ST. ALBANS, VT. – The University of Vermont Catamounts claimed victories in both the men's and women's race against Albany and UMass Lowell Saturday afternoon at Hard'ack Recreation Area.
The Catamount women (28 pts.) narrowly edged Albany (30 pts.) and UMass Lowell (74 pts.) The UVM men (21 pts.) cruised past Albany (53 pts.) and UMass Lowell (59 pts.)
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COACH'S QUOTE
"I am very pleased that both of our teams were able to race to victory today," head coach
Matt Belfield said. "The men have exceptional depth and I was impressed with the confident front-running performance of
Will LaCroix. Neville, Matt, Luke and Ian all raced tough to close it out for us. The women had a great pack with our numbers 3 through 8, and Lauren and Maggie H. were out fast and got the finish spots I expected. We're ready to dig in for long haul and I know they want more success.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Lauren Trumble led the women and finished third overall with a mark of 18:18.10. Maggie Hallahan finished fourth overall with a time of 18:34.40. Both raced at the lead of the pack for most of the race.
- The trio of Sunny Nagpaul (18:39.40), Phoebe Koski (18:41.90), and Samantha Sayer (18:42.70) took sixth through eighth place, respectively.
- LaCroix (25:52.80) finished second behind Albany's Victor Ortiz Rivera. It is the highest finish of the senior's career.
- Neville Caulfield posted a personal best time of 26:00.10 to take third.
- Matt Hynes (26:01.40) and Luke Petela (26:02.70) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Hynes posted a mark more than 15 seconds faster than his previous personal best.
