September 30, 2006

Women's cross country finishes 4th out of 6 teams, men 6th out of 7

Colchester, VT-St. Michael's College was the host for the 2006 Vermont State Championships and Castleton had an impressive showing. Competing against national power Middlebury College and division I UVM the Spartans held their own and each runner produced a personal best time. Middlebury College won both the men's and women's events.

MEN: Castleton was led by Chris Gatchell (Waterford, ME/Oxford Hills Comprehensive) who finished 11th with a time of 27:12.7. Gatchell's top-15 finish placed him on the all-state team.

WOMEN: The Spartans were led by Katie Sprowl (Rochester, NH/Dover) with a personal best 20:09.4 in 12th place. Freshman, Elizabeth Halnon (Blackstone, MA/Blackstone-Millville) was right behind her in 13th position, running a personal best 20:21.8.

Both teams will be participating in the Johnson Invitational on October 14, hosted by Johnson State College.

Castleton Team Results

Women

20:09.40 Sprowl, Katherine A 12 20:21.80 Halnon, Elizabeth 13 21:05.80 Campbell, Justine V 18 21:44.10 Klein, Maggie L 22 23:15.90 Pantzer, Beth 24 23:39.10 Perron, Janet 25 23:46.70 McKenna, Katie 27 24:48.70 Huchinson, Molly 46 25:39.30 Gribaudo, Liz 50 26:30.40 Coons, Carolyn 53 27:04.00 Airoldi, Ashley L 57 27:18.20 Singer, Katelyn B 58 27:42.40 Gillett, Janet 60 31:43.60 Snyder, Katie 67

Men

27:12.70 Gatchell, Chris 11 28:16.20 Grasso, Nicholas J 20 28:36.40 Sullivan, Michael 27 29:29.10 Paul, Jeffrey W 34 31:10.30 Burrows, Dave 42 31:17.90 Arthur, Trevor T 44 32:20.50 Mack, Christopher I 46 32:39.40 Wissler, Joey 68 34:19.10 Park, Eric 72 36:00.30 Renfro, Paul 76

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