BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Castleton women's track and field team traveled in-state to compete in the Vermont Quad Meet Saturday afternoon, claiming several top-five finishes against Division I competition. Shay Lawrence was the lone winner on the day, finishing first overall in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 13.33.
 
Kicking things off with the field events, the Spartans found a lot of success in the throwing events. Gwyn Tatton was the highest-placing Castleton athlete in both the javelin and shot put, finishing in second in the javelin with a throw of 35.13, before claiming another podium by clearing 10.66 meters in the shot put.
 
Also finishing in the top-10 in both events were freshmen Luna Perry-St. Peter and Isabell Lanfear. Perry-St. Peter earned third in the javelin with a throw of 33.25 meters and ninth in the shot put, while Lanfear finished seventh in the javelin and fifth in the shot put, launching the weight 10.15 meters.
 
In the discus it was Layne Cronin leading the way with an eighth-place finish, while Perry-St. Peter and Lanfear rounded out the top 10 respectively. Wrapping up the day's field events was Taylor Ross, who finished in third in the triple jump, leaping 10.18 meters on her fourth attempt.
 
On the track, the 4x100 team of Rachel Doty-Snay, Danielle Solomon, Keegan Tedd, and Lawrence got things started with a fourth-place finish, crossing the line in 58.11. Lawrence continued her strong day with the 100-meter victory, adding another podium finish in the 200-meter, placing third with a time of 27.46.
 
The final point-getter of the day for Castleton was Amber Cuthbert, who finished in 25^th in the 1500-meter run, crossing the line in 5:28.91.
 
The Spartans finished the meet in fourth place with 66 points. Vermont won the meet scoring 217 points, with New Hampshire (177) and Saint Lawrence (152) rounding out the top three.
 
Castleton returns to action Friday, April 14 to compete in the RPI – Under The Lights meet, with events set to begin at 4 p.m.