PAUL SHORT RUN
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Andrew Crompton cruised to a time of 24:20.6 for a new personal record and Jane Leighton cracked the top 10 to lead the Catamounts at the Paul Short Run on Friday at Lehigh. The UVM men finished ninth in the team competition with 346 points. The women were 10th in their respective competition with a score of 316 points.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We certainly had many athletes run well today," head coach Matt Belfield said. "The team results could have been a little better if we would have kept the 1-5 spread a little tighter. Having Jane and Andrew run at the front of their respective races was nice to see and both of them will continue to improve their finish over the next couple races. Steve and Dillon being sub-25 was excellent as well. Clare and Hope rain their best cross country races; and look to be ready to do even more. Overcoming a couple illnesses will be key to the women's success as we head to the second half of the season. We had many rookies and sophomores continue to show improvement in the open races as well. This depth is really important to use; and I like the confidence and enthusiasm I see from the program right now. We will work hard for the next couple weeks to get ready for our best team performance yet when we host the Fall Foliage race in a couple weeks."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Crompton led the Catamounts with his career-best mark, securing an 11th place finish. His time of 24:20.6 beat his previous personal record by 30 seconds.
• Dillon Jensen (40th) and Steven O'Driscoll (41st) logged back-to-back finishes with times of 24:46.4 and 24:46.6, respectively. Owen Amsden and Jacob Tremblay rounded out the Vermont scorers with times of 25:31.2 and 25:38.8 to place 121st and 140th.
• Leighton placed eighth in the Women's Brown 6k with a time of 21:08.4. The graduate student was the top finisher among America East runners by nearly 50 seconds.
• Clare Kelly finished in 35th place with a time of 21:58.3, besting her previous collegiate 6k attempt by 1:37.7. Hope Tyska (81st) and Sadie Holmes (98th) also cracked the top 100 with times of 22:34.8 and 22:43.0, respectively. Emma Hastings-Crummey rounded out the UVM scorers with a time of 22:45.0.
• Vermont had runners in the Men's 8k and Women's 6k Open races. Kenneth Morrissey led the UVM men with a time of 25:37.2. Ava Johnson (23:03.5) and Caroline Deiss (23:04.0) finished back-to-back as the top two runners for the UVM women.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts will enjoy a weekend off before returning to action on Sunday (Oct. 16) when they host the Fall Foliage Invitational. Events are slated to begin at 1 p.m. at Hard'Ack Recreation Area in St. Albans. The meet will be Vermont's final tune-up before the America East Championships.