MIDDLEBURY INVITATIONAL
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Vermont men's track & field team was victorious for the third time this season to headline Saturday's Middlebury Invitational. The UVM men registered 214 points for the win. The Catamount women tallied 217 points to place second in their competition.
 
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Results: Men | Women
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"We had many noteworthy performances today; along with a lot places to get better," said head coach Matt Belfield. "The men getting a team win was great; and I thought Bill's 600 was especially good amongst the winning performances we had. Jake getting a couple victories in the long sprints on the flat track speaks to his strength and consistency. For the women, Jane's first sub-5 mile was another tremendous wire-to-wire victory this season. She'll be even faster on the banked tracks and with some people to chase in the weeks ahead. Gabby is getting better every week and looked strong at the end of that 400."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jake Bair registered two victories for UVM, including a first-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.67 seconds. Bair also led the Catamounts in the 400-meter dash as Vermont swept the top three spots. Bair's winning time of 50.58 seconds narrowly beat Alex Siaton (50.72s) and Alex Warner (50.78s).
• Bill Comstock logged a time of 22.82 seconds in the 600-meter run for his victory.
• Jane Leighton set a blistering pace in the mile with a personal-best 4:56.27. The senior was only 0.12 seconds off the facility record, and took first by 22.85 seconds.
• Carolena Bellini was victorious in the long jump for the third-straight week with a mark of 5.23 meters. Lauren Triarsi finished second with a 5.20-meter jump.
• Gabby Rausa's 400-meter dash of 59.55 seconds secured her a first-place finish in a tightly-contested sprint. Rausa had a 0.39-second margin of victory.
• Knute Linehan secured a victory in the men's long jump with a mark of 6.38 meters. The rookie was third in the high jump (1.80m), which was won by Kevin Mills (1.90m).
• Liam Rittenburg logged a first-place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.87. Wyatt Matyas (2:01.49) and Wade Mullin (2:02.54) followed closely in second and third, respectively.  
• Mia Lobel was victorious in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.64 seconds.
• The quartet of Cara Van de Meulebroecke, Lauren D'Amico, Hope Tyska, and Isabelle Fleuette finished first in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 10:26.37.

NOTES

• With today's win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to COTS, the Committee on Temporary Shelter, as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. A special thank you to Vermont Mutual Insurance for their support. Vermont Mutual Insurance, protecting Vermonters since 1828.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts will be competing in two meets next weekend when they travel to Boston. UVM will compete in the New England Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in Roxbury, Massachuetts. The regional meet kicks off on Friday (Feb. 4) and continues the following day. The Catamounts will also be competing in the Scarlet & White Invite, hosted by Boston University, on Saturday (Feb. 5).