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Vermont Hosts Fall Foliage Invitational Sunday in St. Albans

BURLINGTON, Vt. – For the second time this fall, Vermont hosts a race at Hard'ack Recreation area in St. Albans with the Fall Foliage Invite set to take place Sunday afternoon. The Catamounts host Bryant and Sacred Heart with the Women competing in a 5k and the Men in an 8k race.

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Vermont senior Will Locke was named the America East Male Performer of the Week following his top-five finish at the New England Championships. Locke was the top finisher of any participants representing America East schools and led the Vermont Men to a third place finish.
The Catamount men finished second in a field of four teams at the 2025 Fall Foliage Invite. Will Just was the top finisher in the 8k for Vermont in 2025 with Patrick Mozden and Morgan McCuen also collecting top-ten finishes.
Just finished in 14^th at the New England Championships last weekend. Tommy Wolfe, Mozden and Myles Napolitano completed the group of point scorers for Vermont. The third place finish was Vermont's best at the New England Championships since they won the event in 1958.
For the second consecutive week and third time this season Zoey McNabb was named the America East Female Performer and Rookie of the Week. She won the New England Championship 5k with a time of 17:14.60. She is the first Catamount to be named New England Champion since Olympian Judi St. Hilaire in 1980.
McNabb won the opening race of the season at Hard'ack Recreation Area. She has led Vermont in every race this season.
Isabella Fryer continued her strong fall season with a 18:15.50 at the New England Championships, 15 seconds than her time in the season opener against UMass Lowell.
Siena Stanley did not compete in the New England Championships but the senior lead the Catamounts to victory in the 2025 Fall Foliage Invitational. Her fourth place finish at 18:26.40 was the fastest of four top-ten finishers for Vermont.
Lydia Donahue, Reese Bradbury and Lila Pritham all contributed to the team finish of fourth place with point scoring performances last weekend.
In the Catamounts previous home race this season, the Men beat UMass Lowell in a four-mile race as Eamon Burke captured the individual win with the Women topping the River Hawks in a 5k with Zoey McNabb victorious.
The Women are set to start the day at 12:30pm on Sunday in the 5k. The Men will follow at 1:15pm in the 8k.

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Players Mentioned

Will Just: Junior

Morgan McCuen: Junior

Patrick Mozden: Junior

Myles Napolitano: Sophomore

Tommy Wolfe: Senior

Isabella Fryer: Junior

Siena Stanley: Junior

Reese Bradbury: Sophomore

Lydia Donahue: First Year

Zoey McNabb: First Year

Lila Pritham: First Year

Eamon Burke: Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Will Just
: Junior

Morgan McCuen
: Junior

Patrick Mozden
: Junior

Myles Napolitano
: Sophomore

Tommy Wolfe
: Senior

Isabella Fryer
: Junior

Siena Stanley
: Junior

Reese Bradbury
: Sophomore

Lydia Donahue
: First Year

Zoey McNabb
: First Year

Lila Pritham
: First Year

Eamon Burke
: Graduate Student

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Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned