TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK
Vermont track & field returns to action on Saturday (Jan. 14) when it competes in the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational at Virtue Field House. The events begin at 11 a.m. on New Balance Foundation Track. 802 Timing will provide live results. Fans can watch the action live on NSNSports.net.
 
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SCOUTING THE FIELD
The Catamounts will be competing against the host, Middlebury, as well as Castleton, Franklin Pierce, and Plymouth State.
 
MIDDLEBURY STRETCH
The Middlebury Snowflake Invitational kicks off a stretch of back-to-back trips to Middlebury College, with the Catamounts returning to Virtue Field House on Jan. 21. UVM will compete at Middlebury a total of three times this season, with its final trip coming on Feb. 11.
 
EARLY SUCCESS
The Catamounts recorded some impressive performances in the first week of the season. Alex Siaton posted a school-best 300-meter time of 35.12 seconds in the first meet of the season at Boston University. Kayla Myers earned a pair of victories and personal-best marks at New Hampshire.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Vermont track & field picked up six individual victories in its final competitions before break on Dec. 10. Jane Leighton (9:48.05) and Andrew Crompton (8:23.79) earned 3000-meter victories at the Beacon Invite. At Dartmouth, the Catamounts were led by Megan Quade (800m), Zoe Orihuel (1000m), Claire MacDonald (3000m), and Gavin Houghtaling (3000m), who raced to top marks in their respective events.
 
FACILITY RECORD HOLDER
Jane Leighton is the facility record holder in the 1000-meter run, racing to a mark of 2:55.67 last season at the Middlebury Winterfell. The Amherst, N.H. native bested the previous record by 0.91 seconds, which stood for six years. Leighton also logged an 800-meter dash time of 2:25.02 at the Middlebury Winter Classic.
 
LAST YEAR AT MIDDLEBURY
The Catamounts competed in three consecutive meets at Middlebury last season, earning two team victories on the men's side, and one team victory on the women's side. The Vermont men's and women's track & field teams earned victories together at the Middlebury Winter Classic on Jan. 15, 2022.