HANOVER, N.H. – Vermont track & field kicked off the indoor season on Saturday at Dartmouth with five individual victories. The UVM men finished in second place with 146 points, while the women took third with 122 points.
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Results
COACH'S QUOTE
"It was quite a mixed bag of results today," said head coach
Matt Belfield. "We'll look to avoid a meet after finals next year. Despite some not-so-rested folks, we generated some victories and personal bests. I'd like to recognize
Alex Parasky and
DJ Snide for outstanding heptathlons and
Justin Liechty for breaking 50 on a flat track.
Meaghan Alba and
Alex May Curtis were exceptional in their wins as well. The break will do us good and we'll be excited to resume in four weeks."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Alex Parasky and DJ Snide swept the top two spots in the heptathlon to earn a combined 16 points for the Cats. Parasky recorded the top marks in the high jump (1.87m) and the 60 meter hurdles (8.72s) to earn the victory.
- Justin Liechty won the 400 meter dash with a time of 49.97 seconds. Freshman Trevor Nassar finished in third place with a time of 50.87.
- Alex May Curtis registered a time of 1:17.11 in the 500 meter dash and was followed by Mia Grasso in 1:18.39.
- Meaghan Alba and Bel Sogoloff grabbed 16 points for the Catamounts in the 3000 meter run with times of 10:11.65 and 10:14.87, respectively, to finish in the top two.
- Chris Gish (8:31.59) and John Benner (8:31.89) distanced themselves from the pack to take the top two spots in the 3000 meter run.
- Andie Cornish, Dina John, Alicia Tebeau-Sherry, and Olivia Brooks earned nine points for the Green & Gold with a 4x400 meter relay victory. The four Catamounts registered a time of 10:25.19.
- Marina Cannon posted a jump of 3.45 meters in the pole vault for third place to earn six points for Vermont.
- The UVM women took three of the top four spots in the mile. Alicia Tebeau-Sherry led the Catamounts in second place, and was followed closely by Cornish and Dina John.
- Seth Beard took second in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.81 seconds. The sophomore picked up six more points for the Catamounts with a third-place finish in the 200 meter dash.
NOTES
- Beard (200m), Liechty (400m), Gish (3000m), Benner (3000m) registered qualifying marks for the ECAC/IC4A Championships.
- Curtis (500m), Grasso (500m), Alba (3000m), Sogoloff (3000m), Jane Leighton (3000m), Sunny Nagpaul (3000m), Annemarie Martell (3000m), and Cannon (pole vault) registered NEICAAA qualifying marks.
UP NEXT
The Catamounts return from break for another trip to Hanover, New Hampshire. Vermont will compete in the Dartmouth Relays, which begin on January 10 at Leverone Field House.
