University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, February 8
Kingston, RI
11 AM
University of New Hampshire
at
URI Coaches Tribute Meet
William Curran (left) and Alex Saveliev (right) (Photo by Jack Bouchard)
Photo by: Jack Bouchard
2/7/2020 1:42:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's track & field team, coming off a top-five finish at the New England Indoor Championships, looks to continue its path to the America East Indoor Championship with a pair of meets in the upcoming weekends. The 'Cats travel to Kingston, Rhode Island for the URI Coaches Tribute meet this Saturday, February 8 at 11 A.M.
LAST TIME OUT:
New Hampshire finished fourth out of 22 competing schools, with a team score of 45 points. The Wildcats were led by senior thrower Zachary Astle (Newbury, N.H.) who took the New England title in both throwing events; Astle won the weight throw with a distance of 63'3.5", and set a new personal best in the shot put with his winning throw of 56'1.25". The two wins were the first New England individual championships of his career.
UNH's second individual athlete to stand atop the podium was senior distance runner Nicolas Sevilla-Connelly (Chester, N.H.) who won the 3000-meter run with a new personal best time of 8:21.51. It was also Sevilla-Connelly's first New England title of his career.
The Wildcats had eight total scorers in six events and the fourth place team finish is UNH's best since the 2016 indoor championships, where the Wildcats finished third with the same score of 45 points.
MEET INFO:
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2020
Location: Mackal Field House – Kingston R.I.
First Event Time: 11 A.M.
FULL MEET INFO
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats have one more weekend in between this meet and the America East Indoor Championships held at the BU Track & Tennis Center in Boston, Mass. The Wildcats head back to BU one more time in the meantime, competing in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Friday, February 14th ahead of the conference championship beginning on Friday, February 21.
LAST TIME OUT:
New Hampshire finished fourth out of 22 competing schools, with a team score of 45 points. The Wildcats were led by senior thrower Zachary Astle (Newbury, N.H.) who took the New England title in both throwing events; Astle won the weight throw with a distance of 63'3.5", and set a new personal best in the shot put with his winning throw of 56'1.25". The two wins were the first New England individual championships of his career.
UNH's second individual athlete to stand atop the podium was senior distance runner Nicolas Sevilla-Connelly (Chester, N.H.) who won the 3000-meter run with a new personal best time of 8:21.51. It was also Sevilla-Connelly's first New England title of his career.
The Wildcats had eight total scorers in six events and the fourth place team finish is UNH's best since the 2016 indoor championships, where the Wildcats finished third with the same score of 45 points.
MEET INFO:
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2020
Location: Mackal Field House – Kingston R.I.
First Event Time: 11 A.M.
FULL MEET INFO
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats have one more weekend in between this meet and the America East Indoor Championships held at the BU Track & Tennis Center in Boston, Mass. The Wildcats head back to BU one more time in the meantime, competing in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Friday, February 14th ahead of the conference championship beginning on Friday, February 21.
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