DEDHAM, Mass. – For the second-straight week, a Vermont men's track & field record has been broken, with a tandem of Catamounts running a historic time in the 4x100-meter relay on Saturday at the New England Championships. UVM was represented in both the New England Championships and the ECAC/IC4A Championships, which took place down in Fairfax, Virginia.
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Results: New England Championships | ECAC/IC4As
NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Henry Miller, Andrew Ponessi, Jake Bair, and Alex Siaton combined for a school-best time of 41.37 seconds in the 4x100-meter relay. The Catamount quartet recorded a second-place finish with historic mark.
- Lauren Triarsi placed third in the women's heptathlon with a score of 4,528 points. The senior logged a career-best javelin throw of 30.35 meters for the third-longest mark on Saturday.
- Jameson Sparks raced to a fourth-place finish in the men's steeplechase, logging a personal-best mark of 9:13.80.
- Jackson Baker finished the decathlon in sixth place with a score of 5,390 points. The senior recorded personal-best marks in the discus (28.11m) and javelin (39.95m).
- Kenneth Morrissey ran a personal-best time of 1:53.11 in the men's 800-meter run to register a ninth-place finish.
- The quartet of Colby Filosa, Carolena Bellini, Nejla Hadzic, and Gabby Rausa combined for a time of 49.28 seconds in the women's 4x100-meter relay. The mark is UVM's fastest of the season.
ECAC/IC4A CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Andie Cornish placed eighth in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase, posting a time of 10:59.62.
- A pair of Catamounts competed in the women's 5000-meter run. Clare Kelly logged a time of 17:50.91 and Caroline Deiss ran a personal-best mark of 17:56.55.
- Andrew Crompton ended UVM's day with a 12th-place finish and a time of 14:34.52 in the men's 5000-meter run.
- Head coach Matt Belfield on the performances in Virginia: "Kudos to Andie for scoring in the ECAC steeplechase, she ran a very poised race and finished strong. Caroline and Clare ran really tough 5Ks and both had outdoor bests, with Caroline getting a big PR with her first sub-18 performance. Andrew went for a fast time and while he ran his second best outdoor 5K, he fell short of the school record. He's had a Hall of Fame career her at UVM and we wish him well at Harvard next year."
UP NEXT
Graduate student,
Jane Leighton, is currently No. 42 on the NCAA Division I East Outdoor Qualifying List with a mark of 10:25.97. Leighton needs to remain in the top 48 to qualify for the NCAA East First Round (May 24-27) in Jacksonville, Florida.
