Vermont State Meet

Sophie, Austin, David Sinclair, Annie Hart, Izzy and Issy.

We had a great day up in Thetford at the Vermont State Meet. Our crew of 8 runners all set season PRs on the Thetford course (beating their time from the muddy Woods Trail Run earlier this fall) and the boys team finished 12th out of 34 teams (our 3 girls aren’t a big enough to count for a team score). Calvin, Paddy, and Issy all placed in the top 25 for the combined results (Div I, II, & III) which qualifies them for a trip to the New England Championships. We had lots of parents, cousins, and friends out on the course cheering on the runners on a chilly day, where fortunately any rain or snow held off until later in the evening. Thanks to the Dartmouth crew, above with Issy, for coming up the road to cheer us on! A big thank you to the Kerin and Caldwell families for hosting the girls and boys in Lyme, NH last night. We really appreciate it! Below are some wonderful photos from Herve Pelletier of today’s race – enjoy!

Results:

Div I Place	O’all Place	Runner	States	Woods Trail Run
13	17	Issy	21:21	22:58
47	75	Kate	23:20	25:29
64	129	Tess	25:00	26:06
4	5	Calvin	17:20	18:00
16	24	Paddy	18:20	19:05
50	78	Gino	19:14	20:41
57	95	Tyler	19:39	20:54
66	111	Hamish	19:54	21:40

Issy ran a smooth race and finished in 13th place for Div I girls and the 17th overall girl on the day.

Kate knocked off over two minutes from her time at the Woods Trail Run and had a great race to place in the top 50.

Tess ran a strong race and moved up towards the end to take a minute off her course PR.

Calvin had the race of the day and crossed the line in fourth in the Div I race.

Paddy raced to a top 25 finish (16th in Division I) and finished in 18:20.

Gino finished the XC season with a great race – 50th place and a minute and a half improvement.

Tyler did his trademark move 2-3K into the race and ran through the pack to finish in 19:39.

Hamish and Tyler running together at the start of the race. Hamish finished up his XC season with an almost two minute improvement on his time from earlier in the season.