NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1
WORCESTER, Mass. — The first day of competition at Holy Cross saw two Catamounts qualify for three finals while two others recorded top-10 program marks. Vermont also placed six in the top 10. 

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COACH'S QUOTE
"We had some great performances on day one of the New England Championships," said associate head coach Kasey Hill. "There were several personal bests including Jake Voynar who scored fifth in the men's long jump with a mark good for eighth best all time at UVM. Sophia Filali is moving into finals in the 400IH after a personal best performance, and Alex Siaton continues to impress on the track making finals in both the men's 100 and 200 tomorrow. To close out the night, Will Locke had a performance good for ninth all time in the men's 10k."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
·      Filali finished second in the 400 hurdles with a personal best time of 1:04.15 to qualify for tomorrow's final. 
·      Siaton qualified for the final of the 200 meters as he placed third in the 200 prelims with a time of 21.55. He also placed fifth in the 100 meters with a personal best time of 10.53, which was good for fifth to qualify for tomorrow's final. 
·      Locke finished fourth in the 10K with a time of 31:19.87, which is the ninth fastest in program history. 
·      Voynar jumped 6.96 meters in the long jump, the eighth longest in program history, to finish fifth.
·      Kayla Myers sits sixth in the heptathlon after the first day of competition. 
·      Jackson King is eighth in the decathlon after the first day of competition. 
·      Gabby Rausa was ninth in the 400-meter prelims with a time of 58.46.
·      Shea Cushing earned 10th in the 10K with a time of 39:40.59.
·      Nejla Hadzic placed 11th in the 400 hurdle prelims with 1:06.42. 
·      Finn Patenaude finished 12th in the 400 hurdles with a time of 55.97. He also placed 14th in the 110-meter hurdle prelims with a time of 15.40. 
·      Laura O'Brien was 12th in the 10K with a time of 40:06.04. 
·      Ryleigh Garrow earned 13th in the 100-meter hurdle prelims with a personal best time of 14.72. 
·      Nathan Stine was 14th in the 5000 with a time of 15:20.96. 
·      Conor Moses threw the javelin 53.96 to finish 14th.
·      Katrina Secinaro placed 16th in the 5000 with a time of 18:04.32. 
 
UP NEXT
Vermont returns to action tomorrow for the final day of the New England championships and the first day of the ECAC championships.