What an incredibly interesting few days. After scrambling at the last minute to find any nearby hotel space in northern Vermont, we somehow were able to secure lodging at a beautiful resort community on the shores of Lake Champlain, near Vergennes, Vermont. It was a totally random occurrence, as there was a last-minute wedding cancellation. Our athletes were scattered about in rustic cottages. When we arrived on Friday night, resort staff were exceedingly friendly and escorted everyone to cabins via golf cart in the dark. It was actually an awesome experience. When it came time to drive the 80 minutes north to get to the cross country venue in St. Albans, Vermont, UVM officials were very nervous and concerned about the impending cold front and potential for an extended period of thunderstorms that could shutter the men’s race. There was the very real possibility that the men's race wouldn't happen.
Fortunately, we were able to get both races in. The women’s race weather was perfectly fine except for the strong winds that preceded the storm. The men’s race featured even more wind and a little rain toward the end, which got steadier and heavier during cooldown. But again. We got them in. The course was mostly lumpy grass and mostly flat. For the men, this featured the return of Ramsey Little from injury and he led the way for us in his first race in nearly two years. Despite missing Chris Paxis and Brendan Dearie due to illness, our chase pack packed it in tightly and enabled the men to edge out a solid Bryant team for second place. Host UVM dominated things, easily winning with 18 points. We really liked this meet and will strongly consider returning to it in the future. It’s a long drive, but worth the effort. It’s something different, and that’s sometimes a good thing!
Fall Foliage Invitational
Hosted by the University of
Vermont
Hard’ack Recreation Area,
Saint Albans, VT
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Team scores
1-Vermont 18,
2-Marist 51, 3-Bryant 57, 4-Plattsburgh 124, 5-Sacred Heart 137, 6-Clinton CC
incomplete
Individual results, 8km course
3-Ramsey Little
26:07.3
12-Gabe Rodriguez
26:47.4
13-Patrick Kutch
26:48.8
17-Matthew
Hartman 27:06.1
18-James
Moehringer 27:08.1
20-John Ignacz
27:08.5
23-Steven Viera
27:14.1
26-Christian
Locker 27:19.8
27-Ian Wiesinger
27:20.6
30-Jack Parsons
27:29.5
34-Daniel Czop
27:44.6
38-Dylan
Perkinson 27:46.9
39-Zachary Ropes
27:50.9
40-Brad Rynkowski
27:51.8
41-Jon Kittredge
27:56.9
48-Dominic
Mastromatteo 28:31.6
51-Francisco
Mendonca 28:57.6
63-Neel
Viswanathan 30:19.4
74 finishers
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