Chiesa Leads Five Top Finishes at Maine

Sunday, April 2

Orono, Maine

11AM

University of New Hampshire

University of Maine

Ryan Chiesa won the mile in a time of 4:21.60.

Photo by: Greg Greene

4/3/2017 10:51:00 AM | Men's Track & Field

Results Results

ORONO, Maine – Five first-place finishes led the University of New Hampshire men's track & field team to a third-place finish (87 points) at the University of Maine in the tri-meet on Sunday.

Senior Ryan Chiesa (Stockholm, N.J.) ran a personal-record time in the 1,500-meter run for first place with a time of 4:05.15. It was Chiesa's first attempt at the event in his career as he is typically a cross country runner.

Junior Alex Tamulonis (Mason, N.H.) collected first place in the pole vault with a height of 14 feet, 5.25 inches. The New Hampshire native finished fourth at the 2016 America East Outdoor Championships with a height of 15 feet, 5 inches.

Sophomore Jon Chapman (Warwick, R.I.) set a personal-best mark in the hammer throw with a distance of 167 feet, 2 inches for first place overall. He improved a little more than 20 feet from his previous hammer throw attempt at the 2016 America East Outdoor Championships with a toss of 147 feet, 3 inches.

Other notable first-place finishes were Nicholas Ritzo (Rye, N.H.) in the shot put (50 feet, 4.50 inches) and Aaron Dobe (Contoocook, N.H.) in the 100-meter dash (11.30 seconds) for a personal-best time.

Top-3 Finishes
Hammer: Jonathan Chapman – 1^st – 167 feet, 2 inches (PR)
Hammer: Eric Brogiolo – 3^rd – 162 feet, 5 inches
Shot Put: Nicholas Ritzo – 1^st – 50 feet, 4.50 inches
Pole Vault: Alex Tamulonis – 1^st – 14 feet, 5.25 inches
Pole Vault: Peter Hegarty – 3^rd – 12 feet, 11.5 inches (PR)
Javelin: Kyle Faucher – 2^nd – 188 feet, 3 inches (PR)
1,500: Ryan Chiesa – 1^st – 4:05.15 (PR)
100: Ryan Hanley – 1^st – 11.30 seconds (PR)
800: Aaron Dobe – 2^nd – 1:59.02
4x400: Team – 3^rd – 3:30.94