The University of Maine track and field teams competed in their first outdoor meet in Durham, N.H. this past weekend. The men’s team finished in first place while the women’s finished third in a field that consisted of the University of New Hampshire, Northeastern University and the College of the Holy Cross.
There were some outstanding results from both sides.
On the women’s side, Naomi Holzhauer finished fourth in the 800 meter with a time of 2:26.66, while Katelyn Guilmette finished fourth with a time of 12.85 seconds in the 100 meter dash. During the 400, Lauren Roush earned another fourth-place finish with a time of 1:02.70.
During the field events, Jaclyn Masters dominated the pole vault taking first place with a mark of 3.42 meters. Ashley Donohoe, Emily Boardman and Ashley Griffin competed in the throwing events and took the top three spots for the Black Bears. During the shot put, Donohoe finished second with a mark of 11.82 meters, while Boardman took third in the hammer throw with a mark of 46.10 and Griffin finished third in the javelin with a mark of 31.60 meters.
For the 4×100 meter relay event, Hackett, Roush, Masters and McCarthy came in third place with a time of 50.05 seconds. UNH took first place in the 4×100 meter.
On the men’s side, it was a Black Bear-dominated field with some strong performances and plenty of first-place finishes. The distance runners finished in the top few spots during the 1500 meter run. Alexander Moser, Thomas Salamone and Justin Tracy finished in second through fourth place.
Moser, Jesse Orach and Kelton Cullenberg finished in the top three spots as well during the 3000 meter. Cullenberg came in first and had a personal best with a time of 8:29.89 while his teammates were close behind. Moser and Orach finished in second and third with times of 8:49.63 and 8:51.31.
During the field events, Nathaniel Meade and Connor Harris both finished with top spots. Harris topped the high jump with a final mark of 1.90 meters, and Meade dominated the long jump with a final mark of 6.43 meters.
During the triple jump, Meade finished first again with a mark of 14.13 meters. His teammates Hubbard and Harris were right behind with final marks of 13.53 and 13.42.
The Black Bears led the throwing events while Brian Woodbury and Justin Gagne finished second and third in the shot put. Gagne finished first during the discus throw with a mark of 47.04 meters.
Wilson Adams came in second during the hammer throw with a final distance of 53.55 meters. Alexander Parenteau grabbed a first place spot in the javelin throw with a final mark of 57.76 meters.
The sprinting events were dominated by Daniel Roukey, who took first place in both the 100 meter dash [10.95] and the 200 meter dash [22.16]. Teammate Frank Del Duca took third during the 100-meter with a time of 11.14 seconds. During the 400-meter dash, Joseph Viola placed second with a time of 50.65 seconds.
James Rutter took second in the hurdles with a time of 15.46. Michael Lucas had a third place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.34.
Jake Leithiser took third in the 800-meter with a time of 1:56.99 seconds. The 4×400 meter relay team of Roukey, Lucas, Viola and Scott Merrill.
The Black Bears will be back in action next week when they return to Durham, N.H. to compete in the Wildcat Invitational.