COAST-TO-COAST BATTLE IN BEANTOWN
BOSTON – Jane Leighton and Andrew Crompton recorded speedy marks, and several Catamounts raced to personal-bests in the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown on Friday at Franklin Park. The UVM women finished 17th (447 pts) amongst top competition in the national invite. The Vermont men placed 15th with 369 points.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We knew the level of competition we were going to be facing, so the teams' placing was not unexpected," head coach Matt Belfield said. "It was great to get Jane started and have Andie back and able to race again. Personal-best performances from Hope, Hannah, and Emma L are noteworthy as well. For the men, Andrew ran the fastest time we've had at this meet. Jacob and Dillon ran personal-best times as well. We're going to be in races at the Paul Short Invite that will allow our teams to be engaged more toward the front, so we're looking forward to that scenario. Overall, we are seeing progress and we coaches are learning a lot about our many new racers. We'll be counting on both veterans and newcomers for scoring impact once we get to championship season."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Leighton led the UVM women with a time of 18:12.5 to place 34th in her first meet of the season.
• Clare Kelly (19:16.3), Andie Cornish (19:18.1), and Hope Tyska (19:23.6) finished 108th, 111th, and 117th, respectively. Emma Hastings-Crummey rounded out the Vermont scorers with a time of 19:43.6. Tyska's mark was a personal record, beating her previous mark by 6.1 seconds.
• Hannah Hayden (19:56.2) and Emma Leary (20:15.1) logged personal marks in the Open 5k.
•  Crompton placed 36th in the Men's Featured 8k with a time of 25:01.0. The UVM captain's time was only 3.4 seconds off his personal-best mark.
• Owen Amsden was the second Catamount to cross the line, placing 86th with a time of 25:59.0. Dillon Jensen finished shortly after with a time of 26:05.8.
• Steven O'Driscoll (26:14.4) and Jacob Tremblay (26:16.1) rounded out the Vermont scorers, placing 97th and 99th, respectively.

UP NEXT
Vermont cross country returns to action on Friday (Sept. 30) when it heads to Bethlehem, Pa. for Lehigh's Paul Short Invitational.