BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Jane Leighton registered a UVM women's cross country record on Friday at the Paul Short with a blistering 20:55.7 mark in the 6k. The UVM women were 32nd in the Women's Gold 6k team competition with 797 points. The Vermont men finished 35th in the Men's Gold 8k team competition with a score of 991 points.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"To put it nicely, our team performances left much to be desired," said head coach Matt Belfield. "We will reflect on our execution and recent training to get us on track again. The desire and commitment are there so I'm not worried. That said, it is extremely important to recognize Jane's performance in an elite field of racers. Her time is a school best for the 6k distance an the first under 21 flat. Her mark eclipses the best efforts from two legends of our program, Kirsten Weberg an Morgan Powers, both of whom ran 21:03 in 2012 and 2010, respectively."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Leighton's record-setting time earned her a 39th-place finish in a top-tier field. The captain paced the UVM women in the Women's Gold 6k.
• Meaghan Alba (22:13.1) was the second-fastest Catamount, followed by first year Clare Kelly (22:45.3).
• Lily Porth logged a 6k time of 22:47.3 in her season debut and Andie Cornish rounded out the UVM scorers with a time of 22:53.9.
• Andrew Crompton led the Catamounts in the Men's Gold 8k race with a time of 25:25 and was followed closely by Matt Hynes (25:28.9).
• Ian Denis (25:37.2), Owen Amsden (25:40.3), and Wyatt Matyas (25:51.2) rounded out the Vermont scorers.
• In the Men's Open 8k, Kenneth Morrissey paced Vermont with a time of 26:11.5. Nathan Stine was second for the Catamounts with a time of 26:17.1 followed by Davis Cote (27:17.7).
• Sadie Holmes was the frontrunner for UVM in the Women's Open 6k with a time of 23:57.3. Margo Smith was the second-fastest Catamount with a time of 24:07.9.

UP NEXT
Vermont cross country will return home to Hard'Ack Recreation Area in St. Albans for the Fall Foliage Invitational on October 16. The Saturday afternoon meet will be the Catamounts' final tune-up before the America East Championships on October 29.