AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS
ST. ALBANS, Vt. –  MegAnne Gilmore and Elliot Hawley were the top finishers for Vermont in the America East Championships this morning. The Catamount women finished in seventh with 134 points, while the men finished in sixth with 157 points.
 
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Results: Women's 5k | Men's 8k
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COACH'S QUOTE
"There is disappointment in the final team results, but definitely not for our effort. In fact, we had a lot of really good performances today. While our conference has always outstanding individuals and teams, the depth of quality really showed today for both men and women. Congrats to UNH and Lowell for their exceptional results," said head coach Matt Belfield. "For us, we had many athletes who had their fastest races ever, which is even more impressive given our challenging course. And I can tell you that all 20 of our men and women gave their hearts today. I am so grateful to everyone associated with our program, and want to specifically thank Joe Gingras for his outstanding leadership for our men's team and for the tremendous work to get this course ready for this championship."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Gilmore was the top finisher, 12th place, with a time of 17:53.95, which earned her a spot on the all-conference second team. Clare Kelly was 26th across the line, finishing in 18:21.49.
• Caroline Deiss was the third runner across the line, coming in 28th at 18:22.17. Claire MacDonald was the fourth point scorer for Vermont, coming across the line in 18:27.24, which was good for 32nd. Hope Tyska rounded out the scoring for the Catamounts, finishing 37th at 18:31.22.
• Hawley was the top finisher on the men's side, coming in 18th at 24:54.06. Jameson Sparks was the second Catamount across the line, finishing in 30th at 25:18.60.
• Bennett Harrison-Michaels was the third scorer, finishing 37th at 25:30.47. James Cilwik was fourth across the line, finishing 39th at 25:34.31. William Locke rounded out the scoring, coming in 41st with a time of 25:36.10.
• Three of the men and four of the women posted personal best times.

 
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will return to action in two weeks when they travel to Hopkinton, NH, to compete in the Northeast Regionals.
 
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