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Roo Cross Country sweeps team titles at Johnson State

Posted 9/17/17

Johnson, VT – On Saturday at the Johnson State Invitational both Men's and Women's teams garnered their first team titles of the 2017 season. Madeline Hewitt and Samantha Smith sped around the …

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Roo Cross Country sweeps team titles at Johnson State

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Johnson, VT – On Saturday at the Johnson State Invitational both Men's and Women's teams garnered their first team titles of the 2017 season.

Madeline Hewitt and Samantha Smith sped around the 5-kilometer course finishing in 5th (25:23) and 8th (26:34) place for the Roos. They were followed by Kim McCarthy in 11th place (27:00), Allison Ford in 16th place (28:30) and Kaitlyn Trusty in 17th place (28:58) to round out the top five.

The women claimed the victory posting just 47 points on the day, coming in just ahead of host, Johnson State (52), while Green Mountain (56) followed in third place and Southern Vermont (61) came in close behind in fourth place.

Place Name Time K pace

5 Madeline Hewitt 25:23 5:05

8 Samantha Smith 26:34 5:19

11 Kim McCarthy 27:00 5:24

16 Allison Ford 28:30 5:42

17 Kaitlyn Trusty 28:58 5:48

22 Kiersten Harvey 30:00 6:00

23 Adeline Wagner 30:22 6:04

25 Katherine Quane 32:11 6:26

29 Marie Gonzales 42:31 8:30

WOMEN'S FINISH RESULTS

WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS

The men faired equally as well this weekend having similar results on the 8-kilometer course. The Roos finished with just 50 points, taking a close one from Paul Smith's (52) and Southern Vermont (59), each coming in second and third, respectively. Green Mountain (74) finished in fourth place while Johnson State (112) finished in fifth place.

The Roos posted four top ten finishes including Deven Grant (31:47), Paul Ford (32:17), Jonathan Dunham (32:57), and Luke Ducharme (33:41). Grant, Ford, and Dunham finished the course in less than 33 minutes placing 6th, 7th, and 8th on the day. Anthony Fazio rounded out the top 5 finishing in 19th place (36:32).

Place Name Time K Pace

6 Deven Grant 31:47 3:58

7 Paul Ford 32:17 4:02

8 Jonathan Dunham 32:57 4:07

10 Luke Ducharme 33:41 4:13

19 Anthony Fazio 36:32 4:34

26 Tylor Makinen 37:22 4:40

27 Ryan Yutzler 37:20 4:44

28 Charles Hanby 40:04 5:01

MEN'S FINISH RESULTS

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

The cross country teams return to the trails next Saturday at the SUNY Poly Invitational. The women take off at 10 a.m. followed by the men at 11 a.m.