The Middlebury cross country teams swept the Vermont State Championship meets hosted by St. Michael's College on Friday afternoon. The eighth-ranked Panther women earned 26 points in the seven-team meet, 34 points better than second-place Norwich. The men concluded the seven-team race with 18 points and five of the first six places, besting second-place Norwich by 33 points. Other members of the respective teams will run tomorrow at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh.

Sam Klockenkemper brought home the individual crown for the men's squad, covering the 8K course in 25:57.7. Nathan Hill crossed the finish line with a runner-up effort of 26:09.9, while Jack Litowitz stopped the clock in fourth place (26:18.8). Theo Henderson was right behind Litowitz in fifth (26:20.6), while Benjamin Hill completed the Panther men's scorers in sixth place (26:22.5).

The women's team secured five of the top-10 spots during the 6K event. Read Allen led the field of 70 runners, taking home the individual title with a time of 23:41.8. Finishing in fourth place during her first collegiate start was Julia Jaschke in 24:22.1, while a spot behind Jaschke in fifth was Talia Ruxin (24:32.6). Katie Merrick posted a time of 24:43.8 for seventh place, while Claire Gomba rounded out the scorers with a 10th-place time of 25:00.02.