Brian Foley

Women's Track & Field 4/13/2025 7:37:00 PM Max Robison

Track and Field Wraps Up Competition at UMass

UMass Commonwealth Invitational
Amherst, Mass. – Vermont wrapped their weekend with a second trip to compete in the UMass Commonwealth Invitational.

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Results

COACH'S QUOTE
"Marginally better weather today was worth the wait from what we would have had yesterday. It was chilly and breezy, but I thought both our teams came ready to compete today. Jameson ran a fantastic 5K to bookend his weekend with his breakthrough steeplechase Friday evening. Happy to see Kenny get a victory with a convincing final 300 of the 800. Tommy's steeple today was a 23 second improvement over his previous best and puts him position for a scoring chance at conference. For the women, Rachel's 800 was a good representation of how well her training has gone the last month and there is still some room for improvement. Some big improvements in the 1500 for a few women and a really good double back in the 800 for Sadie. Erin Carty had an exceptionally good 400m hurdle race and is getting better every week. Samantha had a good day in the discus with her best of the year, along with many seasonal and all time bests from other throwers," said head coach Matt Belfield. "Good day overall. Looking forward to the warm weather ahead for Lowell this coming Saturday."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Kenneth Morrissey won the 800 with a time of 1:53.53.
Emma Wapshare was second in the javelin with a throw of 39.90 meters.
Rachel Barba placed second in the 800 with a time of 2:14.68.
Tommy Wolfe finished third in the steeplechase with a time of 9:34.86.
Jameson Sparks was third in the 5000 with a time of 14:46.01, which is the eighth fastest in program history.
Conor Moses came in fifth in the javelin with a throw of 49.98 meters.
Ryleigh Garrow was sixth in the high jump at 1.56 meters. She was also 13th in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.31.
Erin Carty was seventh in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:05.30.
Annika Huber tied for eighth in the high jump with a jump of 1.46 meters.
Samantha Alexander earned eighth in the discus with a throw of 41.49 meters.
Carolena Bellini placed ninth in the long jump at 5.37 meters.
Gabby Rausa finished ninth in the 400 with a time of 59.21.
Knute Linehan jumped 6.25 meters in the long jump to come in 10th.
James Cilwik was 10th in the steeplechase at 9:52.78.
Isabella Fryer was 10th in the 1500 with a time of 4:45.51.
Lukaas Nales finished 10th in the 400 with a time of 49.81.
Sophie Christopher was 10th in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:06.72.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts will return to action next Saturday when they travel to Lowell for the second time this season to compete in the George Davis Invitational at UMass Lowell.

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Players Mentioned

James Cilwik: Mid-Distance; Sophomore; Mid-Distance

Knute Linehan: Jumps; Junior; Jumps

Kenneth Morrissey: Distance; Junior; Distance

Conor Moses: Throws; Junior; Throws

Jameson Sparks: Distance; Junior; Distance

Tommy Wolfe: Distance; First Year; Distance

Rachel Barba: Mid-Distance; Sophomore; Mid-Distance

Carolena Bellini: Jumps; Junior; Jumps

Sophie Christopher: Sprints/Hurdles; Junior; Sprints/Hurdles

Annika Huber: Jumps; Sophomore; Jumps

Gabby Rausa: Sprints; Junior; Sprints

Emma Wapshare: Throws; Junior; Throws

Players Mentioned

James Cilwik
: Sophomore; Mid-Distance
: Mid-Distance

Knute Linehan
: Junior; Jumps
: Jumps

Kenneth Morrissey
: Junior; Distance
: Distance

Conor Moses
: Junior; Throws
: Throws

Jameson Sparks
: Junior; Distance
: Distance

Tommy Wolfe
: First Year; Distance
: Distance

Rachel Barba
: Sophomore; Mid-Distance
: Mid-Distance

Carolena Bellini
: Junior; Jumps
: Jumps

Sophie Christopher
: Junior; Sprints/Hurdles
: Sprints/Hurdles

Annika Huber
: Sophomore; Jumps
: Jumps

Gabby Rausa
: Junior; Sprints
: Sprints

Emma Wapshare
: Junior; Throws
: Throws

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Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned