BOSTON – Lauren Trumble was named Most Outstanding Track Performer after breaking an America East Championship record Saturday at Boston University Track and Tennis Center as the Vermont women (63 pts.) finished fifth. Dan DeBlieck won the 500m dash as the Catamounts' men (68.5 pts.) placed sixth.

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COACH'S QUOTE
We had a very solid Day 2 at the championships with many hard fought points highlighted by Lauren Trumble's meet record in the 1000m," said associate head coach Joe Gingras. "For the women, edging UMBC and UNH for fifth place were good hard fought wins. The 4x800 and 4x400 relay teams really stepped up to ensure those wins. For the men, the sixth-place finish was solid given a few last minute injuries and illnesses. Justin Leichty set a great tone with a school record and all-conference performance in the 400 that was followed with a win for Dan DeBlieck. Overall a very good day where many athletes rose to the occasion in a very good conference."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trumble's championship record was also a school record as she ran the 1000m in 2:45.36 to secure a victory in the championship. Caroline O'Shea finished second with personal-best time of 2:51.85 and Shannon Lustiber also registered a personal record with a time of 3:02.05.
• DeBlieck's time of 1:03.71 in the 500m dash notched Vermont's second victory of the day.
• Justin Liechty had a blazing fast time of 48.33 seconds in the 400m finals to set a new UVM record and finish third in the race.
• The men's 4x400 relay team of Liechty, DeBlieck, Williams, and Parasky took third place with a time of 3:16.42.
• The women's 4x800m relay team of Ava Meyer, O'Shea, Sonia John, and Trumble raced to second place as they finished in 9:10.99.
• DJ Snide placed second in heptathlon with score of 4812. He set personal record in all seven events over the two days, including the three events today which were the 60m hurdles (8.58s), pole vault (3.95m), and 1000m run (2:45.44).
• Taylor Kracher was another Catamount to finish second in the championships with an 800m personal-best time of 1:51.11.
• Shane O'Connor registered his personal-best in the shot put with a deep throw of 14.90m to finish fourth in the competition.
• Tyler Marshall also finished fourth, but in the 1000m run as he ran a personal-best time of 2:26.70.
• Luke Petela set a personal-best in mile (4:13.67) for seventh overall and Chris Gish followed with a career time of 4:14.37
• Seth Beard registered a personal record in the 200m dash when he crossed the finish line in 22.43 seconds.
• Samantha Sayer also set a personal record Saturday when she completed the 3000m run in 9:57.40.

WHAT'S NEXT
Qualifiers for the ECAC/IC4A Championships will return to Boston University Track and Tennis Center Saturday (Mar. 2) for Day 1 of the regional event.