UNH Defeats Maine in Season-Opening Dual Meet

Saturday, December 7

Durham, N.H.

11:00 AM

University of New Hampshire

Maine

Results

Thomas Chant

12/7/2019 8:56:00 PM | Men's Track & Field

Results

UNH takes first in 12 of 15 events.

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's track & field team opened its indoor season this Saturday afternoon against the University of Maine at the Paul Sweet Oval. The Wildcats took the meet victory with a team score of 99 to Maine's 59.

The Wildcats had a first place finisher in 13 of the 15 scored events on the afternoon; New Hampshire was led once again by senior thrower Zachary Astle (Newbury, N.H.) who swept the throwing events with a win in the weight throw and the shot put. He took first in the weight throw with a best throw of 62' 2.25" and won the shot put with a distance of 54' 5.5". Runner up in both those events was Jacob Dearborn (Wolfeboro, N.H.) who set a new personal best in the weight throw at 49' 9.75"; his best shot put try went 48' 5.25".

Sophomore school record holder Nate Hobbs (Peabody, Mass.) also swept his two events on the afternoon, winning the triple jump with a new personal best distance of 47'8", and the long jump with a distance of 22'8.5". His school record in that event stands at 24'9.75". Junior Jordan Buckmire (Nashua, N.H.) took second in the triple jump with a distance of 47'2.25".

Buckmire also took runner up in the 55-meter dash; he finished second to fifth-year Thomas Chant (North Conway, N.H.) who won the event with a time of 6.59 seconds, a new personal best. Buckmire also set a new personal best in the event at 6.82 seconds.

More personal bests were set in the high jump, as sophomore Kevin McGrath (Hopkinton, N.H.) returned to action and nearly broke a school record with his new personal best jump of 6'8.25". The school record in the event is 6'9". Sophomore Emmanuel Nkounkou (Dover N.H.) also set a personal best in the event, taking second place with a height of 6'6".

UP NEXT:
The Wildcats head into winter break but will stay at home for two straight meets in January, hosting Holy Cross on Saturday, January 18 and Vermont and Maine in a tri-meet on Saturday, January 25.

MEET RESULTS
Other scoring Wildcats included:

In the 55m hurdles, sophomore Michael Monahan (Tewksbury, Mass.) took first with a new personal time of 7.8 seconds; freshman Adam Spencer (Derry, N.H.) took runner up in his UNH debut with a time of 7.96 seconds.
Sophomore William Shepard (Milford, N.H.) won the pole vault with a height of 13'11.25".
In the 3000m run, Samuel Lanternier (Derry, N.H.) took first with a new personal best time of 8:47.69; junior Dylan McLaughlin (Moultonborough, N.H.) posted his first collegiate 3000m time of 8:51.82.
Two newcomers posted their first collegiate times in the indoor mile; freshman Dillon Adamy (Clinton, N.J.) took first with a time of 4:23.67, and fellow rookie William Curran (Old Saybrook, Conn.) took second with a time of 4:27.19.
In the 800m, senior Matthew Adams (Concord, N.H) took first with a time of 1:55.23, while sophomore Ian Daly (Meredith, N.H.) took second with a personal best time of 1:55.72.
The 'Cats also took a victory in the 4x800 relay, the team of Adamy, freshman Kenny McElroy (West Linn, Ore.), Curran, and Adams finished first with a time of 8:02.3.