BOSTON – The Catamounts opened the season with two meets in Boston today. Kayla Myers, Lukaas Nales, and Alex Garcia recorded top 10 marks in their respective events. The top 10s were among a slew of other strong performances.
 
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"Today was filled with a variety of performances that will help us figure out where we are and what we need to address in the coming training block after next week's meet at Dartmouth.  Our folks doing a good job of taking care of themselves over semester break is key," said head coach Matt Belfield. "We had some really impressive performances today from both vets and rookies.  Kayla's long jump and Kate's TJ were outstanding, and Erin and Adriana's PR's in the weight throw were excellent too.  Grace McHenry and Izzy Fryer ran big lifetime bests in the 800 and 3K respectively.  Lukaas had a noteworthy collegiate debut in the 400 and it's great to see Alex Garcia getting back into the 49's as well.  Many more good ones.  We're tired but optimistic as the semester ends.  Finals and a shorter meet at Dartmouth next Saturday will be our focus this week."
 
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• Oscar Landini was fourth in the 500 with a time of 1:09.66.
• James Cilwik placed fourth in the 3000 with a time of 8:35.92.
• MegAnne Gilmore earned fourth in the 5000 with a time of 17:36.76.
• Will Just was fifth in the mile with a time of 4:22.06.
• Shane Jensen placed fifth in the 500 with a time of 1:10.09.
• McHenry was fifth in the 800 at 2:18.91.
• Clare Kelly placed fifth in the 3000 with a time of 10:14.67.
• The women's 4x400 came in sixth with a time of 4:24.71.
• Isabella Fryer ran the 3000 in 10:18.51 to finish sixth.
• Emma Hastings-Crummey came in ninth in the 800 with a time of 2:27.64.
• Noah Rivera came in 10th in the 800 with a time of 2:04.46.
• India Michaud was 10th in the 800 with a time of 2:31.22.

 
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• Kayla Myers won the long jump with a jump of 5.55 meters, the ninth-longest in program history. She also placed seventh in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.65.
• Then, the men's 4x400 relay team of Nales, Sam Dilberti, Kyle Hoffman, and Alex Siaton, won with a 3:18.82.
• Carolena Bellini was second in the long jump, with a leap of 5.40 meters. She also placed fifth in the triple jump with a jump of 10.76 meters.
• Jake Voynar was second in the long jump at 6.39 meters.
• Ryleigh Garrow was second in the 60-meter hurdles at 9.20 seconds. She also placed seventh in the triple jump at 10.19 meters.
• Genevieve Brzoza was third in the high jump, with a leap of 1.55 meters.
• Knute Linehan placed third in the long jump with a jump of 6.37 meters.
• Kate Kelly was third in the triple jump with a jump of 11.28 meters.
• Annika Huber was fourth in the high jump at 1.50 meters.
• Gianna Minehardt was fourth in the triple jump at 11.04 meters. She ran the 60-meter hurdles in 9.93 to place ninth.
• Lukaas Nales placed fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 49.40, the sixth-fastest in program history.

 
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will return to action on Dec. 13 and 14 when they make the short trip to Dartmouth for the Dartmouth Multis and Dartmouth Invite.
 
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