HOPKINTON, N.H. – The Vermont men's and women's cross country teams competed in the America East Championship meet Friday in New Hampshire with the women collecting fourth place and the men finishing sixth.
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Results: Women's 5K | Men's 8K
Photos - Brian Foley/America East
COACH'S QUOTE
"Both of our teams gave everything they had today. Joe and I are very pleased with our focus and determination. It is wonderful for Will and Siena to race well enough to earn All-Conference honors. The women getting fourth place was a pleasant surprise and a tribute to our depth. Both teams had individuals run their best races ever. It's great when we have people do it at the conference meet."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The men's 8k got the day started at 11 a.m. with a pair of UMass Lowell racers at the front of the lead pack. William Locke was the lead Catamount at the first split in 12th.
- Tommy Wolfe and Bennett Harrison-Michaels both made up ground at the time of the second split for the Catamounts with Will Just, Patrick Mozden, Myles Napolitano, Henry Nasse, and Morgan McCuen were packed together.
- Locke closed his race in 11th place for Vermont clocking a 24:49.64 and earning Second Team All-Conference honors.
- Led by the top three finishers UMass Lowell captured the team crown with Jan Wouter Van Den Akker collecting the individual win.
- The next Catamount contingent was led by Bennett Harrison-Michaels in 33rd overall at 25:32.19. Tommy Wolfe was the next to collect points crossing the finish line at 25:44.24.
- Patrick Mozden posted a blazing final stretch and made up 12 places in the final split. He finished 43rd and was timed at 25:48.74. Myles Napolitano completed the point scoring for Vermont in 46th with a 25:52.57.
- The women's 5k race got underway at noon with Bryant's Jasmine Trott jumping into an early lead as she would go wire to wire for the individual win (17:02.59).
- At the 3k split Catamounts Siena Stanley and Caroline Deiss flew up the board sitting inside the top 15.
- Stanley completed her race at 18:03.30 to finish 14th for Vermont also earning Second Team All-Conference honors.
- Deiss added another top-20 finish for the Catamounts posting 18:19.12 in 18th. Alex Beal gained major ground in the home stretch to finish 20th at 18:28.94.
- Claire McDonald was the fourth finisher for Vermont 18:40.48 in 27th. Wrapping up the Catamount point scorers was Rachel Barba with a time of 18:48.62.
- Maine took home the team title in the women's race narrowly edging Bryant by two points. All seven scoring places for Vermont finished inside the top-50 racers.
UP NEXT
Vermont returns to New Hampshire and the Hopkinton Fairgrounds for the NCAA Northeast Regional on November 14. In the 2024 regional meet the Catamount men finished 24th and the women brought home 26th.
