MIDDLEBURY SNOWFLAKE INVITATIONAL
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Vermont track & field returned from Winter Break on Saturday, and recorded a pair of second-place finishes at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational. The UVM men logged 176 points in their return to action. The Catamount women posted a score of 158.5 points.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"It was really important to get back to some intensity today," head coach Matt Belfield said. "The long break around the holidays always creates a little rust, even for those who trained well the last few weeks. I was really happy to see so many fans and alumni supporting us at Middlebury's fantastic field house today. The big crowd is a tremendous boost for our teams. While it's important to recognize our event winners today; I'd like to point to some folks who really stood out for their noteworthy performances. For the women, Gabby Rausa looked really smooth throughout the 200 and finished strong. I though rookies Alina Staten and Shawn Laverty were outstanding in the 3k as well. For the men, Davis Cote closed the mile exceptionally well to support another wire-to-wire win from Andrew Crompton. It was great to have Dillon Jensen back racing as well. Owen Amsden's 3k was a highlight, as well as a really dynamite 4x400 spilt from Cameron Kirn. One of my favorite things to watch these days is Alex Siaton running the 200. Really smooth from the gun. Looking forward to seeing what kind of improvement we can make back at Middlebury next week before the schedule sends us to Boston for the rest of the winter."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Gabby Rausa took second in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 26.47 seconds.
• Alex Siaton was victorious in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.86 seconds. The junior was only 0.60 seconds off of the facility record. He also logged a time of 7.12 seconds in the 60-meter dash to finish in fourth place.
• The Catamount women took the top three spots in the women's 1000-meter run, with Jane Leighton posting the top mark of 3:06.47. Charlotte Crum and Carolyn Doyle locked up second and third with times of 3:10.00 and 3:11.65, respectively.
• Megan Quade and Rachel Barba placed first and second in the women's 800-meter run, logging times of 2:29.01 and 2:32.51, respectively.
• Andrew Crompton and Davis Cote raced to the top two spots in the men's mile, with Crompton posting a winning mark of 4:16.94. Cote logged a time of 4:21.13 for his runner-up finish. Also recorded a strong finish in the men's 3000-meter run, placing second with a time of 8:41.86. Owen Amsden (8:50.24) and Davis Cote (8:53.81) were third and fourth, respectively, in the distance run.
• The UVM women swept up the top five spots in the mile, with Hope Tyska (5:30.79) racing to victory. Zoe Orihuel (5:32.13) and Ellie Churchill (5:33.84) placed second and third, respectively. Ali McFarland (5:37.57) and Britta Zetterstrom (5:38.23) round the Cats in the top five.
• Kayla Myers was second in the women's 60-meter hurdles, posting a time of 9.79 seconds.
• Kevin Mills logged a runner-up finish in the men's high jump with a mark of 1.90 meters. Teammate, Pierce DeBoer finished shortly after with a mark if 1.85 meters.
• Lauren Triarsi also recorded a runner-up high jump finish, posting the second-highest mark in the women's competition. The Westfield, N.J. native recorded a mark of 1.55 meters in the high jump. She also placed sixth in the women's long jump (5.09 meters) – one spot behind Carolena Bellini (5.10 meters).
• Alex Warner logged a time of 51.84 seconds in the men's 400-meter dash to lock up a second-place finish.
• Steven O'Driscoll was second in the 1000-meter run with a time of 2:39.07. Rookie, Jonathan Hills placed fourth with a time of 2:44.35.
• The women's 3000-meter run saw a trio of Catamounts finished third through fifth. Clare Kelly (10:28.67) led the trio, followed by rookies, Alina Staten (10:55.46) and Shawn Laverty (10:58.49).
• The Catamounts finished the day with second-place finishes in the 4x400-meter relays. The UVM women had a tandem of Crum, Leighton, Barba, and Doyle that posted a time of 4:16.6. The men's quartet of Sam Howe, Cameron Kirn, Henry Miller, and Jackson Baker logged a time of 3:32.22.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts return to Virtue Field House on Saturday (Jan. 21) for the Middlebury Winter Classic. Events begin at 12 p.m. 802 Timing will provide live results for the meet, and fans can watch the action on NSNsports.net.