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

Jen Stavenger ’10 led the equestrian team at the Regional Championships with a first place in the Walk-Trot
event. With the win, she qualified for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Zone Finals.
event. The 4x400 men’s relay team
of Cole, Griffin, Meleshuk and senior
Ian O’Leary (Reading, Mass.) set a
school record of 3:30.49 at the New
England Championships after qualifying
and winning the race at the TCCC
Invitational in a time of 3:35.13. Cole
also won the 400m dash in a time of
53.27 at the TCCC’s. Sophomore Josh
Commey (Trade-Fair, Calif.) and Laperle
also qualified for New England’s as
individuals in the 100m dash. Commey
clocked in at 11.33 at the Springfield
Invitational to earn the trip, while
Laperle won the race at the TCCC
Championships in a time of 11.34 to
qualify. Commey also won the 200m
dash at the TCCC’s in 23.02. O’Leary set
a new school record in the 800m at the
TCCC Invitational in a time of 2:00.41,
beating his previous record of 2:01.50.
Also at the TCCC Championships,
freshman Kellie Valentine (West
Lebanon, N.H.) set a new school record
in the hammer throw with a distance
of 32.88m. She beat the previous
mark of 31.43m set by 2008 Colby-
Sawyer Athletics Hall of Fame inductee
Stephanie Roy ‘02.
Go Chargers!
Equestrian
The equestrian team performed well
in the fall and spring seasons. After
showing six times in the fall, the team
showed twice in the spring, in addition
to competing at the Regional
Championships and Zone Finals. On
March 29, the team was in action at the
Regional Championships held at Mount
Ida. Junior Jen Stavenger (Manchester,
N.H.) led the riders with a first place
in the Walk-Trot event. With the win,
Jen qualified for the Intercollegiate
Horse Show Association (IHSA) Zone
Finals at Mount Holyoke College. Also
at the Regional Championships, junior
Natalie Miller (Lebanon, N.H.) finished
third in the Novice Flat event,
while sophomore Sara Juel-Larsen
(Storrs, Conn.) placed fourth in the
Intermediate Fences event. In the
Walk-Trot-Canter event, junior Jessy
McLavey (Merrimack, N.H.) finished
fourth. Jen Stavenger finished fifth in
the Walk-Trot division at the IHSA Zone
Championships at Mount Holyoke. At
zone finals, riders compete in their division
against the top two riders of each
of the four regions in the zone.
In 2009 there were 19 Chargers named to TCCC All-Academic teams.
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Chargers studentathletes
are the
beneficiaries
of top flight
competition,
receive the finest
in coaching, and
enjoy excellent
facilities in the
following sports:
Alpine Skiing
– Men and Women
Baseball
– Men
Basketball
– Men and Women
Cross Country
– Men and Women
Equestrian
– Men and Women
Lacrosse
– Women
Soccer
– Men and Women
Swimming & Diving
– Men and Women
Tennis
– Men and Women
Track and Field
– Men and Women
Volleyball
– Women