'Cats place fourth at America East Championships

Saturday, February 26

Boston, Mass.

10 AM

University of New Hampshire

America East Indoor Championships

2/26/2022 7:14:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Nicole Yeomans took home the gold in the mile run and UNH earned the win in the 4x800 meter relay

BOSTON - The University of New Hampshire women's track & field team placed fourth at the 2022 America East Indoor Track & Field Championships that concluded Saturday at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center.

Junior Nicole Yeomans (Foxborough, Mass.) headlined the day with a win in the mile run at 4:54.30, while the Wildcats quartet of Cailey Archer (Berthoud, Colo.), Hannah Langstaff (Windham, Maine), Elizabeth Martell (Essex River Junction, Vt.) and Emma York (Penacook, N.H.) took gold in the 4x800 meter relay with a mark of 9:09.10. Sophomore Lily Doody (Lee, N.H.) finished right behind Yeomans in the mile with a mark of 5:00.04 to earn the silver medal.

Martell also placed fifth in the 500 meter run with a time of 1:14.03, which set a new UNH indoor school record. Archer placed third in the 800 meter race with a time of 2:13.64.

"In the mile we went one and two, they (Yeomans and Doody) both ran really strong tactical races, they really executed at a high level," said UNH head coach Robert Hoppler. "That 4x800 is an exciting and young team, they ran a very strong and evenly distributed team race, showing a lot of competitiveness. Martell also had a great race in the 500 meters, setting a new school record."

Yeomans and Langstaff placed third and fourth, respectively in the 1000 meter run with marks of 2:56.28 and 2:57.32. Senior Lauren Dean (Gilmanton Irons Works, N.H.) also had a solid sixth place finish in the 3000 meter race (9:50.27).

In the 4x400 relay, UNH's group of Natalie Fraser (Gilford, N.H.), Zakiya Scott (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Claire Ronan (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) and Meline Almasian (Westford, Mass.) earned a fifth place finish with a mark of 3:57.30.

In the field events, freshman Olivia Chamberlain (Warnerville, N.Y.) placed seventh in the triple jump at 38'6", while senior Lauren Quann (Pictou, Nova Scotia) recorded a mark of 5'3" in the high jump, which was good for fifth-place. Junior Sarah Williams (Dover, N.H.) placed seventh in the shotput with a throw of 41'1.75".

New Hampshire returns to action March 5-6 at the ECAC/IC4A Championships, which are also being held at Boston University.