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Caulfield and Kracher Lead Men’s Team to Fourth-Place at New England Championships

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Neville Caulfield and Taylor Kracher led a group of nine Catamounts who earned All-New England honors Saturday 
afternoon at the New England Outdoor Championships hosted by Southern Connecticut State University. The men's team finished fourth overall, 
while the women placed 14th. 
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Final Results

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Caulfield finished third overall in the men's 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:12.38. His UVM teammate Ross Elkort placed 10th with a mark of 9:33.97.
  • The 2019 America East Champion in the 800m Kracher placed third overall in the event Saturday. He finished in 1:50.46 just .36 behind the eventual winner. Freshman Bill Comstock came in 10th with a mark of 1:53.46.
  • John Benner earned All-New England honors in the 1500m and as a member of Vermont's 4x800m relay team. Benner finished fifth in the 1500m with a time of 3:51.18. On the relay he was joined by Tyler Marshall, Steven Garcia and Brennan Huff. They placed second in a time of 7:41.96, just 5.04 seconds behind URI for first.
  • Phoebe Koski had the best finish on the women's side this afternoon. She placed fourth in the 3000m steeplechase with the second-best time of her career – 11:05.84. Freshman Jane Leighton finished ninth in the event.
  • Senior Morgan Ferland finished sixth in the discus to earn All-New England honors. She reached 41.69m on her second to last attempt. Fellow senior Muriel Adams placed 12th in her last competition in the green and gold.
  • Dan DeBlieck gutted out a seventh-place finish in the 400m hurdles to earn All-New England honors in the event for the second straight season. He finished in a time of 54.37.
  • Vermont's 4x400m relay team set a new school record with a time of 3:15.96. DJ Snide, Justin Liechty, Eli Ogilvie and Dan DeBlieck set the new standard with a fifth-place finish.
WHAT'S NEXT
A few Catamounts will wait to see if they made the cut for the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round. For each individual event contested at Preliminary Round sites, the top-48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition. The 2019 East Preliminary Round will be held May 23-25 at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. Accepted entries will be announced Thursday, May 16.
 
New England Champions
Konstanze Wendeln (10000m)
 
All-New England Performers
John Benner (1500m, 4x800m relay)
Jack Carmody (10000m)
Neville Caulfield (3000m steeplechase)
Dan DeBlieck (400m hurdles)
Morgan Ferland (discus)
Steven Garcia (4x800m relay)
Brennan Huff (4x800m relay)
Phoebe Koski (3000m steeplechase)
Taylor Kracher (800m)
Tyler Marshall (4x800m relay)
Luke Petela (5000m)
Samantha Sayer (5000m)
Konstanze Wendeln (10000m)
 

 
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Players Mentioned

Muriel Adams

Muriel Adams

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John Benner

John Benner

Distance
Junior
Distance
Jack Carmody

Jack Carmody

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Neville Caulfield

Neville Caulfield

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Dan DeBlieck

Dan DeBlieck

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Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Ross Elkort

Ross Elkort

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Junior
Distance
Morgan Ferland

Morgan Ferland

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Senior
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Steven Garcia

Steven Garcia

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Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Phoebe Koski

Phoebe Koski

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Junior
Distance
Taylor Kracher

Taylor Kracher

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Senior
Mid-Distance
Justin Liechty

Justin Liechty

Sprints
Senior
Sprints
Tyler Marshall

Tyler Marshall

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Sophomore
Distance

Players Mentioned

Muriel Adams

Muriel Adams

Senior
Throws
Throws
John Benner

John Benner

Junior
Distance
Distance
Jack Carmody

Jack Carmody

Junior
Distance
Distance
Neville Caulfield

Neville Caulfield

Junior
Distance
Distance
Dan DeBlieck

Dan DeBlieck

Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Sprints/Hurdles
Ross Elkort

Ross Elkort

Junior
Distance
Distance
Morgan Ferland

Morgan Ferland

Senior
Throws
Throws
Steven Garcia

Steven Garcia

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Mid-Distance
Phoebe Koski

Phoebe Koski

Junior
Distance
Distance
Taylor Kracher

Taylor Kracher

Senior
Mid-Distance
Mid-Distance
Justin Liechty

Justin Liechty

Senior
Sprints
Sprints
Tyler Marshall

Tyler Marshall

Sophomore
Distance
Distance