MIDDLEBURY SNOWFLAKE INVITATIONAL
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Catamounts made the short trip down to Middlebury this morning to compete in their first meet of 2024. Both teams won their respective competitions, with the men scoring 221.5 points and the women scoring 285. Dillon Jensen and Alex Siaton were the top scorers for the men with 20 points each, as they both won two races. Lily Porth was the top scorer for the women with 20 points as she won the mile and 1000-meter races. 

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Results

COACH'S QUOTE
"Today's victories were the accumulation of a lot of really performances across all the event areas," said head coach Matt Belfield. "We weren't necessarily really sharp coming off the five-week break, but the work that our athletes did over break was evident. Alex and Lily getting two wins each with very fast times were certainly highlights for the day. Looking forward to the consistency of training together again for the next several weeks as we begin our push toward championship season." 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Vermont men defeated Middlebury, Plymouth State, Vermont State-Randolph, and Castleton on the way to 221.5 points. 
• Jensen and Siaton's two victories were the top performances on the day for the Catamounts. 
• Jake Voynar, Pierce DeBoer, Avinabo Poddar, Cameron Kirn, and Nathan Stine recorded individual victories to aid in the Catamount's success. 
• Noah Beayon also contributed a second and third-place finishers as he was one of the top Catamounts not to record a victory. Vermont had five other second-place finishers in addition to Beayon. 
• In the women's competition, Porth's two victories led the Catamounts to victory over Middlebury, Plymouth State, and Castleton. 
• Kayla Myers, Bridget Kosky, Annika Huber, Payton Silar, Ryleigh Garrow, Megan Quade, and Caroline Deiss all recorded individual victories as Vermont recorded 285 points. 
• Kosky recorded a third-place victory in the long jump, while Garrow recorded a second-place finish in the high jump. The two first-years continue to be top performers this season. 

UP NEXT
The Catamounts return to action next weekend when they travel back down to Middlebury for the second of three meets this season on January 20th.