BOSTON – Ryleigh Garrow flew to an 8.62 second 60m hurdle in the preliminary round to set a UVM record on Friday at the America East Championships. She will compete in the final on Saturday. The Vermont women sit in eighth place with 12.33 points after day one.
 
RELATED LINKS
CatamounTV: Garrow 60m Hurdles
Results

COACH'S QUOTE
"We competed exceptionally hard today," said Head Coach Matt Belfield. "It produced many historic marks and even a school record for Ryleigh in the hurdle prelims. The fact the men competed well and are not yet in the score sheet suggests how deep and talented the conference schools are these days. Beyond Ryleigh's record, we had especially impressive UVM top ten and scoring performances from Rachel and Siena. Rachel never ceases to amaze me with what she can overcome. Caroline fought hard to get her first America East point in her senior year. I know it was worth the wait. Noah, Nate and Tyler were impressive in their sprint races as well—earning more historic UVM marks. We will rest up and get after it again tomorrow."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rachel Barba collected the first points of the day for Vermont with a fourth-place finish in the 1000m. She earned five points for the team with her time of 2.50.83 quick enough for sixth all-time in program history.
• In the 60m hurdles preliminary round Ryleigh Garrow started her Championship weekend with a school record 8.62 to qualify as the top seed for Saturday's final race. She topped her previous best by .13 seconds.
• Behind a blazing final lap, Siena Stanley posted a 17:02.64 in the women's 5000m to collect a sixth-place finish and three points. Her mark was also quick enough for ninth in Catamount history. Caroline Deiss added another point for the team with an eighth-place finish in 17:24.02.
• Freshman Evan Cline added to the group of season's best times in the 1000m at 2:31.06.
• Abby Kopeck cleared 3.30m in the women's pole vault to share a tie for eighth and add 0.33 points for the Catamounts.
• Noah Beayon's 21.99 in the 200m Dash prelims was a personal best for the Indoor season.
• In the men's 400m dash prelims Nate Wanger finished in tenth with a personal best of 48.76.
• A team of Alina Staten, Lucy Huginin, Grace DeLisle and Hope Tyska added three more points for the Vermont women in the 4000 Distance Medley with a time of 12:09.94.
• Tyler Castillo also added his name to the Vermont record book with a 7.01 60m dash. He now sits in a tie for fifth all-time in program history. 

UP NEXT
The Catamounts continue competition in the conference championships on Saturday with action beginning with the women's high jump at 10 a.m. Fans can watch the action on ESPN+ and AmericaEast.TV.
 
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