FALL FOLIAGE INVITATIONAL
ST. ALBANS, Vt. – Vermont cross country earned a pair of victories as the men's and women's team raced to their first wins of the season on Sunday at the Fall Foliage Invitational.
Jane Leighton raced to an individual victory to lead the UVM women (25 pts) at Hard'Ack Recreation Area.
Andrew Crompton won the men's 8k to lead the Vermont men (36 pts).
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Results: Women's 5k | Men's 8k
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Today was a fantastic day for our teams to get out and compete against some like-level teams to try and get tuned up for America East," head coach
Matt Belfield said. "We're pretty excited about what we were able to accomplish today. We still have to tighten up – both the men and women were split from one through five, for sure, but I like the effort I saw. For the women, Jane was all by herself up front and ran a good race on a really soft course. The weather was great, but the course was slow because of the footing, so we're happy with how everyone handled that. Andrew just looked really smooth – I liked how he handled the course today too. He was moving really well all the way through to the end. To run almost 25 flat on today's course was really good."
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Leighton got the afternoon going with a blistering pace to win the women's 5k. The UVM captain logged a time of 18:35.4 to win by a margin of 20.6 seconds.
- Clare Kelly also placed in the top three with a mark of 19:08.9. The sophomore battled a Sacred Heart runner down the home stretch to beat her by 1.1 seconds.
- Andie Cornish (19:21.0), Hope Tyska (19:25.1), and Sophie Doman (19:32.0) rounded out the Vermont scorers, while all placing in the top 10. The trio of Catamounts finished fifth, seventh, and ninth, respectively.
- Crompton raced to a commanding victory in the men's 8k with a time of 25:08.7 that earned him a margin of victory of 29.2 seconds.
- Davis Cote (25:27.8) and Steven O'Driscoll (25:58.5) also placed in the top 10 for the UVM men, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
- Jameson Sparks (26:36.0) and James Cilwik (26:53.9) rounded out UVM's scorers with 13th and 17th-place finishes.
NOTES
- With today's wins, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to COTS, the Committee on Temporary Shelter, as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since the campaigns inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $72,000 to local non-profits.
UP NEXT
The Catamounts head to Kingsville, Md. for the 2022 America East Cross Country Championships on Oct. 29. Hosted by UMBC, the conference championships are slated to begin at 10 a.m. with the men's 8k, followed by the women's 5k at 11 a.m.
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