AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS
KINGSVILLE, Md. – Andrew Crompton and Jane Leighton raced to All-Conference honors with top-10 finishes to lead Vermont cross country Saturday at the America East Championships. Crompton and the UVM men (109 pts) finish third in the team competition for the third time in the last four seasons. Leighton and the Catamount women were fifth in their respective competition with 132 points.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Very excited for our men's team to earn third place today," head coach Matt Belfield said. "It was the combination of senior leadership and the commitment of our outstanding underclassmen to trust the process that produced this result. People in our coaching circles know how good a coach Joe Gingras is, but I want to make sure that everyone reading this article knows that he gets the best out of our men year in and year out. I'm grateful for his dedication to UVM cross country. Kudos to Andrew for a confident start and for his resiliency on a really challenging course.  Steve had the race of his life; and our pack of really focused men worked hard to move up throughout the race. Owen and Jameson ran really well and Dillon was simply exceptional doing what he did off such little training the last couple weeks. The women's team finish was good, although as a coach you're always hoping for more. It certainly wasn't from lack of effort and determination. Our pack depth certainly helped today as we had people step up when we needed it for sure. Jane getting First Team All-Conference puts her in elite company in school history, as she has done that now in three sports here at UVM. I'm very pleased that she committed to coming back for a fifth year and being our leader. Andie and Hope keep getting better and Sadie and Sophie ran the best cross country races of their careers."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Crompton led the Vermont men with a career-best mark of 24:16.1 to secure fifth-place and All-Conference first Team. The senior's finish was the highest by a Catamount in the men's championships since Doug Maisey's third-place finish in 2009. Crompton also received the Elite 18 Award for exemplifying excellence on the course and in the classroom.
• Steven O'Driscoll crossed second for the Cats, logging a time of 25:11.1 for 17th place.
• Vermont's next three runners came in consecutively with Dillon Jensen (25:34.7), Owen Amsden (25:35.3), and Jameson Sparks (25:36.4) placing 29th, 30th, and 31st. Davis Cote (25:45.4) and Jacob Tremblay (25:50.9) rounded out UVM's scorers, finishing in 33rd and 36th, respectively.
• Leighton logged a seventh-place finish in the women's 5k with a time of 17:34.6, to secure All-Conference for the second consecutive season.
• Andie Cornish (18:36.9) and Hope Tyska (18:44.2) were the next two Catamounts to cross the finish line, placing 28th and 30th, respectively. Sadie Holmes (18:50.0) and Sophie Doman (18:52.2) were Vermont's fourth and fifth runners with 37th and 39th-place finishes.
• Geneva Cote (18:53.5) and Clare Kelly (19:08.2) rounded out UVM's scorers with 39th and 49th-place finishes.

AWARDS

• Andrew Crompton (First Team, Elite 18)
• Jane Leighton (First Team)

UP NEXT
Vermont cross country returns to action on Friday (Nov. 11) when they head to Bronx, N.Y. for the NCAA Northeast Regionals. The event kicks off at 11 a.m. at Van Cortlandt Park.