Track & Field

Following a strong showing last spring and an energizing winter season this year, the Middlebury men’s and women’s Track and Field have high expectations for the upcoming spring season. The team’s winter season isn’t yet finished, with several athletes poised to compete in the upcoming indoor NCAA championship; for the women, Grace Doering ’13 qualified for the NCAA indoor championship in the high jump, while the DMR team of Erin Toner ’11, Kaitlynn Saldanha ’11, Margo Cramer ’12 and Juliet Ryan-Davis ’13 will also be competing.
For the men’s squad, Michael Schmidt ’12 will be racing in the 5000m. While these athletes are expected to carry their strong winter showings into the spring season, many team members have already started looking forward to and planning for a stand-out season.
“We have teams of real depth this year,” according to tri-captain Alice Wisener ’11.
“We’re really fortunate to have experienced upperclassmen and a strong incoming first-year class for both teams,” said tri-captain Katy Magill ’11.
To illustrate her point, she pointed to first-year Collette Whitney, who had an outstanding cross country season, and Becca Crochiere ’14 and Dana Tripp ’14, who will add a new dimension to the throwing squad; and then to Margo Cramer ’12, who qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships last year in the 1500m and is expected to have another strong performance this spring.
For the men, tri-captain Connor Wood ’11 pointed to the impressive first-place finishes for both the men’s and women’s cross country teams as “boding well” for the spring season.
The men’s team is also determined to capitalize on several strong winter showings, particularly by Peter Hetzler ’14, Jack Davies ’13, Michael Schmidt and tri-captain Addison Godine ’11.5 in the DMR; “They ranked 11th in the nation for the indoor season, and are looking great coming into the spring,” said Wood. Wood also was enthusiastic about the team’s depth and the potential for outstanding performances from every class; he mentioned that senior Nick Plugis ’11 is poised for a big season, and first-year Bryan Holtzman ’14 has shown great promise in the 100m and 200m. All in all, the men’s and women’s track teams are determined and show great potential, and we can expect to see big things from them this spring.