LOWELL, Mass. – For the second straight day, a Catamount was victorious at the America East Outdoor Track & Field Championships as Vermont's
Alex Parasky took first place in the men's decathlon. Sunday's events also saw five Catamounts combine for six All-Conference marks, as well as a school record set by
Alex Siaton in the men's 400.
The Vermont men (74 pts) and women (63 pts) both finished seventh in the overall team competitions.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"It was a really good Day 2 from a performance standpoint, just couldn't quite pick up enough points to be top five out of the 10 teams," head coach
Matt Belfield said. "We got more than we were seeded for, so we're pleased about that. I'm very impressed with how well
Alex Parasky executed in the decathlon to earn the honor of America East's greatest all-around athlete.
DJ Snide toughed it out for second hampered with injuries – he's a real warrior.
Lauren Triarsi had a great day two and
Sonia John was really impressive in three races today. I'm happy for our team and proud of our cohesiveness. It is a tremendous group of men and women. I'm very grateful to my staff as well.
Joe Gingras and
Kasey Hill are fantastic and Tom O'Leary and
Justin Liechty have given us a ton for free."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Parasky entered Sunday in first place and continued to hold his spot up front in the decathlon with a final score of 6,641 points – the second-highest total in program history. The graduate student won the 110-meter hurdles (15.46s) and javelin (49.42m), before closing out the event with a second-place finish in the 1500-meter run (4:45.14).
- Parasky also logged a third-place finish in the solo 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.16 seconds.
- Snide made a huge jump from fifth-place at the start of the day to earn a second-place overall finish in the decathlon with a score of 5,996 points. The senior won the discus (36.34m), and was second in javelin (48.70m) and the 110-meter hurdles (15.73s).
- Siaton secured the school record with a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash. The first year posted a blistering 48.05-second mark to best Dan DeBlieck's time of 48.26 seconds set in 2017.
- Sonia John finished third in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 56.50 seconds to earn her first medal. John was also seventh in the 200-meter dash (26.26s) and ran on the sixth-place 4x400-meter relay team.
- Triarsi placed third in the women's heptathlon with 4,391 points to earn her first All-Conference honor. The sophomore was second in the long jump with a personal-best 5.57 mark to move from fourth at the start the day, into a spot on the podium for the multi-event.
- Mia Grasso logged a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.53. The junior registered a best time of the season.
- In the field, Kevin Mills narrowly missed the podium with a strong fourth-place finish. The rookie posted a 1.89-meter mark in the high jump for five team points.
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UP NEXT
Vermont track & field returns to action on Friday (May 7) for the Dartmouth Outdoor Invitational at Memorial Field. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dartmouth College does not allow spectators. Fans can follow the live results posted on
LancerTiming.com.
