CASTLETON, Vt. – The Castleton cross country teams hosted the LEC Championships this Saturday, finishing ninth in their final meet of the season.
 
Leading the way for the Spartans were Eden Goldstein and Amber Cuthbert. The freshmen duo finished in 33^rd and 34^th with times of 23:49 (7:40 mile time) and 23:51 (7:41 mile time respectively). For Cuthbert, this shaved nearly a minute off of her time in Castleton's opening meet back in September.
 
Finishing closely behind Goldstein and Cuthbert was Annika Saunus, who crossed the line in 43^rd with a time of 24:29 (7:53 mile time). The freshman also showed excellent improvement over the course of the year, shaving off over a minute from her September time.
 
Next to cross the line for the Spartans were Tatiana Tobolka and Myra Castleton. Tobolka crossed the line in 48^th with a time of 26:31 (8:32 mile time) while Castleton finished in 55^th with a time of 27:57 (9:00 mile time). For Castleton, this is nearly two minutes faster than her time in the Castleton Invitational back in September.
 
Rounding out the scoring for the Spartans were Charlotte Morrison and Paige Mattson, who finished in 56^th and 59^th with times of 28:24 (9:09 mile time) and 32:15 (10:23 mile time) respectively.
 
Plymouth State took home the trophy with 69 points, led by the day's top-finisher Kim Bowles. Finishing closely behind was Eastern Connecticut (70), with Keene State rounding out the top-3 with 79 points. In their final meet of the season, Castleton finished in ninth with 212 points.