Brian Jenkins

Men's Track & Field 2/9/2019 10:05:00 PM Ryan Manley

Personal Records and Impressive Performances at the Valentine Invite for Men's Track & Field

BOSTON – Personal records and impressive performances were the results for Vermont men's track & field Saturday at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.

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Valentine Invite Results

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the 400m dash, Justin Liechty sprinted to 13th place with a blazing fast time of 48.51. Will Juniper and Eli Ogilvie recorded personal-best times of 50.47 and 51.53, respectively.
Taylor Kracher (3rd) recorded the Catamounts' highest finish of the day in the 500m dash with a time of 1:04.41. Dan DeBlieck took 11th-place with a personal-best 1:05.94 and Steven Garcia notched a personal record in 1:05.81
Tyler Marshall took 10th place in the 1000m with a time of 2:27.52 while Bill Comstock (27th) ran a personal-best time of 2:29.11.
Shane O'Connor registered a 12th-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 14.60m.
Alex Parasky set his personal-best time in the 200m dash, finishing in 22.92 seconds and took 22nd in the triple jump with a distance of 13.62m.
Brennan Huff recorded a personal-best time of 1:56.37 in the 800m – teammate Patrick Kitchen also finished in 1:56.37
Seth Beard became another Catamount to register a personal record when he finished the 200m dash in 22.60 seconds.
In the mile, John Benner finished 57th with a personal-best time of 4:10.86. Luke Petela also registered a personal record, finishing in 4:14.79. Neville Caulfield (4:15.45) Chris Gish (4:15.94), Matt Hynes (4:17.72), Kasey Gelfand (4:22.11), and Christian Groff (4:23.11) rounded out the personal-best times for Vermont.
Juniper, Parasky, Kracher, and Liechty set the Catamounts' fastest 4x400m relay time of the season, finishing in 3:18.92.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Catamounts host SUNY Plattsburgh and several running clubs Sunday (Feb. 10), 12 p.m. at Gardner-Collins Indoor Track for the North Country All-Comers.

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Players Mentioned

John Benner: Distance; Junior; Distance

Neville Caulfield: Distance; Junior; Distance

Dan DeBlieck: Sprints/Hurdles; Junior; Sprints/Hurdles

Steven Garcia: Mid-Distance; Sophomore; Mid-Distance

Kasey Gelfand: Distance; Junior; Distance

Chris Gish: Distance; Junior; Distance

Matt Hynes: Distance; Sophomore; Distance

Will Juniper: Sprints; Sophomore; Sprints

Patrick Kitchen: Mid-Distance; Sophomore; Mid-Distance

Taylor Kracher: Mid-Distance; Senior; Mid-Distance

Justin Liechty: Sprints; Senior; Sprints

Tyler Marshall: Distance; Sophomore; Distance

Players Mentioned

John Benner
: Junior; Distance
: Distance

Neville Caulfield
: Junior; Distance
: Distance

Dan DeBlieck
: Junior; Sprints/Hurdles
: Sprints/Hurdles

Steven Garcia
: Sophomore; Mid-Distance
: Mid-Distance

Kasey Gelfand
: Junior; Distance
: Distance

Chris Gish
: Junior; Distance
: Distance

Matt Hynes
: Sophomore; Distance
: Distance

Will Juniper
: Sophomore; Sprints
: Sprints

Patrick Kitchen
: Sophomore; Mid-Distance
: Mid-Distance

Taylor Kracher
: Senior; Mid-Distance
: Mid-Distance

Justin Liechty
: Senior; Sprints
: Sprints

Tyler Marshall
: Sophomore; Distance
: Distance

University of Vermont Athletics

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned