VERMONT QUAD MEET
BURLINGTON, Vt. – UVM women's track & field captured their first victory of the outdoor season on Saturday when they hosted the Vermont Quad Meet at Frank H. Livak Track & Field Facility. The Catamounts picked up 217 points in the win. The UVM men placed second in their team competition with a score of 163 points.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"First of all, I am very grateful to all who helped support our meet today," head coach Matt Belfield said. "It was a long day in chilly temps, and so many people worked hard to get things done. I am also very pleased with how many UVM students, parents and track & field fans were here to support our men and women today. I was happy for the women to get a team victory and the men fought really hard to get second place. Too many great individual performances to single anyone out, so I'll just say that a lot of people did a lot of good things today."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Carson Kopetz soared for a career-best mark of 4.55 meters in the men's pole vault. The sophomore's jump is the fifth-highest mark in program history.
• Jane Leighton and Andie Cornish swept the top two spots in the women's 1500-meter run, posting times of 4:36.31 and 4:40.40, respectively. Cornish's mark is a new personal record.
• Chike Asanya and Alex Warner finished first and second, respectively, in the men's 200-meter dash with times of 22.90 seconds and 23.07 seconds.
• Charlotte Crum won a tightly-contested women's 400-meter hurdles race, posting a time of 1:10.72. The senior narrowly beat teammates Sophie Christopher (1:10.80) and Nejla Hadzic (1:10.99).
• Caroline Deiss raced to the top spot in the women's 10,000-meter run, posting a time of 37:52.83. Ellie Churchill was second with a time of 39:00.51.
• Andrew Crompton recorded a winning time of 3:56.84 in the men's 1500-meter run. James Cilwik finished in third place with a time of 4:00.86.
• Lauren Triarsi recorded a winning mark of 1.60 meters in the high jump.
• The Catamounts picked up a pair of victories in the 4x100-meter relays. Jake Bair, Andrew Ponessi, Avinabo Poddar, and Alex Siaton combined for the top time of 43.53 seconds in the men's race. Colby Filosa, Carolena Bellini, Hadzic, and Gabby Rausa combined for a time of 51.33 seconds in the women's race.  
• Siaton logged a victory in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 50.25 seconds.
• Kayla Myers was victorious in the women's 100-meter hurdles, posting a time of 16.99 seconds.
• Ava Johnson won the women's 5000-meter run with a personal-best time of 18:42.25. The sophomore bested her previous personal record by 32.96 seconds. Claire MacDonald finished in second place with a personal-best time of 19:14.53.
• Pierce DeBoer and Kevin Mills earned the top two spots in the men's high jump with marks of 1.85 meters. DeBoer edged out Mills by achieving the mark on his second attempt. The junior also placed second in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.48 seconds. Mills had a second-place finish in the men's javelin (53.47m).
• Rausa picked up a second-place finish in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 59.91 seconds.
• Rachel Barba and Carolyn Doyle placed second and third, respectively, in the women's 800-meter run with times of 2:23.71 and 2:25.65. Barba's mark is her fastest of the season.
• Bellini placed second in the women's long jump with a mark of 5.14 meters. The sophomore was also second in the women's triple jump (11.04m).
• Morgan Kelley recorded a throw of 38.50 meters for second place in the women's discus. Adriana Rodriguez (38.24m) placed third.

NOTES

• With the win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 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.  

UP NEXT
Vermont track & field will begin a busy week on Wednesday (Apr. 12) with Day 1 of the two-day UMass Multi-Meet in Amherst, Massachusetts. UVM will send a small group of Catamounts across the country for the Pacific Coast Invite and Bryan Clay Invite in Long Beach, California from April 13 to 15. The Catamounts will also be in action at the UMass Invite on Saturday (Apr. 15).