The University of Maine’s women’s track and field team suffered a tough loss to rival University of New Hampshire (UNH) 99-56 on Saturday. UNH dominated 22 out of 24 events as the Black Bears were held to just two first-place finishes.

UMaine first-year Grace Macura had a solid meet and took home the 400-meter Dash with a time of 58.81 seconds. Another first-year, Synclaire Tasker, came up big for Maine, winning the triple jump event with a distance of 10.57 meters. Fourth-year leader Alexis Wessels did well in the shot put, placing second for the Black Bears with a distance of 10.49 meters.

The youth is really what produced over the weekend for the Black Bears, showing promise for the team.

The men’s track and field team earned a well deserved 76.5-73.5 win over UNH this past weekend. Maine had a number of first place finishes at home against the Wildcats that contributed to the first place team win.

The 60-meter dash was a huge difference maker in the final outcome as the Black Bears won all three medals for the event. UMaine was led in the event by second-year Ryan Jamison with a time of 7.42 seconds, followed by second-year Andrew Toothaker in a close second and third-year Joseph Slattery taking the bronze.

The pole vault was also where Maine made their money on Saturday, taking home all three medals.

Fourth-year James Rutter had himself a day, placing first in the 60-meter Hurdles as well. He came in with a time of 8.53 seconds. He came up huge on the day for Maine winning gold in two events.