On the men's side, the University of Rhode Island distanced itself from the 36-team field, winning the overall team event with 155.5 points to capture the New England outdoor title for the fifth consecutive year.
The Big Green men garnered 111.75 points, marking the third year in a row that they have finished in second place behind URI.
The women finished with 98.5 points for third place out of 33 teams, but were only 4.5 points behind runner-up Boston College and 9.5 points behind the champions, Williams.
"Just about everyone who competed achieved personal records, which was a great way to finish the season," Natalie Todd-Zebell '09 said. "I think everyone was really happy with the meet."
Ben True '08 continued to rack up victories on the track, winning the 800-meter dash on Saturday in 1:50.07, more than a full second ahead of his nearest competitor.
"Ben winning was great as he won in a dominating fashion, running his best time ever in the 800m, and now he is more prepared for the NCAA regional meet," men's head coach Barry Harwick '77 said.
Glenn Randall '09 surprised even himself on Friday afternoon as he won the 10,000m by nearly 15 seconds with a time of 31:19.74.
"I was trying to keep the pace honest so we would run a decent time, and the next thing I knew I was leading by enough that I just kind of had to go for it," Randall said. "It was a lot of fun. I haven't had a race where I led that much since high school. Actually, I haven't even won a race since high school. It felt really good."
Charlie Stoebe '08 had individual success finishing second in the 400m at 48.35 on Saturday, two spots better than his seed. He also added to the Big Green men's team success as he anchored the 4 x 400m relay team that won the event with a time of 3:15.70 in the last leg of the final event of the championships, sending the entire Dartmouth team and crowd home happy.
"I was just hundredths away from my personal record, which is a great way to end the season," Stoebe said. "The 4 x 400 relay was thrilling because we didn't really think we had a chance to win the event. But being able to anchor that team to a New England championship was amazing. It was definitely one of the most fun races I've been involved with."
Points for the men also came from unexpected places. Andy Han '09, running in the unseeded heat of the 3,000m steeplechase, won the heat with a time that beat his own personal record by almost 17 seconds. His performance was good enough to earn him sixth place in the final on Saturday, ahead of over half of the seeded field.
"The crazy part was that nobody realized how fast [Han] was going until the end when we saw his time," Randall said. "We just knew he was racing a gutsy, hard race."
On the women's side, standout thrower Jamila Smith '06 took first in the hammer throw at 172 feet and two inches on Saturday and second in the shot put with a toss of 44-4.25 on Sunday. Jessica Long '08 finished second in the discus throw by tossing 160-11 on Saturday.
Todd-Zebell and Lilly Bertz '07 finished first and second, respectively, in the pole-vault in the event's final on Saturday, as Todd-Zebell set a new school record with a jump of 12 feet eight inches.
Natalie Stoll '10 ran the 400m in 57.28, good enough for second place.
"Natalie just ran a personal best race at Heptagonals last weekend and it was great for her to come out and do the same thing again this weekend," women's head coach Sandy Ford-Centonze said.
Coming off last week's disappointing results at Heptagonals, where the women's team finished in last place despite 15 Big Green personal records, the results this week were seen as a positive step forward.
"The level of intensity is so high after an event like Heps that you don't know how people are going to perform," Ford-Centonze said. "They did what they were capable of doing this week and I'm proud of that. I'm proud that they were able to bounce back after last week."
The meet this weekend was a success logistically as well. It is always difficult to host an event of this size, with several dozen schools and hundreds of competitors. But Harwick thought the College pulled off the championships without a hitch.
"When you host a meet, you are looking for success on two levels," Harwick said. "You are looking for the events to go off on time and to give every athlete the chance to compete at a high level, and there is still the competition aspect as well. I received many compliments about the facility and the meet from other coaches, and I'd therefore say we succeeded on both levels."
While the season is over for most of the team, six of the Big Green's best will travel to Gainesville, Fla., next week for the NCAA regional meet from Friday, May 25, to Saturday, May 26, to compete for a chance to move on to the NCAA national meet in Sacramento, Calif., from Wednesday, June 6, to Saturday, June 9.
Captain Harry Norton '08 and True will run in the 1,500m, Rob Kerris '07 will throw the discus, Tim Wunderlich '09 will throw the javelin, and Todd-Zebell and Bertz will both compete in the pole vault. Also, Tyler Koskenoja '07, a decathlon specialist, appears to have automatically qualified for the national meet, as the decathlon is not contested at regionals.
