HANOVER, N.H. – Senior jumper
Marina Cannon registered the second-highest pole vault in program history as several Catamounts recorded top-10 marks for Vermont track & field on Friday at Dartmouth.
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Results: Men | Women
COACH'S QUOTE
"I'm very pleased with the number of people that generated really high-level performances after a short week of preparation," head coach
Matt Belfield said. "WE have some folks still climbing toward the peak heading into New England's.
Jake Bair jumped into our Top-10 All-Time list with a huge PR in the 400. Marina's victory was an all-time best and one of the best jumps in school history.
Alex Siaton continues to impress and I thought
Owen Amsden;s huge PR in the 5K was noteworthy also.
Chris Gish and
Andrew Crompton in the 1500 might be top-10 marks as well. Lindy Stradtlander ran a huge personal best in the 800 and was strong leading off our 4x400 as well."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Cannon produced her personal-best pole vault with a mark of 3.60 meters. The winning jump matched the second-highest mark in program histor previously done by Jan Carlson in 2006 and Mary Krug in 2012.
- Siaton was victorious in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.03 seconds, and was key in the Catamounts 4x100-meter relay team that posted a time of 42.15 seconds. The rookie ran the second leg of the relay, in between teammates Bair, Chike Asanya, and Trey Poquette.
- Bair finished second in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 48.97 seconds, which ranks fourth all-time at Vermont.
- Amsden posted a 5000-meter time of 14:56.07 to crack the 15-minute mark for the first time in his collegiate career. The junior finished sixth, one spot behind senior Ian Denis (14:53.54).
- Gish (3:52.68) and Crompton (3:53.23) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, to crack Vermont's top-10 list.
- Stradtlander finished third in the women's 800-meter run with a mark of 2:16.57. The first year eclipsed her previous personal record by a margin of 4.63 seconds.
- Sonia John nearly matched her best mark of the season in the 100-meter dash, when she posted a time of 12.50 seconds for a runner-up finish. However, the junior set a personal record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.42 seconds.
- UVM had a pair of runner-up finishes in javelin. Zane Russom logged a second-place finish in the men's javelin with a throw of 58.90 meters. Abby Rogers was second in the women's javelin with a mark of 35.29 meters.
UP NEXT
Vermont track & field returns to action on Friday (May 14) for the New England Championships. The two-day event takes place at Veterans Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. Official start time is slated for 11 a.m. with men's javelin kicking off the day. Fans can watch the championships
here.
