The Panther indoor track teams both competed in the New England Indoor Championships over the weekend. The women competed at Southern Maine, while the men were at Bates. The women placed ninth overall with 19 teams scoring, while the men sent just a handful of athletes to Bates.
The women turned in some impressive performances, with three school records. First-year racer Anjuli Demers (Dracut, Mass.) finished second in the 200 (26.60), while setting a new school mark with a third place finish (59.18) in the 400. Senior Beth Butler (Bronxville, N.Y.) placed second in the 800 (2:18.71), while sophomore Jennifer Brenes (Lawrence, Mass.) broke the school record with a time of 8.64 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles. Sophomore Emer Feighery (Westborough, Mass.) placed seventh for the Panthers in the pole vault, tying a school record by clearing 10’6”. Sophomore Simone Weisman (Newton, Mass.) was Middlebury’s other top eight finisher, placing eighth in the 600 in 1:39.42. All of these athletes earned All-New England honors
On the men’s side, senior Pascal Losambe (S. Burlington, Vt.) also earned All-New England honors with an eighth place finish in the shot put, setting a new school mark with a toss of 46’11.5”.