‘Cats Take Home Meet Victory, Send 10 to Terrier Invite - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Saturday, January 25

Boston, MA

10:30 AM

University of New Hampshire

JOHN THOMAS TERRIER INVITATIONAL

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Nicolas Sevilla-Connelly (Photo by Jack Bouchard)

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UNH men’s track & field splits time at home and at Boston University.

DURHAM, N.H. – In a split weekend with athletes spread across the seacoast and Boston, the University of New Hampshire men's track & field team took a home tri-meet victory against Maine and Vermont this past Saturday, January 25 a the Paul Sweet Oval in the UNH Field House.

Meanwhile, in Boston, 10 Wildcats faced off with top talent at the eventual sight of this years America East Indoor Championships, the Boston University Track and Tennis Center.

HOME MEET:
The Wildcats took six event victories out of the 13 scored, to win their home meet with a team score of 160 points.

The wins were spread across the meet with a sprint win, some middle-distance victories, and field events as well.

In the 400-meter dash, senior Joseph Hook (Rockaway, N.J.) took first in 53.33 seconds, followed by junior Jack Kennefick (Walpole, Mass.) in second with a time of 53.49, which was a new career-best.

In the 1000m, freshman William Curran (Old Saybrook, Conn.) also set a new personal best time, winning the event with a time of 2:32.59. He was followed up by senior Alex Saveliev (Concord, N.H.) in second with a time of 2:34.35. Senior Nicolas Sevilla-Conelly (Chester, N.H.) took the event victory in the 3000m, finishing in 8:33.36.

In the high jump, the first place spot once again went to sophomore Kevin McGrath (Hopkinton, N.H.), his best leap clearing 6'4". He was followed up by freshman Daniel Parker (Wethersfield, Conn.) who took the second place start with a new personal best of 6'2".

In the throws, it was another sweep by senior Zachrary Astle (Newbury, N.H.) as he took first in both the shot put (55') and the weight throw (58'7.25").

FINAL SCORES:

New Hampshire – 160
Maine – 85
Vermont – 79
Dartmouth (throwers) - 20

BU TERRIER INVITE
Down at BU, 10 Wildcats got their first look at this year's indoor conference championship track facility.

Two top-four finishes for the Wildcats came in the jumps; sophomore Nate Hobbs (Peabody, Mass.) took fourth in the long jump with a season-best for UNH in the event, jumping 23'10.75". Junior Jordan Buckmire (Nashua, N.H.) finished fourth in the triple jump, his best jump coming at a mark of 47'0.75". Hobbs was right behind him in fifth at 46'10.75".

Two 'Cats took on the 800m run, senior Matthew Adams (Concord, N.H.), who finished 10^th in 1:52.19, and sophomore Ian Daly (Meredith, N.H.) posted a time of 1:55.47, taking 44^th. Both times were career-bests, with Daly beating his old personal best by less than a second (0.25).

Junior multi-eventer Michael Monahan (Tewksbury, Mass.) took 11^th in the 60-meter hurdles, with a time of 8.44 seconds. Freshman Adam Spencer (Derry, N.H.) also competed in the event with a new personal best of 8.61 seconds, finishing 17^th.

Another two Wildcats competed in the mile: senior Samuel Lanternier (Derry, N.H.) set a new personal best with a time of 4:25.93, finishing in 49^th. Junior Aidan Sullivan (Nashua, N.H.) posted a time of 4:22.18, taking 94^th overall.

In the 1000m run, sophomore Spencer Sawyer (Windham, N.H.) took 31^st overall with a time of 2:32.24.

Fifth-year Thomas Chant (North Conway, N.H.) took on two sprinting events, the 60m dash and the 200m dash. In the 60m he finished 17^th overall with a time of 7.10 seconds. He posted a 200m time of 23.03, good for 119^th overall.

UP NEXT:
The Wildcats will take on the 2020 Indoor New England Track & Field championships next Friday and Saturday, Saturday 31 and February 1, hosted at Northeastern University in Boston.

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