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Men's Cross Country

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.

For more information on the program, click HERE.

2007 Recap
The men's harriers ran another successful campaign, winning the Maine State Championship and placing fifth at the NESCAC Championship meet. With another fifth-place showing at the Division III Regional, the Polar Bears qualified for the NCAA Championship in Northfield, Minnesota, where they placed 20th overall.

Senior captain Nathan Krah capped a spectacular season by being named Second-Team All-NESCAC and All-American.

Facilities
The Bowdoin College cross-country teams take full advantage of the natural beauty that Maine provides. To view the Polar Bear's home course, click HERE. For a complete list of training sites, click HERE.

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Men's Cross Country Coaching Staff

Head coach:	Peter Slovenski
Assistant coaches:	Oscar Duncan

In the fall of 2008, Peter Slovenski will begin his 22nd season as the head coach of the men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor track & Field, and men's and women's outdoor track & field teams.

Slovenski has led the men's cross country team to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship in 1991, 2001 and 2002. In 1994, the women's cross country team became the first team in Bowdoin history to qualify for a NCAA Division III Championship, and the Polar Bears recorded a seventh-place finish. Since 1989, Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track teams have won seven NESCAC championships, three ECAC championships and one New England championship.

"There is an impressive collaboration between the academic and athletic efforts of Bowdoin students," according to Coach Slovenski. "The same discipline and commitment that makes Bowdoin athletes excel in regional and national athletic competition also makes them excel in the classroom."

Slovenski has coached nearly 50 All-Americans at Bowdoin and served as the meet director for the 1989 and 1993 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Bowdoin.

Slovenski is a 1979 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he was a four-year letterwinner in winter and spring track. He set freshman records in the decathlon and pole vault and was an All-Ivy track selection in the pole vault in 1977 and 1978. He received an M.A. in educational administration and policy analysis from Stanford University in 1980.

To contact Coach Slovenski, you can email him at pslovens@bowdoin.edu .

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Men's Cross Country Roster

	Name	Year				Hometown/School
	Archie Abrams	09				Lexington, Mass.
	Scot McFarlane	09				Hopkinton, N.H.
	Jonas Crimm	10				Philadelphia, Pa.
	Colman Hatton	10				Cape Elizabeth, Maine
	Thompson Ogilvie	10				Hopedale, Mass.
	Tim Anderson	11				Weston, Conn.
	Andrew Bell	11				Diamond Bar, Calif.
	Charlie Berdahl	11				Lawton, Mich.
	Stan Berkow	11				Lancaster, Pa.
	Andrew Coleman	11				Holliston, Mass.
	Sam Epstein	11				Bethesda, Md.
	Robert Fisher	11				Quarryville, Pa.
	Alex Jeanty	11				Immokalee, Fla.
	Michael Mitchell	11				Marblehead, Mass.
	Spencer Nietmann	11				Kirkland, Wash.
	Conor Walsh	11				Wiscasset, Maine
	Brian Wu	11				Cary, N.C.
	Andres Botero	12				Elmhurst, N.Y.
	Alexander Conant	12				Kensington, Md.
	John Coster	12				Research Triangle Park, N.C.
	Zac Crawford	12				New Orleans, La.
	Andrew del Calvo	12				Atherton, Calif.
	Sam Frizell	12				New York, N.Y.
	Nathaniel Gordon	12				Norwell, Mass.
	Matthew Hillard	12				Sherwood, Wis.
	Scott Longwell	12				Pittsford, N.Y.
	Colin Ogilvie	12				Hopedale, Mass.
	Jonathan Ryss	12				Saint Paul, Minn.
	Anders Samuelson	12				Freeport, Maine
	Will Stafstrom	12				DeKalb, Ill.
	Brett Stein	12				Wayland, Mass.
	Alex Williams	12				Scotia, N.Y.
	Alex Williams	12				Scotia, N.Y.
	Barrett Wood	12				Lincolnshire, Ill.

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Head Coach:	Peter Slovenski
Assistant Coaches:	Oscar Duncan
Team Captains:	Archie Abrams, Thompson Ogilvie

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 Men's Cross Country Schedule

Date/Time	Opponent		Score
09/13/2008,  12:30PM	at Tufts		1st/10
09/27/2008,  12:00PM	at Conn. College		CANCELED
10/04/2008,  TBA	at Maine-Farmington		1st/3
10/11/2008,  11:00AM	at Open N.E.'s (Franklin Park, Mass.)		23rd/47
10/18/2008,  3:00PM	at State Meet (Twin Brooks)
11/01/2008,  12:00PM	at NESCAC's (Bates)
11/15/2008,  11:00AM	at N.E. D-III's (Williams)
11/22/2008,  11:00AM	at NCAA's (Hanover, Ind.)

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Men's Cross Country Releases

Date Posted	Title
11/26/2007,  10:00AM	Krah Earns All-American Honors
10/31/2007,  9:00AM	NESCAC Announces All-Conference Honors
11/19/2004,  12:00PM	Combs Qualifies for NCAA's
09/10/2003,  2:30PM	2003 Cross-Country Preview
11/19/2002,  8:00AM	Cross-Country Teams Prep For Nationals
11/18/2002,  8:00AM	All-Academic NESCAC Team
11/08/2002,  8:00AM	All-NESCAC Cross-Country Team
10/31/2002,  8:00AM	NESCAC Cross-Country Preview
12/12/2001,  8:00AM	Fall Captains Announced

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Men's Cross Country : Previous Seasons

The seasons listed below are represented by the year in which the given season started. Thus, Winter sports that may have the bulk of their events played in the following year are still listed by the year in which they began. For archived statistics, go to the Almanac/History page.

Previous seasons: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990