AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 2
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont track & field junior Lauren Triarsi was victorious in the women's heptathlon, becoming the first Catamount since 2015 to earn an America East Championship in the event on Sunday at Frank H. Livak Track & Field Facility. Four Catamounts received All-Conference honors for their performances. The UVM women finished sixth in the team competition with 62 points. The men scored 49 points for a seventh-place finish.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"My congratulations go out to the University at Albany for their victories," head coach Matt Belfield said. "Along with UMass Lowell, you can see what a tremendous commitment to the sport can produce. I am very grateful to all who helped us put on a great championshp. Michael Thompson, Joe Gingras, and Kasey Hill need to be recognized here for exemplary time commitment and excellence of work. My team never ceases to amaze me with their efforts to see that our program represents all that is good about sport. We have more work to do, but I know we have so many who are willing to keep making the most of the opportunity we have. Congrats to Lauren for earning the title of America East's best all-around athlete by winning the heptathlon. Her performance in the open 100-meter hurdles was pure guts after finishing that 800-meter at the end of the heptathlon. Congrats also to new 200-meter school record holder Alex Siaton. He was a beast this weekend, racing three 400s, two 200s, and anchoring our second-place 4x100. Bill took the 800-meter final out hard and made it legit; and his runner-up finish is something to be proud of for sure. He was only beaten by a tremendous effort from the gentleman from UAlbany. We are going to see what peak performances we can generate in a couple championship meets next weekend. I'm looking forward to seeing what we will accomplish."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Triarsi scored 4,448 points in the heptathlon, to win by a margin of 163 points. The multis specialist opened the day in first place with a sizable cushion. Triarsi placed third in the long jump (5.13m), fourth in the javelin (21.17m), and third in the 800-meter run (2:37.21). The Westfield, N.J. native is the first Catamount to win the America East Championship. Triarsi also finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdle finals.
• Kayla Myers also posted an All-Conference performance in the heptathlon, placing third in the competition. The rookie recorded a personal-best score of 4,001 points with a winning victory in the long jump (5.29m) to start the day. Myers placed third in javelin (23.63m) and capped off the day with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:36.71).
• Bill Comstock raced to second place in the men's 800-meter run, posting a time of 1:52.26 to earn All-Conference honors.
• Siaton's 200-meter mark of 21.55 seconds eclipsed the previous school record that was set by Justin Scricca in 2009. The sophomore also finished eighth in the 400 (49.57s).
• The quartet of Henry Miller, Alex Warner, Chike Asanya, and Siaton raced to a second-place finish in the 4x100, combining for a time of 42.03 seconds.
• Warner placed sixth in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 49.57.
• Asanya, Siaton, Warner, and Eli Ogilvie combined for a time of 3:20.09 in the men's 4x400-meter to finish in the fourth place.
• Mia Grasso placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles, with a time of 1:02.92. Sophie Christopher (1:03.47) and Nejla Hadzic (1:06.70) finished sixth and ninth, respectively.Grasso, Sonia John, Dina John and Gabby Rausa logged a fourth-place finish in the women's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:54.15.
• Sonia John competed in 200-meter and 400-meter finals on the women's side. The senior was seventh in the 400 with a time of 57.28 seconds and ninth in the 200 with a time or 25.56 seconds.
• Wyatt Matyas finished ninth in the men's 5000-meter run with a mark of 14:42.92.

ALL-CONFERENCE

• Lauren Triarsi – Heptathlon
• Kayla Myers – Heptathlon
• Bill Comstock – 800m
• Jane Leighton – Steeplechase (Saturday)

UP NEXT
Vermont returns to action on Friday (May 13) for Day 1 of the New England Championships in Smithfield, R.I. Events kick off at 11 a.m. on the campus of Bryant University.