COLCHESTER, Vt. – Vermont cross country competed in two different meets this morning as they traveled to Indiana State for the John McNichols Invite. They also made the short trip to St. Michaels to compete in the Equality Invitational. The Catamounts swept the Equality Invitational, with the men earning first with a score of 18 points, while the women earned first with 25 points. At Indiana State, MegAnne Gilmore and William Locke were Vermont's top finishers with 22nd and 42nd place finishes, respectively among both Division 1 and Division 3 runners.
 
RELATED LINKS
John McNichols Invite Results: Women's 6k | Men's 8k
Equality Invitational Results: Women's 8k | Men's 8k
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"Great to get a couple of team victories at St. Mikes. I'm pleased that our racers who competed there today had the opportunity and responsibility, to lead our charge today," said head coach Matt Belfield. "I'm also pleased with how our cohort in Indiana fought through some exceptionally humid conditions. While not all had a great finish, the effort was tremendous. MegAnne was able to execute really well and raced strong against a huge and talented Michigan squad. Ava Johnson was especially impressive moving up the whole race as well. For the men, Will stuck his nose in it right from the start and hung tough. Also thought Bennett raced extremely well."
 
JOHN MCNICHOLS INVITE

• Gilmore was the Catamount's top finisher in Terre Haute as she finished 22^nd overall with a time of 21:56.6. Clare Kelly was Vermont's second point scorer, coming in 60th overall with a time of 22:40.8.
• Johnson, Hope Tyska, and Isabella Fryer rounded out the Catamounts' scorers. Johnson was 67th with a time of 22:46.4, Tyska was 85th at 23:10.2, and Fryer rounded out the scoring with a 90th-place finish at 23:13.6.
• Locke was the top finisher on the men's side as he finished 42^nd overall with a time of 25:09.7, which is an 8k personal best for him. Bennett Harrison-Michaels was Vermont's second point scorer, finishing 66th with a time of 25:30.7, which was also a personal best for him.
• Elliot Hawley, Jameson Sparks, and James Cilwik rounded out the scoring, finishing 85th, 110th, and 119th, respectively. Hawley's time of 25:39.8 was a personal best for him. Sparks finished in 25:52.1, and Cilwik crossed the line in 25:56.1.
• The Catamount's finished fourth in both the men and women's race among Division 1 schools.

 
EQUALITY INVITATIONAL

• Forrest Mele-Kean won the men's 8k with a time of 26:50.2, and Henry Nasse placed second at 26:56.2.
• Luke Herren, Oliver Hansen, and Zak Metzger rounded out Catamount's scoring with fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-place finishes. Herren finished with a time of 27:08.4, Hansen finished in 27:12.5, and Metzger finished in 27:24.4 to complete Vermont's scoring.
• Laura O'Brien was third in the women's 8k with a time of 32:50.5. Cassandra Royer was fourth at 34:37.5.
• Sara Joly, Jess Royer, and Ava Engstrom rounded out Catamount's point scorers. Joly finished in 34:42.0, Royer came in with a time of 34:55.9, and Engstrom finished in 35:03.4.

 
UP NEXT
Both teams will be back in action next Friday, Sept. 27, at the Harvest Classic hosted by RPI.
 
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