NCAA NORTHEAST REGIONAL
HOPKINTON, N.H. – Vermont cross country closed its 2024 campaign at the NCAA Northeast Regionals on Friday afternoon at Hopkinton Fairgrounds. William Locke was the frontrunner for the UVM men, who placed 24th in the team competition with 672 points. MegAnne Gilmore led the UVM women, who finished 26th in the team competition with 817 points.
 
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Results: Women's 6k | Men's 10k
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"We had some improvement today for sure, both in team performances relative to America East, and from where we placed last year at this NCAA Regional.  MegAnne had her best collegiate 6K to cap off her career and I thought Claire Mac moved up nicely throughout.  Clare K had an unfortunate fall early in the race but toughed it out bravely to close out her XC career as well," said head coach Matt Belfield. "Will Locke stayed strong all the way through and lead our men to a much higher finish over 2023's Regional.  Our youth shows promise for sure.  We want to acknowledge Jameson Sparks outstanding XC career as well."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Locke was first across the line for the Catamounts, finishing in 118th at 32:15.18. Bennett Harrison-Michaels was the second runner across, finishing in 123rd at 32:19.67.
• Elliot Hawley was the third Vermont scorer, finishing 125th at 32:20.92. Sparks and James Cilwik rounded out the scoring, with Sparks finishing 139th and Cilwik finishing 172nd. Sparks finished at 32:30.47, and Cilwik ran at 33:01.96.
• Gilmore was the top scorer in the women's race, finishing 88th at 21:36.94. Clare Kelly was the second scorer, finishing 170th at 22:42.95.
• Claire MacDonald finished 175th to be the third scorer with a time of 22:45.16. Hope Tyska and Caroline Deiss rounded out the scoring as they finished 192nd and 209th. Tyska finished in 23:03.69, and Deiss came across the line in 23:14.66.
• Five of the ten-point scorers for the Catamounts recorded PRs.

 
UP NEXT
The majority of Vermont cross-country runners will transition to the indoor track & field season.
 
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