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Men's Cross Country 10/15/2023 4:45:00 PM Max Robison

Deiss and Cote Lead Cross Country to Fall Foliage Sweep

FALL FOLIAGE INVITATIONAL
St. Albans, Vt. – Caroline Deiss and Davis Cote paced the Catamounts to victory with a pair of second-place finishes as Vermont won both the men's and women's competitions on Sunday. Deiss raced to a personal best of 18:17 as the women's team picked up 26 points, and then the men's team picked up 20. The victories mark the second of the season for the women and third for the men.

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Results: Women's 5k | Men's 8k

COACH'S QUOTE
"Great pair of team victories today. Very pleased that we can have a number of different lead runners who can step up when the opportunities arise," said head coach Matt Belfield. "Kudos to Caroline and Davis for inspired performances. This should certainly give our men and women some added confidence as we prepare for America East. Lots of personal bests is great; and it was done with conscientious pack running. Really good execution for sure."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Cote was the top finisher for the Catamounts on the day, and Jameson Sparks was the second scorer with a time of 25:50.80.
Rounding out the scoring for the men were Dillon Jensen (25:53.10), Bennett Harrison-Michaels (25:53.60), and William Locke (25:54.20) rounding out the scoring for the men's team.
Deiss was the top finisher for the Catamounts, with Lily Porth the second scorer at 18:29.60.
Clare Kelly (18:31), Hope Tyska (18:42.20), and Andie Cornish (18:45.0) rounded out the scoring for the women's team.

NOTES

With both wins, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 for each win to King Street Center as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since its inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $80,000 to local non-profits through the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative.
In the men's race, two alumni, Andrew Crompton and Ian Denis, competed and finished first and second, with Crompton finishing 31 seconds faster than his time last year.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts head to Orono, Maine, for the 2023 America East Cross Country Championships on Oct. 27. Hosted by Maine, the conference championships are slated to begin at 10 a.m. with the men's 8k, followed by the women's 5k at 11 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Andie Cornish: Senior

Clare Kelly: Sophomore

Lily Porth: Junior

Hope Tyska: Sophomore

Caroline Deiss: First Year

Davis Cote: Sophomore

Andrew Crompton: Senior

Dillon Jensen: Senior

Jameson Sparks: Sophomore

William Locke: First Year

Bennett Harrison-Michaels: First Year

Players Mentioned

Andie Cornish
: Senior

Clare Kelly
: Sophomore

Lily Porth
: Junior

Hope Tyska
: Sophomore

Caroline Deiss
: First Year

Davis Cote
: Sophomore

Andrew Crompton
: Senior

Dillon Jensen
: Senior

Jameson Sparks
: Sophomore

William Locke
: First Year

Bennett Harrison-Michaels
: First Year

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Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned