Vermont Tech runners 7th overall in Vermont State Meet

Randolph Center, VT – The rain held off for the Men's 8K at the Vermont State Cross Country Meet today.  The men started on a misty afternoon, blistering out of the start boxes onto the course.  Racers came from all over the state, and covered the USCAA and NCAA divisions II & III.

Middlebury College's Sam Klockenkemper held off his competitors for the last mile of the race to claim the individual title in 27:31. He was followed in a close second by Tyler Scheibenpflug of Lyndon State College in 27:41.  Kenedi Hall, also of Lyndon State, finished 3
rd with a time of 28:11.  Middlebury runners placed 4 additional runners in the top 10 to win the overall team title with 24 points.  Lyndon State took second with 52 points, followed by Norwich  University with 91 points.

Vermont Tech took 7
th overall, led by 
Collin Johnson in 43
rd place with a time of 33:01.  Other Vermont Tech finishers include 
Avery Gaudette (34:44) in 49
th, James Bridges (34:53) in 51
st, 
Nick Martiros (35:44)in 53
rd and 
Jon Henault (36:20) in 55
th.

Men's Individual Results:

1.  Sam Klockenkemper     Middlebury College       
     27:31.85

2.  Tyler Scheinbenpflug      Lyndon State                    27:41.86

3.  Kenedi Hall                    Lyndon State                    28:11.21

4.  Charlie Jones                 Middlebury College             28:18.58

5.  Peter Elkind                     
    Middlebury College             28:40.99

6.  Matt Gillis                          Middlebury College             28:44.88

7.  Timothy LaRoche              Lyndon State                     28:46.54

8.  Luke Carpinello               Middlebury College             29:06.08

9.  Alex Gilgore                   Saint Michael's College        29:15.89

10.Derek Satterfield              Middlebury College             29;27.23

Men's Team Results:

1.  Middlebury College       
    24 points

2.  Lyndon State             
    52 points

3.  Norwich University       
    91 points

4.  Saint Michael's          
    96 points

5.  Castleton State          
    137 points

6.  Johnson State            
    147 points

7.  Vermont Tech             
    203 points