BOSTON – Tyler Marshall set the UVM record in the 1000 meter run on Saturday to headline Vermont men's track & field at the Valentine Invite. The meet was the Catamounts' final tune-up before the conference championships.
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Results
COACH'S QUOTE
"I'm very excited for Tyler to get the school record today," head coach
Matt Belfield said. "It was also great for Dan to be back hurdling and at such a high level right away. We'll get our squads set early in the week and get ready for the big one on Friday and Saturday."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Marshall's record-setting time of 2:25.86 earned him an 11th-place finish in the 1000 meter run. He also clipped his previous personal mark by 0.84 seconds.
- Dan DeBlieck registered a 24th-place finish in the 500 meter dash with a time of 1:05.94. Cam McLaughlin logged a time of 1:07.51 for 37th overall.
- In the 60 meter hurdles, DeBlieck posted a time of 8.34 seconds that narrowly missed his personal-best mark of 8.29.
- Ian Denis finished 29th in the 3000 meter run with a personal-best time of 8:41.25. Senior Jack Carmody finished shortly after with a time of 8:45.28 for 48th place.
- Liam Smith (86th) and Gavin Schmeck (87th) finished 0.01 second apart in the 3000 meter run, with the former posting a time of 8:56.18.
- Chris Gish logged an 81st-place finish in the mile with a time of 4:11.33. The senior set a new personal record, beating his old mark by 2.33 seconds. Neville Caulfield (4:14.21), Matt Hynes (4:15.90), and Steven O'Driscoll (4:16.55) also had personal-best runs.
- Steven Garcia ran a career-best 800 meter time of 1:55.29 for 94th place. Zane Reservitz (96th) finished shortly after with a time of 1:55.33.
NOTES
- Marshall became the first Catamount in program history to crack 2:26.00 in the 1000 meter run. The previous 1000 record was 2:26.05 set by Sean Steinhagen in 2007.
UP NEXT
Vermont track & field returns to Boston next week for the America East Indoor Championships. The conference meet begins on Friday (Feb. 21) at 10 a.m. at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center.
