Two women with local ties run to All-American finishes in national meet

Middlebury sophomore Audrey MacLean grabbed sixth place in the NCAA Division II race and MUHS grad and Colorado College senior Isabel Olson in top 10.

The Middlebury College men’s and women’s cross country teams, both ranked in the top 20 nationally, are heading to Indiana this weekend to compete in the NCAA Division III Championships.

The Middlebury Union Middle School cross country teams enjoyed outstanding days at the middle school championship meet on Oct. 27 at the Hard’ack Recreation Area in St. Albans, with the girls’ team finishing first among 28 scoring teams, while the MUMS bo … (read more)

The MUHS girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams finished 3rd and 5th, respectively, in the D-II Cross Country Championships in Thetford on Saturday. Estella Laird was the top female in all divisions.

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams both earned first place among small school teams at the Northern Vermont Athletic Conference Championships late last week.

Cross country runners from Middlebury, Vergennes, Mount Abraham and Otter Valley union high schools joined almost 1,000 high school competitors at Saturday’s annual Thetford Trails Run, the biggest meet of the year for runners at that level. Runners came … (read more)

Cross-Country runners from Middlebury and Mount Abraham union high schools on Saturday competed in the major U-32 Invitational, with the Middlebury girls posting the best results, taking fourth place in the multi-divisional event.

Burr & Burton took 1st place in both boys’ and girls’ races on Sept. 20 at the Middlebury Invitational cross country meet, but the host Tigers were 2nd.

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams swept the team championships at a seven-school meet hosted by the Mount Abraham teams on Tuesday, while runners from Stowe claimed the individual race crowns.

Cross-country runners from Middlebury, Mount Abraham and Vergennes competed at this past Saturday’s season-opening Essex Invitational meet, which drew high school competitors from all Vermont divisions.

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams both finished fourth in Division II at Saturday’s state championship meet in Thetford, with Vergennes on the Tiger boys’ heels in fifth. 

In their final races before the state championship meet, the Middlebury Union High School boys’ and girls’ cross country teams swept the Northern Vermont Athletic Conference (NVAC) small-school championships on Saturday in a meet hosted by Missisquoi.

Cross country runners from Middlebury, Vergennes, Mount Abraham and Otter Valley union high schools competed at Saturday’s annual Thetford Woods Run, with the Tiger boys and girls faring the best overall.

Tiger boys’ cross-country team held off runners from Burr & Burton, VUHS and Mount Abe in a meet in Middlebury on Friday. The Tiger girls had the race winner but lost the team scoring.

Soggy conditions didn’t slow down Middlebury runners noticeably at a cross-country meet hosted by the Mount Abraham Union High School team on Tuesday afternoon.