HOPKINTON N.H. – In a large-field event for the New England Championships 25 full teams competed in the women's 5k and 24 racing in the men's 8k. Vermont brought home eighth place in the men's competition behind William Locke's 11^th place individually while the women placed 17th in the event.
 
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Results: Women's 5K | Men's 8K
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"We are very pleased with the way our teams raced today. Many of the women who toed the line for us today got the opportunity to be scorers for the first time. Meg Gensel and Ainsley Williams had excellent runs. The men had a very strong day and Will Locke raced exceptionally well. Henry and Zak made a big impact for sure and Tommy ran an especially strong second half. We are looking forward to racing at home again next weekend."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In a field of over 280 runners the 5k women's race was highlighted by Emma Leary's finish for Vermont at 19:11.72 as the Catamount leading point scorer.
• Senior Ainsley Williams crossed in 113^th with a time of 19:37.80 in her second point scoring finish of the fall.
• Hannah Shea was the third Vermont finisher clocking a 19:51.13. Marenn Ek was seconds behind with a 19:58.31.
• The final point scorers for the Catamounts in the 5k were Megan Gensel (20:20.67), Amelia Bohling (20:32.25) and Sloane Selenis (20:36.01)
• Another strong performance from junior William Locke led the charge for the men's team. He finished 11^th out of 257 runners with a season best time of 24:36.93
• Tommy Wolfe was the next Catamount point scorer in 38^th overall at 25:20.17. Junior Bennett Harrison-Michaels was in the same pack and closed his day at 25:26.21.
• Zak Metzger posted an impressive time to add to the Vermont point scoring contingent with a 25:41.91 and Henry Nasse clocked a 25:45.56 in the 8k.
• Rounding out the top ten finish for the men's team was Jacob Tremblay (25:51.85) and Patrick Mozden (26:07.42). 

UP NEXT
Vermont hosts their second event of the fall next Sunday (Oct. 19) in the Fall Foliage Invitational at Hard'Ack Recreation Area in St. Albans. The multi-team event begins at 1:15 p.m. next weekend.