MIDDLEBURY WINTERFELL
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Jane Leighton's facility record in the 1000-meter run headlined the day for Vermont track & field on Saturday at the Middlebury Winterfell. Leighton's time snapped a six-year record at Virtue Field House. The UVM women finished second in the team competition with 139 points. The Catamount men also finished second with a score of 142 points.
 
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Results: Men | Women
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"I'm happy to get a few more victories and can see a few more of our athletes getting their rythym back," said head coach Matt Belfield. "It was an outstanding race for Jane, getting a facility record and ECAC qualifying mark as well. Carolena getting two wins was great, and her long jump was especially good again. I thought Brennan looked great running wire-to-wire in the 800 and Bill took a big step forward by winning the 1000 along with running a great relay leg too. The men's 4x400 was really locked in and executed Coach Hill's plan nicely. Wyatt and Andrew shared the work in the 3000 and put down some really good early season times as well. We're looking forward to one more weekend at Middlebury to get to the bigger meets in Boston and beyond."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Leighton won the 1000-meter run with a blistering mark of 2:55.67. The senior's pace eclipsed the previous facility record that was set in 2016 by 0.91 seconds. Bill Comstock and Davis Cote swept the top two spots on the men's side with 1000-meter times of 2:33.54 and 2:35.61, respectively.
• Carolena Bellini was victorious in the women's long jump with a mark of 5.40 meters. The first year also logged a first-place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 10.80 meters.
• Cameron Kirn continued his success from the week prior at Middlebury's Virtue Field House, with a first-place finish in the men's 600-meter run. The rookie logged a time of 1:25.00 to win by 0.05 seconds.
• Andie Cornish earned the top spot in the women's mile run with a time of 5:21.73, earning the Catamounts 10 team points.
• Wyatt Matyas and Andrew Crompton swept the top two spots in the men's 3000-meter run with marks of 8:31.33 and 8:35.70, respectively. Meghan Alba logged a runner-up finish in the women's 3000-meter run with a time of 10:32.43. First year Clare Kelly finished third with a mark of 10:36.13.
• DJ Snide registered a first-place finish in the men's 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 8.91 seconds. On the women's side, Mia Lobel finished second with a time of 9.90 seconds.
• Brennan Huff was victorious in the men's 800-meter finals with a time of 1:57.50.
• Sonia John tied for second in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 59.77 seconds that narrowly missed the top spot by 0.11 seconds. John was also second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.47 seconds.
• The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Alex Warner, Jake Bair, Henry Miller, and Alex Siaton combined for a winning time of 3:20.00

UP NEXT
The Catamounts return to Middlebury on Saturday (Jan. 29) for the final meet of a three-week stretch at Virtue Field House. The Middlebury Invitational will kick off at 11 a.m.