BOSTON – Although the Catamounts split off into two meets, Vermont track & field saw plenty of highlights including Top-10 marks on Saturday (Feb. 5). The UVM men (22nd) and women (15th) completed the New England Championships at Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center. The Catamounts also saw action at the Scarlet & White Invite, hosted by Boston University.
RELATED LINKS
New England Championships Results: Men | Women
Scarlet & White Invite Results: Men | Women
COACH'S QUOTE
"There were certainly some highlights today at both meets," said head coach
Matt Belfield. "Jane (Leighton's) 3k was the third-best mark in program history behind an All-American in Morgan Powers and Judi St. Hilaire who went on to become an Olympian. Andrew (Crompton was second all-time in the men's 3k with his performance and Wyatt (Matyas) was fourth.
Bill Comstock was second all-time in the 800 – just off of Taylor Kracher's indoor record from two-years back. Ian (Denis) getting his lifetime record in the 3000 at New Englands was a really cool moment. It was good for us to get on a banked track and have some competition. The hard work is paying off."
SCARLET & WHITE INVITE
- Jane Leighton recorded a third-place finish in the 3000-meter run with a personal-best time of 9:34.13. The senior's mark eclipsed her previous best by 21.83 seconds. Andrew Crompton (8:17.40) and Wyatt Matyas (8:18.58) finished 18th and 20th in the men's 3000.
- Lauren Triarsi registered a high jump of 1.56 meters for sixth place at the Scarlet & White Invite. Pierce DeBoer logged a 10th-place finish in the men's high jump with a personal-best mark of 1.91 meters.
- Bill Comstock logged a career-best 800-meter time of 1:51.27 for ninth place in the competition.
- Carolena Bellini placed 10th in the women's long jump with a distance of 5.25 meters. DJ Snide was 13th in the men's long jump with a mark of 6.26 meters.
- Alex Warner finished 13th in the men's 500-meter finals, posting a personal-best time of 1:05.59
- Jake Bair logged a 400-meter time of 49.79 seconds to narrowly beat teammate Alex Siaton (49.88s). The UVM duo finished 19th and 20th, respectively.
- Siaton, Warner, Bair, and Henry Miller finished sixth in the men's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:19.23. The quartet of Eleanor Ashton, Gabby Rausa, Sonia John, and Mia Grasso combined for a time of 3:58.79 for eighth-place in the 4x400-meter relay.
NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Ian Denis picked up a point for the Catamounts with his eighth-place finish in the 3000-meter run with a personal-best time of 8:36.09. Owen Amsden (8:47.35) closely followed in 11th place.
- Joe Joyce and Jameson Sparks registered back-to-back finishes in the mile run with times of 4:26.61 and 4:28.50 to finish ninth and 10th, respectively.
- Isabelle Fleuette led the UVM women in the mile finishing in 13th place. Cara Van de Meulebroecke and Hope Tyska logged 15th and 16th-place finishes, respectively.
UP NEXT
The Catamounts return to action on Friday (Feb. 11) for the Fasttrack National Invitational at Ocean Breeze. The event is slated to begin at 12 p.m. at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York.
