Shanahan, Throwers Dominate in Home Opener

Saturday, April 7

Durham, N.H.

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

Holy Cross, Maine, Colby, UMass Lowell

Michael Shanahan (Photo by Helene Bartsch)

Photo by: Helene Bartsch

4/7/2018 7:37:00 PM | Men's Track & Field

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire track and field teams hosted their annual season opening meet at the Reggie Atkins Track & Field Facility in Wildcat Stadium and in the surrounding areas.

The teams placed in the top two, with the men's team winning by over 30 points with a final team score of 211, followed by Maine at 168. The women's team was just edged out by Maine, 166-165 in the team score.

The men's performance was highlighted once again by the throwers, who won every event for UNH. Michael Shanahan (Dover, N.H.) continued his impressive season with a win in the hammer throw, notching 212 feet, 5 inches, winning the vent by a full 35 feet. Shanahan was followed by four Wildcats as the top five in the hammer; Eric Brogioli (Milford, Mass.) took second with a throw of 177'06", setting a new personal best in the event. Following behind him was Edward Speidel (Dover, N.H.) who also set a new PB with a third place throw of 173'9". The hammer was rounded out by Jon Chapman (Newport, R.I.) in fourth and Cullen Aubin (Warwick, R.I.) in fifth. Chapman threw 168'1" and Aubin threw a new personal best 165'1"

The javelin was won by Kyle Faucher (Danville, N.H.) who hit a new personal best in the event with 166'4"; he was followed by Aidan Moore in fourth place, posting his first collegiate track and field result, a throw of 141'6".

A one-two-three finish in the shot put saw Zachary Astle (Newbury, N.H.) finish first with a long throw of 55'2" , followed by Nicholas Ritzo (Rye, N.H.) in second with a throw of 48"5.25". Shanahan finished third with a throw of 48'4.75"

Finally, the discus throw was highlighted by Ritzo finishing first with a throw of 153'10". Shanahan set a new personal best in the discus, finishing third with 149'9", followed by Astle in fourth at 149', and Duncan Holland (Nashua, N.H.) took fifth with a throw of 134'2", another new personal best.

Other Wildcat highlights for the men's team included Alex Tamulonis (Mason, N.H.) taking first in the pole vault, reaching 14'11.5" and a first place finish for Brett Hoerner (Manchester, N.H.) in the 1500, finishing in 4 minutes, 4.07 seconds.

UP NEXT:
The 'Cats are back in action next week for the Providence Invitational on Friday, April 13. UNH will be back in Durham next Saturday for a tri meet with Merrimack and UMass Lowell on Saturday, April 14 starting at 11 A.M.

TEAM SCORES:

Men - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored
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    1) New Hampshire              211        2) Maine               168
    3) Colby                              125        4) Holy Cross           70
    5) UMass Lowell                  19

MEET RESULTS:
Other key performances for the Wildcats on Saturday:

Nicolas Ochoa-Sevilla (Chester, N.H.) took first in the 3000 meter steeple chase with a time of 9:46.36. He was followed by Aidan Sullivan (Nashua, N.H.) in second at 9:55.76 and Dylan McLaughlin (Moultonborough, N.H.) in third at 10:20.80.
The 110 meter hurdles saw a one-two finish from Andrew Matteucci (Andover, Mass.) and Christopher Gansfuss (Flemington, N.J.). Matteaucci finished in 15.66 seconds, Gansfuss in 15.89.
The Wildcats owned the 5000 meter run, with Dean Yost (Canton, Conn.) taking first in 15:29.35, Davis Clark (Manchester, N.H.) taking second in 15:34.88, James Wilkes (Concord, N.H.) finishing third in 15:36.07 and Ryan Spelman (Franklin, Mass.) finishing fourth in 15;36.61.
In the triple jump, Jordan Buckmire and Ryan Dutille finished second and fifth respectively. Buckmire notched a finish of 44'6.25" and Dutille posted a distance of 39'6".
Joseph Hook (Rockaway, N.J.) finished as the runner-up in the 400 meter dash with a finsh of 51.21 seconds. Christian Ehlers (Kingston, N.H.) took sixth in the event in 52.66 seconds.
In the 100 meter dash, Brandon Allen (East Elmhurst, N.Y.) finished as the runner up in 10.92 seconds. DeUnte Chatman (Houston, Texas) took eighth in 11.57 seconds.
Allen also took third in the 200 meter dash in 22.53 seconds.
Samuel Lanternier (Derry, N.H.) and Alex Karam (Scarborough, Maine) took third and fifth respectively in the 800 meter run, Lanternier's time was 1:58.90, Karam's 1:59.32.
In relays, the team of Chatman, Allen, Hoolk, and Jack Kennefick took third place in the 4x100, with a final finish time of 46.01 seconds.
In the 4x400, Ehlers, Hoerner, Karam, and James Busi (Plastow, N.H.) took third in 3:30.86.