is all but ready to buy his ticket to Terre Haute, Ind. the site of this year's NCAA championships. Middlebury's indoor track and field coach is extremely excited about his teams' chances, especially on the women's side, to bring home some NESCAC hardware and send athletes to the NCAAs in mid-March.
With the exception of last year's captain, Whitney Creed '06 , the women's squad is bringing back most of last year's core, including NESCAC champions Mary Frederickson '07 (javelin) and Emer Feighery '09 (pole vault).
"I don't know if they really have a weakness," Beatty said. "They're pretty strong all-around. If there's any point where they're slightly less strong, it's probably the throws, but even there the difference is slight."
Jimmy Butcher '08, is excited for the New Year and the new indoor track season. "Coming off of last season, we had a bunch of great runners who we lost to graduation. Our biggest challenge will be getting people, especially freshmen, to step up and fill those shoes," he said.
"We have a terrific group of freshmen men's mid-distance runners," said Beatty. "I don't think we've ever had this talented a group." That group includes seven first-year contributors: Chris Free, Russel Griggs, Bruce Hallett, Michael Waters, Michael Panzer, Peter Hoffman, and Victor Guevara.
Beatty expects the competition to be stiff, with Williams and Tufts also fielding good teams, but he is optimistic about Middlebury's chances.
"Our goal is always that we win the NESCAC championships. I want to see a good hard-working group."
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Men's Basketball
Coach: Jeff Brown
Captain: Wilbur Hyatt
Game to Watch: Williams vs. Middlebury, Jan. 27 at 3:00 p.m.
Men's basketball is looking to bring the team to prominence this year. Last season's 12-12 finish was certainly better than the 6-18 record they compiled a year earlier, but the season ended on a bad note as the Panthers dropped their final six games. The players are intent on not having such a letdown occur again and, fortunately, their talent seems to be in abundance this year.
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