WILDCAT INVITATIONAL
DURHAM, N.H. – The Catamounts battled strong winds, but turned in impressive performances against conference foes on Saturday at New Hampshire's Wildcat Invitational.
 
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Results: Men | Women
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"The 20 miles-per-hour winds certainly made for unusual circumstances today," head coach Matt Belfield said. "In the short events and jumps, there was a big tailwind, while the throws and distance events proved very challenging. It was a good opportunity for our athletes to focus on doing the best that they can under the conditions. We competed well in many areas and won a bunch of events. Noteworthy were the performances of Alex in the javelin and the Charlotte in the 400, dealing with the wind as they did. The men in the 100m really capitalized on the wind and ran great, as did Carolena and Kayla in the long jump. Lauren continues to impress in the hurdles and ran a solid 200 as well today."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Carolena Bellini and Kayla Myers secured the top two spots in the women's long jump with leaps of 5.74 meters and 5.55 meters, respectively. Bellini's jump was a new personal-best mark, which ranks No. 7 on Vermont's all-time list.
• Alex Rokosz placed first in javelin with a throw of 55.26 meters. The junior won the event by 1.36 meters.
• Lauren Triarsi was victorious in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.61 seconds. The junior beat her previous personal record by 0.23 seconds.
• Gabby Rausa and Sonia John raced to the top two spots in the women's 100-meter dash with times of 12.24 seconds and 12.40 seconds. Rausa also won the the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.79 seconds, beating out teammates Lauren Triarsi (26.16s) and Sonia John (26.19s) who placed second and third, respectively.
• Jane Leighton registered a commanding victory in the women's 1500-meter run with a time of 4:51.68. The senior logged a 12.98-second margin of victory.
• Charlotte Crum logged a winning time of 1:01.28 in the women's 400-meter dash. Rookie Mari Garza also placed in the top-three with a third-place finish and a time of 1:07.84.
• The quartet of Alex Siaton, Henry Miller, Chike Asanya, and Matt Maggio were victorious in the men's 4x100-meter relay with a time of 43.10 seconds. The Catamounts were victorious by 3.07 seconds.
• Siaton, Asanya, and Miller also swept the top three in the men's 100-meter dash with times of 10.58 seconds, 10.61 seconds, and 10.82 seconds respectively. Siation and Asanya also earned the first two places in the 200-meter dash with times of 22.27 seconds and 22.33 seconds, respectively.
• Mia Grasso (1:07.81), Sophie Christopher (1:09.19), and Nejla Hadzic (1:11.70) raced to the top three spots in the women's 400-meter hurdles.
• Nathan Stine was victorious in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:08.23.
• Sadie Holmes (2:28.15), Hope Tyska (2:29.30), Emma Hastings-Crummey (2:30.51), and Maggie Payne (2:32.01) swept the top four spots in the 800-meter run.
• Sofia Wittmann placed second in the pole vault with a mark of 3.40 meters. Teammate Kaia Becker finished third with a mark of 3.10 meters. On the men's side, Carson Kopetz took second place with a mark of 4.10 meters.
• The Vermont women recorded a 4x400-meter victory with Crum, Leighton, Hayley Ross, and Carolyn Doyle posting a time of 4:14.97.

UP NEXT
Vermont track & field splits off into a pair of meets next weekend with the Catamounts heading back to UNH, as well as making a trip down to George Mason on Saturday (Apr. 9).