Phil Soule Phlail

Bowdoin Nordic hosted the 2nd Annual Phil Soule 5k Phlail on Sunday. The race is a memorial event for the late Phil Soule, who coached several sports at Bowdoin for 39 years. Our team runs the event for the Athletic Department to raise funds for ski camp. A great crowd turned out this year, including countless members of the Soule family - we had 145 finishers and a good-sized group of spectators as well. Joey Luchini of Windham won the men's race in 16:49, while Bowdoin soccer player Dana Riker won the women's race in 20:21. In spite of some frantic moments, the race went well and everyone had a great time. The skiers did a nice job of pulling of this event, and we got a lot of positive feedback. There are a few things that we can do better next year, but I'm very happy with how it all went.