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2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster

Denise Depierro

Finn Patenaude

  • Events Sprints/Hurdles
  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Middleton, WI
  • Highschool Middleton High School

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

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FIRST YEAR OUTDOOR SEASON (2024): Opened his outdoor career with a personal best in the 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles to go along with an eighth place finish in the 110 hurdles at the Embry-Riddle Running Elements Classic (Mar. 28-30) … Placed fifth in the 110 and 400 hurdles at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational (Apr. 5-6) … Earned a victory and a fourth place finish in the 110 hurdles and 4x400 relay at the UMass Commonwealth Invitational (Apr. 13) … Came in fourth and third in the 110 and 400 hurdles at the George Davis Invitational (Apr. 20) … Logged an eighth, seventh, 10th, and ninth place finish in the 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and the 4x400 relay at the America East Championships (May 4-5) … Finished 14th and 12th in the 110 and 400 hurdles at the New England Championships (May 10-11).   

FIRST YEAR INDOOR SEASON (2024): Opened his collegiate career with a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 2) … Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Dartmouth December Invite (Dec. 9) … Finished second and seventh in the 60-meter hurdles and 200 at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational (Jan. 13) … Won the 60-meter hurdles and finished second in the 4x200 at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 20) … Finished eighth and 13th in the 60-meter hurdles and 4x400 relay at the Terrier Classic (Jan. 26) …  Recorded 22nd and 30th place finishes in the 60-meter hurdles and 500 at the River Hawk Invitational (Jan. 27) … Recorded fourth, 15th and 70th place finishes in the 4x400 relay, 60-meter hurdles and the 200 at the Scarlet Knight Open (Feb. 2-3) … Finished fourth, seventh, and 32nd in the 60-meter hurdles, 4x400 relay, and the 200 at the America East Championships (Feb. 19-20) … Placed 15th in the 60-meter hurdles at the New England Championships (Mar. 1-2). 

BEFORE VERMONT: From Middleton, WI… Competed in soccer, alpine skiing, and track… Captain of soccer team in 2022… Captain of Alpine Ski team in 2022-23… All-conference midfielder for soccer in 2021 and 2022… All-state selection for the 110 and 300 m hurdles… Holds his high school records for the 60, 110 and 300 m hurdles… National Honor Society member from 2020-2023.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Noelle Dowling and Joel Patenaude… Has one sibling, Harper… Majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Geography… Chose the University of Vermont because of multiple reasons, from the timeless surroundings to the renowned Environment programs… Lists Marcus Rashford and Cordell Tinch as biggest influences as an athlete… Lists Star Wars as favorite movie, the Good Place as favorite TV show, alt-J as favorite band, Roshawn Clarke as favorite athlete and Manchester United as favorite team.