HANOVER, N.H. – Vermont had eight individual victories and numerous personal bests during the second day of competition at the Dartmouth December Invite.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Despite a long week of finals and dealing with the normal challenges of illnesses that the season brings, I thought we competed especially well this weekend. Both James and Makenna showed great early season strength and confidence in their mile victories. Alex and Gabby both performed well in the 60 and 200. I'm always pleased when our veterans and leaders come out of the gate ready to go," said head coach
Matt Belfield. "MegAnne's performance in the 3K, leading the whole way and finishing with something left is very promising. Our men in the heptathlon (Jackson, Vaughn and Eben) all had three good or very good events to finish day two with solid point totals. Kudos to Gianna for getting her first collegiate victory in the triple jump as well. A well deserved break awaits our teams and staff. We will recharge and get back to an exciting indoor season next month."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Makenna Alden won the mile with a time of 5:09.89.
- James Cilwik won the mile with a time of 4:15.36, which is a personal best.
- Sam Dilberti won the 400 meters with a time of 51.66. He also placed eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 23.48.
- Heidi Stewart was victorious in the 800 with a time of 2:22.35.
- Alex Siaton won the 200 with a time of 22.37 and came in second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.90 seconds.
- MegAnne Gilmore earned victory in the 3000 with a time of 10:02.24.
- Bennett Harrison-Michaels won the 3000 with a time of 8:45.03.
- Gianna Minehardt won the triple jump with a jump of 11.18 meters.
- Ryleigh Garrow was second in the high jump, with a leap of 1.56 meters. She also placed second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.29 seconds.
- Carolena Bellini jumped 5.16 meters in the long jump to place second. She placed third in the triple jump with a jump of 10.76 meters.
- Isabella Fryer earned second in the mile with a time of 5:13.12.
- Inge Schmidt placed second in the 400 with a time of 1:02.44. She was seventh in the 200 with a time of 27.33.
- Oscar Landini came in second in the 400 with a time of 52.89.
- William Locke placed second in the 3000 with a time of 8:47.61.
- One of the women's 4x400 relay teams came in second with a time of 4:23.89.
- Kate Kelly was second with a jump of 10.86 meters.
- Jackson King placed third in the heptathlon with 4465 points, which is a personal best for him.
- Annika Huber was third in the high jump at 1.51 meters.
- Morgan Ryan came in third in the pole vault with a vault of 3.05 meters.
- Sophia Filali placed third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.43 seconds. She placed fifth in the 200 with a time of 27.01.
- Sadie Holmes earned third in the mile with a time of 5:14.26.
- Forrest Mele-Kean came in third with a time of 4:28.32.
- Hayley Dunham placed third in the 800 with a time of 2:32.53.
- Gabby Rausa earned third in the 200 with a time of 26.74. She finished the 60-meter dash in fourth at 8.14 seconds.
- Jonathan Hills ran 8:54.85 to place third in the 3000.
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will be back in action in just under a month when they return to Hanover to compete in the Dartmouth Relays.
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