A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E - Colby-Sawyer College

PHOTO: John Quackenbos
Ben Taylor ’09 (pictured here), along with Hart
Callahan ’11 were named to the All-TCCC Men’s
Doubles First Team.
Men’s Tennis
(9–9; 6–3 TCCC)
For the ninth straight season the Colby-
Sawyer College men’s tennis team
advanced to the semi-final round of
The Commonwealth Coast Conference
(TCCC) tournament and had 9-plus
wins for the eleventh year in a row. The
marquee win of the season came on
March 28 when the Chargers earned a
5–4 victory over Salve Regina, snapping
a 68-game regular season TCCC win
streak by the Seahawks. After earning
the fourth seed with a 6–3 conference
record, the Chargers hosted Nichols for
a TCCC tournament opening round
match. Colby-Sawyer came away with a
5–2 win to advance to the semifinals at
top-seeded Roger Williams, but the season
ended at the hands of the eventual
TCCC Champion Hawks who defeated
Colby-Sawyer 5–0. Leading the way for
the Chargers in 2009 was senior Evan
Campbell (White River Junction, Vt.)
who had a team-high 20 combined
victories, including 11 singles and nine
doubles wins. Campbell made his mark
as a Charger over his four-year career
amassing 91 total victories, which ranks
third in school history. He registered
a 51–11 overall record at singles and a
PHOTO: John Quackenbos
40–25 record at doubles. The 51 singles
victories ranks second all time, while
the 40 doubles victories ranks tied for
third all time. Senior Ben Taylor (Derry,
N.H.) and sophomore Hart Callahan
(Malvern, Pa.) were 9–1 overall and 5–0
in conference play as the No. 1 doubles
team. For their efforts, they were named
to the All-TCCC Men’s Tennis Doubles
First Team. Taylor finished his career
with 27 singles victories, 29 doubles
victories and 56 total victories, which
all rank 10th in school history. Callahan
put together an 8–5 singles record at the
No. 1 flight and was named to the All-
TCCC Singles First Team.
Track and Field
The 2009 season was a good sign for
the future of the Colby-Sawyer men’s
and women’s track and field athletes.
Several underclassmen and first year
competitors contributed greatly to
the success of the team. Many school
records were broken and 11 athletes
qualified to compete at the New
Ryan Laperle ’09 was a speedy member of the team
that won the TCCC Invitational 4x100 relay while
setting a new school record of 44.32.
Amber Cronin ’11 was outstanding as both a runner
and a jumper. She tied her own school record in the
high jump with this leap of 1.55m.
England Championships, including
senior Caitlin Pond (Westborough,
Mass.) and junior Amber Cronin
(Buxton, Maine), who each qualified
individually. Amber enjoyed success in
the high jump throughout the season,
including a 1.55m jump on April 18 at
the Springfield Invitational and April 25
at the TCCC Invitational, which tied the
school record she set in 2008. Caitlin
earned her trip to New England’s after
qualifying in the Heptathlon at Holy
Cross on April 16. She placed seventh
out of 15 at the championships and
earned All-New England honors.
The 4x100 women’s relay team comprised
of Cronin, Pond, senior Julia
Steese (Wilmot, N.H.) and sophomore
Ashley Finethy (Alton Bay, N.H.) qualified
for New England’s with a time of
55.04 at the Bryant Invitational. The
team improved their time at the ECSC
Invitational to 54.74, and then at the
TCCC Invitational to 53.98. At the
TCCC Invitational, the 4x100 team
of sophomore Matt Cole (Fiskdale,
Mass.), freshman Kevin Meleshuk
(Reading, Mass.), senior Ryan Laperle
(Brooklyn, Conn.) and freshman Tyler
Griffin (Waterford, Conn.) set a new
school record with a time of 44.32
en route to a first place finish in the
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PHOTO: John Quackenbos