TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK
Vermont track & field heads to Smithfield, R.I. for the New England Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday (May 13 & 14) at Bryant University. Friday's events begin at 11 a.m. at the Bryant Track and Turf Complex, followed by a 10 a.m. start on Saturday. Harrier Race Management will provide live results.
 
RELATED LINKS
Live Results | Schedule | Championship Central
 
RELIVING LEIGHTON'S NEICAAA VICTORY
Jane Leighton raced to a sizable victory in the steeplechase on the final day of the New England Championships last season. Leighton won by a margin of 30.31 seconds, with a time of 10:34.37.
 
SONIA'S SCHOOL RECORD AT NEW ENGLANDS
Sonia John set the 400-meter school record on back-to-back days at the 2021 New England Championships. The UVM sprinter posted a time of 55.19 seconds during the prelims, and followed it up with a mark of 54.48 seconds to finish second in the 400-meter finals. John earned All-New England honors in both the 400 and 200-meter dashes.
 
ALL-NEW ENGLAND RETURNERS
Thirteen Catamount returners registered All-New England performances at last year's championships: Jane Leighton (steeplechase), Sonia John (200m, 400m), Alex Siaton (400m), Jake Bair (400m), Alex Warner (400m), Wyatt Matyas (steeplechase), Joe Joyce (steeplechase), DJ Snide (decathlon), Lauren Triarsi (heptathlon), Zane Russom (javelin), Ian Denis (10,000m), Andrew Crompton (5000m), and Steven O'Driscoll (5000m).
 
TRIARSI WINS THE HEP
Vermont junior Lauren Triarsi won a title in the women's heptathlon at last week's America East Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Triarsi scored 4,448 points to win by a margin of 163 points. The multis specialist opened Day 1 with a sizable cushion and placed third in the long jump (5.13m), fourth in javelin (2.17m) and third in the 800-meter run (2:37.21) on Day 2 to win the program's first heptathlon title since 2015.
 
SIATON'S RECORD LAST WEEK
Alex Siaton set the men's 200-meter record on Sunday (May 8) at the America East Championships, posting a speedy time of 21.55 seconds. The sophomore bested the previous record set by Justin Scricca in 2009 to finish fifth in the 200-meter finals.
 
BRINGING ALL-CONFERENCE FORM TO NEW ENGLANDS
Four Catamounts recorded All-Conference performances at last week's America East Championships: Lauren Triarsi (heptathlon), Kayla Myers (heptathlon), Bill Comstock (800m), and Jane Leighton (steeplechase).
 
THE MEN'S CAPTAINS
The Vermont men selected Chike Asanya, Andrew Crompton, Wyatt Matyas, Zane Russom, and DJ Snide to lead them in the 2021-22 campaign.
 
THE WOMEN'S CAPTAINS
Mary Diestel, Mia Grasso, Jane Leighton, Hayley Ross, and Sofia Wittmann will lead the UVM women as captains in the 2021-22 season.