BLACK & GOLD INVITE
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Jameson Sparks earned the top mark in the 3000-meter steeplechase to lead Vermont track & field on Sunday at the Black & Gold Invite. The UVM men scored 47 points to finish eighth in the team competition. The Catamount women also placed eighth in their respective competition with 40 points.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Really pleased with the overall effort today," head coach Matt Belfield said. "Great to see Jameson get a win and he'll keep getting better. Andie's steeplechase was fifth all-time at UVM and sets her up well for big races coming soon. The men in the javelin lit it up as well. Kevin and Conor both exceeded their bests by over 12 feet. Andrew looked great in the 1500 and is ready for one more great season. Short week to get ready for the home meet, but the teams are excited be at home for a weekend."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sparks won the men's 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:36.26. The sophomore recorded a 13.28-seconds margin of victory.
• Andie Cornish placed second in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best mark of 11:04.30. The senior was fourth in the women's 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.37.
• Steven O'Driscoll recorded a runner-up finish in the men's 5000-meter run with a time of 15:06.64. Nathan Stine (15:14.20) and Thomas Cunningham (15:30.01) also registered scoring marks, placing fourth and eighth, respectively.
• Carolena Bellini registered a mark of 5.34 meters in the women's long jump to secure a third-place finish.
• Lauren Triarsi logged a jump of 1.62 meters in the women's high jump to finish in third place. The senior was seventh in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.03 seconds.
• Andrew Crompton took third in the men's 1500-meter run with a time of 3:54.87.
• Alex Siaton logged a time of 10.90 seconds in the men's 100-meter dash to finish in fourth place. The junior also placed fourth in the men's 200-meter dash with a time of 21.89 seconds.
• Gabby Rausa placed fifth in the women's 100-meter dash with a time of 12.43 seconds. The sophomore was seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time 25.80 seconds.
• Kevin Mills and Pierce DeBoer registered marks of 1.85 meters in the men's long jump to tie for sixth place in the event.
• Mills was sixth in the men's javelin throw with a personal-best mark of 57.48 meters. Conor Moses recorded a personal-best mark of 55.16 meters to finish in 11th place.
• Rachel Barba recorded an eighth-place finish in the women's 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of 1:00.06.
• Payton Silar placed eighth in the women's pole vault with a mark of 3.10 meters.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts will host the Vermont Quad Meet on Saturday (Apr. 8) at Frank H. Livak Track & Field Facility. Events begin at 12 p.m. ET. Lauren Triarsi will be competing earlier in the week at the Duke Heptathlon, which starts on Thursday (Apr. 6).