UNH Returns to Boston for NEICAAA Championships

Friday, February 1

Boston, MA

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

New England Championships

(Photo by Matthew Troisi)

1/31/2019 3:23:00 PM | Men's Track & Field

The Wildcats take on the top regional talent at Northeastern.

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's track & field team, coming off a big weekend at the Terrier Invitational and a home tri-meet, return to Boston for the New England Inter-Collegiate Amateur Athletics Association indoor track & field championships.

The 'Cats look to use this huge regional meet against top talent as a preparation for the America East conference meet, just four weekends away.

UNH will return field powerhouses junior Zachary Astle (Newbury, N.H.), who is coming off a sweep in the throws at the home tri-meet last weekend, and sophomore Jordan Buckmire (Nashua, N.H.) who took first in the long jump last weekend. The Wildcats also look for big track performances from senior William Ulrich (Mineola, N.Y.) and fifth-year Timothy Kenefick (Guilford, Conn.) who are both coming off personal bests at the Terrier Invitational last weekend.

MEET INFO:
Dates: Feb. 1-2, 2019
Start Time: Friday – 10 A.M. | Saturday – 10 A.M.
Location: Reggie Lewis Track & Field Center – Boston, Mass.

UP NEXT:
With just four weeks left in the indoor season, the Wildcats wrap-up their non-championship schedule next weekend with the David Hemery Invitational at Boston University next Friday, February 8 and the URI Coaches Tribute meet on Saturday, February 9.

LAST TIME OUT:
The Wildcats took a team score of 201 points and defeated Maine and Vermont last weekend at home; they were led by senior Thomas Chant (North Conway, N.H.) who took first in the 55 meter dash in 6.68 seconds and the 200m dash in 23.99 seconds. Chant was one of five individual winners for the Wildcats in seven events.

Junior Joseph Hook (Rockaway, N.J.) took first in the 400m run, with a time of 52.25 seconds. In the 3000m run, senior Dean Yost (Canton, Conn.) secured a the victory with a finishing time of 8:49.24.

In the 55m hurdles, sophomore transfer Michael Monahan (Tewksbury, Mass.) took first in 7.95 seconds. His preliminary time of 7.85 seconds was a new personal best in the event.

In the long jump, sophomore Jordan Buckmire (Nashua, N.H.) took first with a distance of 21 feet, 0.5 inches. And it was another sweep in the throws as Zachary Astle (Newbury, N.H.) won the shot put with a throw of 52', and the weight throw with a distance of 52'0.5". In the weight, Edward Speidel (Dover, N.H.) took second with a throw that went 52'0.5".

FROM THE COACH:
"Our goal is to prep for the conference, and work on your individual events that you might be doing at the conference level, against some really good competition. It's a good prep, two days in a row, trials, semifinals, and finals, which will help us towards what we're trying to do at the conference meet."

Head Coach Jim Boulanger

"It's a good meet, it used to be after the conference meet, now it's a little earlier, so we just need to readjust; season's only four weeks left total indoors. We'll be good to go."
- Head Coach Jim Boulanger
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