AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1
BOSTON – The first day of the America East Indoor Championships was a successful one for the Catamounts, as Kayla Myers made it two straight years that UVM has won the indoor pentathlon title. The victory also allowed Myers to earn her first indoor all-conference nomination of her career. After the first day, the Catamount women sit in sixth place with 18 points, while the men sit in seventh place with six points. 
 
RELATED LINKS
Photo Gallery
Results
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"Always want to acknowledge a champion, so the highlight of the day is certainly Kayla earning the pentathlon title. Coach Hill's guidance with her should be noted as well. All point scorers get special mention in their contribution to the team, and all who made a final today out of qualifying rounds too," said head coach Matt Belfield. "Alex trying the school record in the 200m and a huge performance in the 60m continued to reinforce that he is the best all-around sprinter in school history. Rookie pole vaulter Jacob Schindler impressed in his first championship with a PR to place above his seeding in an intense vault competition. We'll get some recovery and go after every point we can get tomorrow."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Myers was victorious in the pentathlon as she set personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.30 seconds and shot put with a throw of 10.12 meters. Myers scored 3272 points to win by four points and pick up 10 points for the Catamounts. 
• Finn Patenaude finished third in the 60-meter hurdle prelims, running a personal best of 8.47 seconds. 
• Gabby Rausa was fourth in the 400-meter prelims, running 56.79, which is a personal best and the fourth-fastest time in UVM history. 
• Schindler was fifth in the pole vault with a personal best of 4.50 meters, which ties him for the fourth-highest all-time in UVM history while picking up four points. 
• Clare Kelly finished sixth in the 5000 with a time of 17:21.68 picking up three points. 
• Lily Porth finished seventh in the 5000 with a time of 17:23.26 picking up two points.
• Alex Siaton finished the 60-meter dash prelims in eighth with a personal best time of 6.92 seconds, the third-fastest time in program history. He also finished fourth in the 200-meter prelims with a time of 21.83. 
• The Vermont women's distance medley relay team of Makenna Alden, Grace McNally, Emma Hastings-Crummey and Alina Staten placed seventh at 12:27.49 picking up two points. 
• The Vermont men's distance medley relay team of Elliot Hawley, Cameron Kirn, Tanner Halopoff, and Jameson Sparks placed seventh at 10:11.06 earning two points. 
• Kirn finished eighth in the 500-meter dash prelims with a time of 1:05.56, which is the seventh-fastest in UVM history. 
• Genevieve Brzoza finished the pentathlon in eighth with a personal best of 2960 points and set personal bests in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.97 meters and the 800 with a time of 2:36.64 picking up a point. 
• Carolena Bellini finished ninth in the long jump with a distance of 5.31 meters.
• In the men's heptathlon, Jackson Baker sits in fifth at 2548 points, Jackson King sits in ninth with 2407 points, and Vaughan Larkin in 14th with 2111 points after the first day of competition.

 
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will return to the track for day two of the America East Indoor Championships tomorrow morning, with most of the finals to be contested starting at 10 a.m.