The University of Maine track and field team returned to Durham, N.H. this past weekend to compete in the Wildcat Invitational. The women’s team finished third overall, while the men’s team grabbed another first place victory.
On the women’s side, Ashten Hackett finished second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.63 seconds. Jaclyn Masters finished in third place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.69 seconds.
Katelyn Guilmette, Hackett, Grace MacLean and Jessica McCarthy finished in second place with a time of 49.24 seconds in the 4×100 meter relay.
In the distance events, Annabelle Wilson and Carolyn Stocker finished fourth and fifth during the 5000-meter with times of 18:41.66 and 19:10.04, respectively.
Ashley Donohoe took fourth place in the discus throw with a final mark of 40.10 meters. Helen Manning took third in the jump events with a final height of 1.47 meters.
Masters took second place in the pole vault with a final mark of 3.27 meters.
On the men’s side, the Black Bears grabbed the top four spots during the 800-meter. Alexander Moser finished in first place, while teammates Jake Leithiser, Liam Nee and Jacob Johns were all close behind.
During the 400-meter hurdles, Michael Lucas finished second with a time of 55.77 seconds while Daniel Roukey took the first place spot with a time of 22.15 seconds in the 200-meter. Joseph Viola followed behind in second place with a time of 22.35 seconds.
Derrek Shultz and Levi Frye competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase to earn second and third place. Shultz had a time of 10:06.47 and Frye was not far behind with a time of 10:11.53 seconds.
The 4×100-meter relay was dominated once again by the team of Roukey, Frankie Del Duca, Nathaniel Meade and Viola, finishing with a winning time of 42.21 seconds.
The men’s jumping events also saw Black Bear success. Julian Hubbard, Herby Lafortune, Derek Burgess and Miguel Caballero finished in second through fifth place during the long jump.
The men’s team took the first three spots in the triple jump with Meade, Harris and Hubbard finishing first, second and third, respectively. Meade finished with a mark of 14.83 meters, Harris placed second with a mark of 13.97 meters, and Hubbard placed third with a mark of 13.80 meters.
Connor Harris, Tyler Martin and Assad Hicks competed in the high jump, with Harris earning second with a final mark of 1.90 meters. Hicks and Martin tied for third place.
Wilson Adams dominated the hammer throw once again with a final mark of 55.92 meters. Justin Gagne grabbed a first place spot in the shot put with a final throw of 16.69 meters.
UMaine will travel to the College of the Holy Cross to compete in a two-day meet April 16-17.