GEORGE DAVIS INVITATIONAL
LOWELL, Mass. – Jane Leighton logged a blistering time of 10:32.07 for a victory in the 3000-meter steeplechase to headline Saturday's action for the Catamounts at the George Davis Invitational. Leighton cracks the nation's top 100 with her mark, owning the second-fastest steeplechase in America East this season. Vermont track & field saw three individual victories and several personal bests in the Invite.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"It was a nice weather day for a big track & field meet and many of our folks took advantage with winning and personal-best performances. Jane's steeplechase was certainly a highlight of the day and moves her well up in the national rankings. Lauren's 100-meter hurdles time is one of the better marks in school history as well. Emma and Sonia had nice victories as well. I thought Kenny and Christian were impressive in the 800-meter run and Bill running consistently at 1:52 sets him up nicely for the trials and finals situations at the America East Championships. Wyatt can still run better technically, but his steeplechase was still a lifetime best. A highlight in the field events for the men was Carson in the pole vault. He has made great progress with all aspects of his jumping and is having a blast doing it. Morgan Kelley's quiet and dedicated hard work in the discus paid off with a big PR today. Some will rest and some will tune up next week at Amherst – and the team is excited to be home for America East next month."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Leighton won the women's 3000-meter steeplechase by a commanding 41.45 seconds. The senior's time of 10:32.07 was only 0.47 seconds behind her personal-best mark.
• Sonia John ran a winning time of 57.41 seconds in the 400-meter dash. Gabby Rausa placed third with a time of 58.62 seconds.
• Emma Wapshare was victorious in the women's javelin with a throw of 40.21 meters.
• Lauren Triarsi placed second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.45 seconds. The junior beat her previous personal record by 0.2 seconds, running the fifth-fastest time in program history.
• Carson Kopetz finished second in pole vault with a personal-best mark of 4.40 meters. The rookie was originally tied for first place, but finished behind Dartmouth's Karl-Oskar Pajus (4.45m) in a jump off.
• The quartet of Mia Grasso, Triarsi, Rausa, and John ran a winning time of 3:58.66 in the women's 4x400-meter relay.
• Grasso and Sophie Christopher registered top-three finishes in the 400-meter hurdles with times of 1:04.93 and 1:05.74, respectively. Christopher bested her previous personal record by 0.58 seconds.
• Alex Warner, Cameron Kirn, Zane Reservitz, and Alex Siaton combined for a 4x400-meter time of 3:22.19 to finish second in the men's competition.  
• Owen Amsden posted a second-place finish in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:19.59.
• Bill Comstock logged a third-place finish in the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.41. Zane Reservitz (1:56.38), Christian Groff (1:56.70), and Kenneth Morrissey (1:56.74) finished 12th, 13th, and 15th, respectively.
• Wyatt Matyas led the Catamounts in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase with a career-best time of 9:24.12 to finish in fourth place. Nathan Stine (9:42.44) and Joe Joyce (9:43.64) finished fifth and seventh, respectively.
• Chike Asanya sprinted for a time of 11.06 seconds in the men's 100-meter dash for a fourth-place finish. Henry Miller (11.21s) also cracked the top 10 with a ninth-place finish. In the 200-meter dash, Asanya (22.65s) also finished fourth, with Miller (22.82s) placing seventh.
• Warner and Siaton placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 400-meter dash with times of 49.49 seconds and 49.71 seconds.
• Morgan Kelley placed fifth in discus with a personal-best throw of 37.28 meters.  

UP NEXT
Vermont heads to UMass on Saturday (Apr. 30) for the final meet before the America East Championships. The Catamounts are slated to face Dartmouth, New Hampshire, UMass, and UMass Lowell down in Amherst.