The Middlebury College track and field teams hosted the Middlebury Invitational on Saturday, with teams from Bowdoin, Springfield and Colby-Sawyer competing. The Panther women placed second of four teams, while the men placed third.
Sophomore Anjuli Demers (Dracut, Mass.) picked up a win for the Middlebury women, capturing the 200 with a time of 26.36. First-year racer Grace Close (Fox Point, Wis.) won the 400 (1:00.89), while classmate Sophia Spring (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.) was a victor in the 1500 (4:49.36). Also earning wins for Middlebury were sophomore Laura Dalton (Simsbury, Conn.) in the 400 hurdles (1:06.05) and senior Sarah Wilson (Winchester, Mass.) in the pole vault (9'10").
First-year athlete Connor Wood (Chicago, Ill.) picked up a win for the men, capturing the 800 with a time of 1:59.86. Also turning in top performances for the men were sophomore Micah Wood (Tacoma, Wash.), who placed fourth in the 100 (11.57), junior Ben Fowler (Bethesda, Md.) in the 400 hurdles (1:00.71) and junior Andres Gonzales-Stewart (Red Hook, N.Y.) in the steeplechase (10:27.57). Rookie Adam Dede (West Chester, Ohio) earned a second place finish in the pole vault (13'1.5"), while senior Greg Bassell (West Nyack, N.Y.) was fourth in the hammer (127'8").
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